~Frank Espada~ Documentary Photographer and Civil Rights Activist “We need to raise some holy hell,” he wrote to us. “For we have landed at the bottom and have stayed there.” ________________________________________________ “I Will Follow You Silent” I will follow you forever, quiet and fugitive among dark streets ground by nostalgia, or over stars smiling with …
Madam Sul-Te-Wan Prominent Black Actress During Silent Film Era by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS The mysteriously named Madame Sul-Te-Wan was the first Black actress to land a Hollywood studio contract. Madame Sul-Te-Wan (Nellie Conley) – (1873-1959), was one of the most prominent Black actresses during the silent film era. “Nellie Wan, a Black vaudeville actress …
“I was just doing the Lord’s work,” he said in one interview. “I didn’t know I was no artist until them folks come and told me I was.” William Edmonson became the first African American artist whose work received a one-man show exhibit at MOMA. He …
WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS! ( Sharing knowledge for the celebration of the Arts and Artists ) Black History Month 2026 – A YEAR of RESISTANCE* Iforcolor org The 4TH OF FREEDOM – DUDU~ NEGRO- NYEUSI~ MNYAMA by Dale Ricardo Shields WE’VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH – BLACK HISTORY MONTH – 2025 – Iforcolor.org …
