R.I.P. James Brown Feb. 17th 1936 – May 18th 2023
James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American football fullback, civil rights activist, and actor. He played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be one of the greatest running backs of all time, as well as one of the greatest […]
R.I.P. Harry Belafonte (March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023)
Harry Belafonte, a musician, actor, producer, and activist who popularized calypso music in the United States and paved the way for black entertainers, passed away on Tuesday from congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home. He was 96. The lithe, dapper Belafonte was a celebrated Broadway actor as well as a versatile recording and concert […]
R.I.P. Sydney Poitier ( Feb 20, 1927 – Jan 6, 2022)
Sidney L. Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and ambassador. In 1964, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first African American and Bahamian actor to win the award. He received two Academy Award nominations, ten Golden Globes nominations, two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, six BAFTA nominations, eight Laurel nominations, […]