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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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Dale Ricardo Shields

DALE  RICARDO  SHIELDS “All blessings begin with giving! And when you give with a real purpose, your Divine purpose, all the resources you need to fulfill life will come to you.”   Theatrical Director, Educator, Historian, and Artistic Activist    Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, …

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Jonelle Allen

                                                       Jonelle  Allen  By DALE RICARDO SHIELDS  Jonelle Allen is an American actress, singer, and dancer from Harlem, New York, United States. Beginning her career in the late 1960s. Allen …

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Zenobia

Z E N O B I A  “How can I serve…?” ZENOBIA was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a racially mixed family.                         She claims Mexican, African American, Native American, Irish and Jewish ancestors,               …

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Erich McMillan-McCall

Erich McMillan-McCall          “God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.” – African Proverb    By Dale Ricardo Shields “There are so many unsung heroes who have paved the way for so many of us to become the people we are today. They are the everyday people who inspire and …

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