Good Morning Obots! The Fun Facts: Black Celebs Who Attended Ivy League Schools series concludes today with Courtney Vance and two rising stars. COURTNEY B. VANCE Harvard University, BA, History (1980); Yale University, MFA, Drama (1986). Best known for his role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent as ADA Ron Carter, Vance discovered … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread
Black Celebrities
Thursday Open Thread
Good morning Obots! Today, "The Fun Facts: Black Celebrities Who Attended Ivy League Schools" series features the incomparable Angela Bassett. Angela Bassett was born on August 16, 1958, in New York. Along with her younger sister, Angela was raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, by her mother, Betty Bassett, after her parents divorced. Angela attended Boca Ciega High School … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread
Wednesday Open Thread
Good morning Obots! The Fun Facts, Black Celebrity Ivy League Grads series continues with Mr. Hill Harper. Hill Harper was born in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Harry Harper, a psychiatrist, and Marilyn Hill, who was one of the first black practicing anesthesiologists in the United States.He has been acting since the age of 7. Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread
Tuesday Open Thread
Good Morning Obots! Today's Black celebrity who attended an Ivy League school is Sanaa Lathan. Sanaa Lathan was born on September 19, 1971, in New York. Her mother, Eleanor McCoy, performed on Broadway with the likes of Eartha Kitt and her father. Stan Lathan, worked behind the scenes in television for PBS. Academically gifted, Lathan attended the University of … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread
Monday Open Thread
Good morning Obots! This week's series is Fun Facts: Black Celebrities who attended Ivy League Schools. Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Yale, Columbia and UPenn comprise the Ivy League. Some of today’s most notable and creative African American celebrities have walked their hallowed halls. John Legend was born on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread