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04/18/2025

02/21/2025

The Rockettes didn’t have any black dancers until 1987 — this woman changed that

Source: New York Post
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She joined the kickline and broke the color barrier. In 1988, 19-year-old Jennifer Jones became the first black Rockette when she danced with the iconic g

02/05/2025

We need this!

Jack White, celebrated for his groundbreaking work with The White Stripes and his unwavering commitment to preserving musical history, is once again making waves in the music world. This time, he's helping to release a long-rumored and highly anticipated gem from the legendary Prince—Camille, a 1986 album that has long been the stuff of legend among fans. Thanks to White’s Third Man Records, the elusive album is finally set to see the light of day, fulfilling the long-held dreams of diehard Prince fans who have spent years seeking out the complete work. White recently shared the fascinating backstory of Camille on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, revealing how Prince recorded the album using a feminine alias and altered his voice with a vari-speed tape machine to create a more feminine tone. Although the album was finished and ready for release, Prince decided to pull it at the last moment, leaving it unreleased for decades. While bits of the tracks have circulated through bootlegs and special releases, the full 8-song album has never been available until now. White also recalled his memorable meeting with Prince at an afterparty, where the Purple One offered a powerful piece of advice: “Don’t let anyone tell you how to play your guitar.” As White helps bring Camille to the public, his own career continues to reflect the rebellious spirit and creative independence that Prince championed. The long-awaited release of Camille is set to be a monumental moment in music preservation, offering a rare glimpse into Prince's creative genius.

02/05/2025

Not that long ago...

“There will also be offered at this sale, twenty head of Horses and Mules with harness, along with thirty head of Prime Cattle. Slaves will be sold seperate, or in lots, as best suits the purchaser. Sale will be held ran or shine.” —Savanah, Georgia, 1852

12/01/2024

Happy birthday Zoë…. Thank you for teaching me what true love and joy is. I couldn’t be more proud of you. I love you…..
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12/01/2024

11/30/2024

Without a doubt, the "Black Queen of Comedy"! You don't know real laughter if you missed see her live comedy stint! ❤️❤️❤️🤗🤣

LaWanda Page (born Alberta Peal; October 19, 1920– September 14, 2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy". She released five solo albums, including the 1977 gold-selling Watch It, Sucker!. She also collaborated on two albums with comedy group Skillet, Leroy & Co.
As an actress, Page is best known for portraying the Bible-toting and sharp-tongued "Aunt" Esther Anderson in the popular television sitcom Sanford and Son, which originally aired from 1972 until 1977. Page later reprised this role in the short-lived television shows Sanford Arms (1976–1977) and Sanford (1980–1981). She also co-starred in the 1979 short-lived series Detective School. Throughout her career, Page advocated for fair pay and equal opportunities for Black performers.

Page was born Alberta Pealon in Cleveland, Ohio. Page knew from a young age that she wanted to work in show business: as she told Call and Post journalist Mary Lynn in 1975, Page was "born talented" and "never took a singing or dancing lesson". Growing up, Page danced at the Friendly Inn Settlement in Cleveland, a community center run by the Women''s Christian Temperance Union. When she was young, her family moved to St. Louis, Missouri. Page attended Banneker Elementary School, where she met Redd Foxx (who portrayed Fred Sanford on Sanford and Son), who was two years her junior. Eventually, both entered the field of comedy separately and performed their own stage acts, working alongside each other on the Chitlin'' Circuit and Foxx''s TV sitcom Sanford and Son.

Page began her show business career at age 15 in St. Louis, where she learned how to fire dance. Swallowing fire, lighting matches and ci******es with her fingertips, and walking over flames were part of Page''s entertaining bag of tricks. Billed as "The Bronze Goddess of Fire" or "LaWanda, the Flame Goddess", Page entertained small St. Louis nightclubs.

At some point, Page moved to Los Angeles, California. Once there, Page took a gig dancing and waiting tables at the Brass Rail Club for 15 years. She also toured her fire dancing act and made appearances at nightclubs across the country and world, including Canada, Brazil, and Japan.

According to an interview in the Philadelphia Tribune, Page did not like comedy at first, but a fellow Brass Rail Club employee and member of the comedy duo Skillet & Leroy saw Page''s potential, telling her: "you can do comedy. As a matter of fact, if you don’t do comedy you can’t work here". Page toured the Chitlin'' Circuit, where she shared stages with noted comedians such as Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor.

In 1977, Page appeared in an episode of The Love Boat titled "A Tasteful Affair; Oh, Dale!; The Main Event" alongside Sherman Hemsley. Page also appeared on several episodes of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, and over the next two decades occasionally guest-starred in episodes of other popular television shows, including Amen, Martin, 227, Family Matters and Diff''rent Strokes.

She also had a cameo appearance in the 1995 movie Friday, stealing the opening scene with a one-liner, Don''t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), and a recurring role as Ms. Porter during the first season of the 1990s television sitcom, Martin.

11/29/2024

Fact!

“But they’re NOT the same!”

So, why not?

Back in the 60s, there was NO proof that Black women were a danger to white women in restrooms—just as there is no evidence today that trans women are a threat to cis women in bathrooms.

Still, politicians then peddled hateful lies, claiming that Black women would somehow contaminate white women simply by sharing a space.

The false narrative of “protecting women’s safety” has always been wielded as a weapon to other, to vilify, and to strip dignity from those who are not part of the dominating society.

Today, as then, it's about control, not safety.

It’s all part of the dehumanization process.

And so many are falling for it.

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Image via Feminist News

11/25/2024

Yes.

11/25/2024

The fight goes on!

11/11/2024

These fandoms stand for something... in our reality, do we?

11/11/2024

Point... Learn from everyone and everywhere.

Quincy Jones was one of Nadia Boulanger's star students. When asked what he learned from his time with the famed music teacher and theorist, Jones replied, “Counterpoint, structure, science, left brain.”

He applied his classical lessons with Boulanger to become one of the most decorated and admired musicians in history and change the music world forever. ❤️

11/11/2024

Amazing science revealed... in between checking lived experiences of the Black participants that itself, ushers in lots of laughter!
Laugh and Learn! ☺️