Performing Arts – Film
Danny Scarborough (1947-1989)
Danny Lyon Scarborough made his mark in the world in two arenas, as an innovative, Emmy Award-winning choreographer/dancer and as one of...
SNCC Freedom Singers (1962-1966)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Singers were a musical group primarily active between 1962 and 1966, singing “freedom songs”...
The Colored Players (1926-1929)
The Colored Players Film Corporation was a silent film production company based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early twentieth...
Todd Duncan (1903-1998)
Born Robert Todd Duncan in Danville, Kentucky in 1903, Todd Duncan was the first African American to perform in an...
Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris (1963- )
Rennie Harris, hip hop dancer, artist, teacher, artistic director, choreographer, and founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), was born in...
Diana Sands (1934-1973)
Diana Sands, the first black actress to be cast in a major Broadway play without regard to color, was born...
Frank Silvera (1914-1970)
Frank Silvera was an important 20th-century actor, director, producer, and teacher. Born on July 24, 1914, in Kingston, Jamaica, he...
Negro Actors Guild of America (1937- )
The Negro Actors Guild of America was founded by African American actors in 1937. The organization was established to try...
Maidie Norman (1912-1998)
Maidie Norman, who appeared in more than 200 Hollywood films, was born in Georgia in 1912 to Louis and Lila...
