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Louis Armstrong’s Trumpet, Sammy Davis Jr.’s Suit and More Must-See Pieces at the Academy Museum’s...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe Academy Museum’s Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 is not to be missed. Not only does the...
How Racism Doomed Kim Novak and Sammy Davis Jr.’s Relationship in 1950s: ‘I Was Told Not to See Him’
People via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoThe new book 'Hitchcock's Blondes' reveals details about the two Hollywood stars' brief romance...
Sammy Davis Jr. Broke Barriers—Sometimes at His Own Expense
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoNationaal ArchiefIn the mid-1960s, Sammy Davis Jr. ranked behind only Martin Luther King Jr. and...
‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Review: A Legend Comes to Life Once More
Indiewire via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoDirector Sacha Jenkins does the most important thing he could do in “Louis Armstrong’s Black &...
The Thing That Made Bill Russell Great
Esquire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the debut of Netflix's 'Bill Russell: Legend,' filmmaker Sam Pollard tells us what made the Boston Celtics center a blueprint for decades of NBA...
Nichelle Nichols, groundbreaking Star Trek actress, dies at 89
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoNichelle Nichols, who broke a major race barrier as the star of the 1960s sci-fi series Star Trek,...
Florida suppresses Black history, but a ‘Green Book’ Miami site is a way to fight back | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoIn light of today’s politics in Florida, more people are interested in a Miami site that educates...
21 artists who never won a Grammy Award, including Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, and more
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoSeveral popular artists have yet to win a Grammy Award.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Rich Fury/Getty...
Under the baobab: 60th anniversary of March on Washington marks continuation of efforts
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoAlong with 250,000 other people I heard the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. say these words at the 1963...
Jim Brown, NFL star turned actor and action hero, dies at 87
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJim Brown, the legendary Cleveland Browns fullback who also became known beyond his NFL stardom as a...