ALDE LEWIS Actor ~ Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Alde Lewis, Jr., began his career as a modern dancer with Dianne McIntyre’s Sounds in Motion Dance Company in New York City. He credits the late tap veteran Charles “Honi” Coles for inspiring him to become a tap dancer after …
Carol Dickerson Sutton Actress “The Queen of New Orleans Theatre“ by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Page 1 – 6 Born: December 3, 1944 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Died: December 10, 2020 (aged 76) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Anacclaimed American actress of theater, film, and television, widely known as the “Queen of New Orleans theater”. …
MIRIAM (Duchess) HARRIS by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “I wouldn’t trade nothing for my journey now.“ Dr. Harris is an Associate Professor of American Studies at Macalester College. She joined the faculty in 1998 and has expertise in 20th-century political history, feminist theory, and race and the law. “Special Assistant to the Provost for …
ABDEL SALAAM Executive Artistic Director/Choreographer Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Artistic Director at Dance Africa New York, New York by Dale Ricardo Shields “My spirit is exalted through Art and the world of Dance! Dance and the Divine are One!” Peace and Blessings Family, 41 years ago, Forces Of …
The Whitman Sisters “The Whitman Sisters were the highest-paid act on the Negro Vaudeville Circuit, Theater Owner Booking Association (Toby), and one of the longest surviving touring companies (1899-1942). From 1900 to 1943, they managed and starred in their own touring company, which served as a major incubator for future stars like Count …
