Tag: Dale Ricardo Shields

Lillias White

   LILLIAS WHITE      by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 10 Tony winner Lillias White, is known for her performances in Fela!, The Life, Romance in Hard Times, Cats, Carrie, Once on This Island, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Chicago.   Career highlights Lillias White has a distinguished career …

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Arthur Theodore Wilson – Actor, Playwright, Poet, Educator

ARTHUR THEODORE WILSON  July 2, 1945 – June 6, 2024 “What color is a friend when you need one?” by Dale Ricardo Shields Published Poet; Playwright; Teacher; and Co-Editor/Publisher of over thirty years of Attitude Magazine.  Mr. Wilson was born in Newark, New Jersey at the end of World War II. His early fascination and …

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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. “The main thing I want people to remember about me is that my career and my success are more than myself, …

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Faith Ringgold: The Power of Silence

_________________FAITH  _____________________RINGGOLD   Internationally Celebrated Artist  Mixed Media Sculptor, Writer, Lecturer, and Activist.   Born: October 8, 1930, Harlem, New York, NY Died: April 13, 2024 (age 93 years) “I guess I had fun doing it but it has hard memories for me.“ – Faith Ringgold  by Kailee Elizabeth Cross  Edited and Revised  by Dale …

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Fannie Lou Hamer

FANNIE  LOU  HAMER A  powerful voice for Civil Rights and Economic Justice  “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.“ ✨ National Women’s History Month. “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women’s rights activist, community organizer, and leader in the Civil …

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