Alvin Ailey was an American dancer and choreographer whose work has been and continues to be performed around the world. Ballets such as Revelations, Blues Suite, and Cry are among the most famous. His legacy, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT) can be credited with training and employing dancers whose body types vary from the standard imposed by the traditional … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black LGBT individuals that shaped the world
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Sunday Open Thread: Lady Day & Satchmo
Good Sunday Morning POU! How about a lil Lady Day and Satchmo this fine morning? In September 1946, Holiday began work on what would be her only major film New Orleans. She starred opposite Louis Armstrong and Woody Herman. New Orleans was slated to be a musical romance film featuring Billie as a singing maid and Louis Armstrong as a bandleader who perform together and … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Lady Day & Satchmo
Saturday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers
Kevan Hall is an American fashion designer best known for his couture red carpet designs and his role as the design and creative director of Halston. Kevan was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children; his brother is Vondie Curtis-Hall, the actor and director. By the age of seven, Kevan knew he wanted to be a fashion designer. He attended … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers
Thursday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers
Tracy Reese (born February 12, 1964) is an American fashion designer who specializes in women's ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, and home fashions such as linens. She is a board member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, having been inducted in 2007. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers
Stephen Burrows (born in Newark, New Jersey on May 15, 1943) is an American fashion designer based in New York City. He went to the Fashion Institute of Design, then began work in the New York City's garment center, alternately managing his own businesses and working closely with luxury department store Henri Bendel. He is known for being the first African-American fashion … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers