Tag: Hallelujah Baby

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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Louis Johnson

LOUIS  JOHNSON Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director ~ Professor   Legendary Artist A pioneering American dancer and choreographer whose career seamlessly integrated ballet, modern dance, Broadway, and film. He is widely recognized as a trailblazer for Black dancers in the mid-20th century.   by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 10   Born: March 19, 1930, Statesville, NC Died: March …

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