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VINIE BURROWS

VINIE   BURROWS    by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Born –  Vinie Harrison November 15, 1924 – December 27, 2023    [ “I guess it’s like a DNA. Hard to describe, and identify, but I feel it’s there. I think it’s there in all artists. And maybe the art of living is the richest art form.” …

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Robert Hooks

ROBERT HOOKS Robert (Bobby Dean) Hooks        by Dale Ricardo Shields   American actor, producer, and activist.  Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone, he founded The Negro Ensemble Company. The Negro Ensemble Company is credited with the launch of the careers of many major Black artists of all disciplines, while …

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