by StanleyFreeman | Dec 13, 2021 | African American History, People
Amii Stewart was a popular American disco and soul singer best known for her 1979 hit song “Knock on Wood,” a disco remake of Eddie Floyd’s original 1966 R&B hit of the same name. Born January 29, 1956, in Washington, D.C. to Joseph Stewart II and Mary Stewart,...
by PienDiane | Oct 10, 2020 | African American History, People
For over thirty years Sylvia Luz del Villard Güilbert gave global lectures and performances on the African influence in Puerto Rico (PR) as an activist, actress, artist, ballerina, choreographer, coloratura, dancer, declamadora, folklorist, lecturer, orator, painter,...
by SgambelluriSabrianna | Jan 24, 2013 | African American History, People
Born in Rochester, New York, on December 30, 1977 to Costello and John Ash, Aesha Ash grew up in a strong, supportive working class family with two brothers, Spencer and Jonathan Ash. From the age of five Ash took jazz and tap lessons. At 13 years of age, past the...
by SgambelluriSabrianna | Jan 17, 2013 | African American History, People
When Lauren Anderson was promoted to principal dancer with the Houston Ballet in 1990, she became the first female African American principal dancer in the United States and, at the time, the world’s only African American prima ballerina heading a major ballet...
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