LOUIS JOHNSON Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director ~ Professor Legendary Artist by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 10 Born: March 19, 1930, Statesville, NC Died: March 31, 2020 Louis Johnson was born on March 19, 1930, in Statesville, N.C., and grew up in Washington. He started out as an acrobat before being discovered by Doris Jones and …
Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype by Dale Ricardo Shields The Mammy archetype is one of the most notable Black stereotypes and caricatures which exist in American culture. “In reality, the pancake mix was the creation of two White men in Missouri, and they named it after a character in a minstrel song, not an …
MARC COPAGE by Dale Ricardo Shields What was the happiest period of time in your life? For me, I would have to say elementary school. Evening rendezvous to meet up with the girls at Swenson’s and 10 cent Thrifty cones. Playing tag, hide and seek and truth or dare with the many kids in the …
