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zoyapepel wrote 1 week ago: Sitting in a corner at a Chicago Starbuck’s, waiting for the Art Institute of Chicago to open, … more →

Tags: Bisexuality, Chicago, frida kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe, Greta Garbo, Julian Humphries, Lindsay Lohan, marlene dietrich, model

French Vogue does Blackface: Now Black Women are Finally Pretty5 comments

hearthesiren wrote 1 week ago: Fashion isn’t supposed to be politically correct. If it was it wouldn’t be so fun and so … more →

Tags: Art, Fashion, film, Race, Television, acculturation, assimilation, blackface, buck Negro

Josephine Baker1 comment

katyxyz wrote 2 weeks ago: Ever since I discovered Josephine Baker, I’ve had a really strong interest and attachment to h … more →

Tags: Music, New York Times, Paris, time

Last Weekend I Had A Date---With My Wife

rongeri wrote 1 month ago: Last week I invited my wife Geri to go on a date with me on Saturday night. She accepted my invitati … more →

Tags: Whitney Houston, sweet potatoe pie, Roses, starship enterprise, husband 101, the temptations, Treat Her Like A Lady, i look to you, Dancing With the Stars

Malcolm X Was Bisexual - Get Over It by Peter Tatchell

gayswithoutborders wrote 1 month ago: Malcolm X was bisexual. Get over it Black History Month should help break down homophobia by celebra … more →

Tags: alice walker, Alvin Ailey, Angela Davis, bayard rustin, bessie smith, Billie Holiday, Black History Month, Gay, Gay life

Booty Shake: Did the World's First Black Superstar, Josephine Baker, Inspire this Infamous Dance

Variety wrote 1 month ago: Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) the first black superstar, was a dancer, singer, act … more →

Tags: Actors and Movies, Entertainment, Music, Talk/Gossip/controversy, booty shake, Celebrities, Dance, Gossip, media

Josephine Baker

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Tags: Fotos, Fashion

"Bad" Girls Go Everywhere2 comments

eleventh stack wrote 1 month ago: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich “When I … more →

Tags: Literature, Feminism, activism, Women, Social Justice, Dorothy Day, Edith Wharton, Women's History

Black Vaudeville Performers1 comment

marymiley wrote 1 month ago: In turn-of-the-century America when segregation was at its peak, vaudeville defied the convention—it … more →

Tags: Vaudeville, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Hattie McDaniel, louis armstrong, Negro circuit, Nicholas Brothers, Pearl Bailey

Two storms collide: Hurricane Katrina and Josephine Baker

Steven wrote 1 month ago: The narrator of Looking for Josephine, the joyous Josephine Baker revue that ended its American prem … more →

Tags: Theater, Music, Concerts, Peak Performances, Montclair State University, alexander kasser theater, Jerôme Savary

VOTE NOW FOR THE FANATICS’ CLASSIC OLD SCHOOL DANCE-SPIRIT TEAM4 comments

livesinnewjersey wrote 2 months ago: O.K. friends, “Knicks Spirit Week” a/k/a “Happy Week” is in full swing and effect. Now it’s time to … more →

Tags: Live Blogging Events, New York Knicks, Ann-Margaret, BRIGETTE BARDOT, dorothy dandridge, Gina Lollobrigida, hedy lamarr, jane mansfield, Jane Russell

FANATICS OLD SCHOOL DANCE-SPIRIT TEAM COMPETITION, GROUP 216 comments

livesinnewjersey wrote 2 months ago: Thank God it’s Tuesday.  That means it is time to unveil the second group of lovely classics fo … more →

Tags: Live Blogging Events, New York Knicks, Miami Heat Dancers, Jane Russell, hedy lamarr, Mae West, Yme Sumac, Tina Turner, jane mansfield

Movie Review: The Triplets of Belleville1 comment

colleenanderson wrote 2 months ago: The other night I watched a DVD with a friend. We just had a few to choose from and between The Trip … more →

Tags: Humor, Family, Entertainment, Pets, Movies, Art, dog, nightmares, Animation

"Looking for Josephine": A thousand times oui!

avagacser wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I went “Looking for Josephine,” and I wound up completely – and most ple … more →

Tags: ava gacser, New Jersey, Montclair, Paris, looking for josephine, Montclair State University, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, nicholle rochelle

Gentry de Paris Revue Coverage #1

Meg wrote 2 months ago: A Shaded View on Fashion (Diane Pernet’s weblog) has some great coverage of the Gentry de Pari … more →

Tags: Candids, News Updates, a shaded view on fashion, burlesque, Christian Louboutin, Diane Pernet, Dita Von Teese, Gentry de Paris, glenn belverio

Celebrity Adoptions2 comments

Brick wrote 2 months ago: The news that Elton John and his civil partner David Furniss want to adopt a Ukrainian child raises … more →

Tags: Adoption, Elton John, rainbow tribe

The Finest Black Actors & Actresses In The Game

theblessage wrote 2 months ago: AOL BlackVoices site did a countdown on the sexiest African American Actors and Actresses of All Tim … more →

Tags: Good Soul Intentions, Spotlight, Halle Berry, Meagan Good, dorothy dandridge, pam greer, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Djimon Hounsou

‘Harlem in Montmartre’ retraces musical history of African-Americans in Paris2 comments

urbantravelgirl wrote 3 months ago: Don’t know if any of you caught this on PBS stations in the United States last night, but a FABULOUS … more →

Tags: Ada "Bricktop" Smith, African-American, African-American jazz, african american women, African-Americans in Paris, arrondisement, black paris tours, bricktop, Documentary

hbcvintage wrote 3 months ago: “The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains … more →

Tags: Quotes


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