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Niles Fitch

Niles  Fitch *****  American actor who began his career as a child actor. He gained prominence through his role in the NBC series This Is Us.   by Dale Ricardo Shields “Niles Fitch, an Atlanta native, follows his passion for connecting with others through stage, print, commercials, television, film, and voice-over. He loves to model, …

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The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation

“The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and …Destroyed a Generation“ HIP HOP IS READ [ WHEN RAP – Hip Hop turned VIOLENT ] RESEARCH: DALE RICARDO SHIELDS   What is the secret meeting that changed rap music?   More than two decades ago, the notion of the alleged meeting described as a “Secret Meeting …

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Robert Hooks

ROBERT  HOOKS Robert (Bobby Dean) Hooks by Dale Ricardo Shields   Actor, Producer, and Activist Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone, the Negro Ensemble Company was founded. A trailblazing American actor, producer, and “activist” who broke major color barriers in Hollywood Film, Television, and Broadway Theater during the Civil Rights and Black …

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The Shields Brothers Gospel Singers (Family)

THE  SHIELDS  BROTHERS The Shields Brothers, a mainstay of Cleveland’s gospel music scene for more than seventy years.  by Dale Ricardo Shields   Shields Brothers Gospel Singers: In the post-World War I era, gospel music’s popularity grew partly due to people like Claude Shields Sr., a quartet singer and owner of the Shields Brothers Cleaners.  The …

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The Mammy Archetype‏: A Black Maiden Syndrome

Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype by Dale Ricardo Shields‏  “Women of Color were often kept from the polls through a variety of tactics. They faced racial and ethnic discrimination and were often discouraged from voting …  These women not only faced discrimination and violence on the basis of their race, but they faced discrimination …

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