by David H. Jackson Jr. | Oct 19, 2021 | Global African History, Groups & Organizations
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, an interracial and international R&B band, began when Thomas (Tommy) Chong invited Bobby Taylor, whom he had met in San Francisco, California, to become the lead singer for the Canadian group the Calgary Shades in 1961. The...
by quinc | Apr 15, 2021 | Global African History, Perspectives
In the following article novelist and independent historian Amy Sommers briefly outlines the experience of African Americans in Asia between World Wars I and II. She argues that African American influence in Asia was situated in four broad categories: the performing...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 11, 2020 | Global African History, People
Derek Burton, the former University of Michigan distinguished classics professor, is the current Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong. Born August 24, 1965 in Washington, D.C., he is the son of retirees James Burton Collins, who had worked as a...
by Jean-Marie Holmes | Sep 11, 2020 | African American History, People
Max Julien is an American actor, sculptor, and clothes designer. He was born January 1, 1945 in Washington D.C. Julien grew up in Palmer Park, Maryland, graduating from high school in 1963. Julian, a classically-trained actor began his career in New York in...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 8, 2020 | Global African History, People
The transition of African American actress Meghan Markle to Duchess of Sussex in 2019 brought about by her marriage to Prince Harry, a member of the British royal family, overshadowed the earlier occurrence of the first person of African descent to marry into European...
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