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Walker, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Alice, 1944–, African-American novelist and poet, b. Eatonon, Ga. The daughter of sharecroppers, she studied at Spelman College (1961–63) and Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1965…Winfrey, Oprah
(Encyclopedia) Winfrey, Oprah, 1954–, African-American television host, actress, and media magnate, b. Kosciusko, Miss., as Orpah Gail Winfrey, grad. Tennessee State Univ. (1976). She began her…Jones, Quincy
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Quincy (Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.), 1933–, African-American musician, composer, bandleader, and music executive, b. Chicago. Jones played trumpet and sang gospel growing up, and…1985 Academy Awards
The 1985 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 1986 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureThe Color Purple, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and…Alice Walker
Alice Walker wrote The Color Purple, the 1982 novel that won the Pulitzer Prize and was made into a Steven Spielberg movie starring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg. Though it was a novel that…Whoopi Goldberg
Name at birth: Caryn Elaine JohnsonOne of the most famous female comedians in the U.S., Whoopi Goldberg is also known for her dramatic performances in the films The Color Purple (1985, with Oprah…The Harlem Renaissance
Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young Black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s, the sudden interest…Top Ten Most Influential Feminist Books
Some books that have been influential on feminism and the women's movement. The Second Sex original French edition by Simone de Beauvoir Related Links Women's History Month…Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino was 19 years old when she became the 2004 winner of the TV talent show American Idol. Singing soulful classics week after week for a panel of judges led by Simon Cowell, Fantasia…Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo is the actress who was Oscar-nominated in 2020 for her leading role in the 2019 film Harriet. Cynthia Erivo was born in London and began college at the University of East London before…Trending
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