Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype by Dale Ricardo Shields “Women of Color were often kept from the polls through a variety of tactics. They faced racial and ethnic discrimination and were often discouraged from voting … These women not only faced discrimination and violence on the basis of their race, but they faced discrimination …
MARY SEYMOUR by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS An American singer, actress, and producer who first rose to prominence in the late 1970s. She is widely recognized as an original cast member of the Broadway musicals Hair, and Rasin (National Tour). Known as a vocalist for the iconic disco groups, Musique, famous for hits like …
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry Playwright, Activist, and Author Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest American playwright ever to win the Best American Play Award from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle for A Raisin in the Sun. Her other works include The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and Les Blancs. By Dale Ricardo Shields(c) All Rights …
