Albert Pierce Evans (December 29, 1968 – June 22, 2015) was an American ballet dancer. He began his ballet training at Terpsichore Expressions in his native Atlanta and was awarded a full scholarship to the School of American Ballet in 1986. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Ballet Dancers
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Saturday Open Thread: Black Music Composers
Undine Eliza Anna Smith Moore (25 August 1904 – 6 February 1989) was a notable and prolific African-American composer of the 20th century. She was also a professor emeritus at Virginia State University. Moore wrote more than 100 compositions, although only about 26 of these were published in her lifetime. Much of her work was composed for choir or voice and many of these were … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Music Composers
Saturday Open Thread: Black Romance Authors
Niobia Bryant (born November 24 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African-American novelist of both romance and mainstream fiction. She also writes urban fiction as Meesha Mink and young adult fiction as Simone Bryant. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Romance Authors
Saturday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
Morris Nolton Turner (December 11, 1923 – January 25, 2014) was an American cartoonist, creator of the strip Wee Pals, the first American syndicated strip with an integrated cast of characters. Turner was raised in Oakland, California, the youngest child of a Pullman porter father and a homemaker and nurse mother. He attended Cole Elementary School and McClymonds High … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
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