” Known for its racial humor and catchphrases, it starred Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford, a cantankerous junk dealer, and Demond Wilson as his son Lamont. The show was a hit, finishing in the Nielsen top ten five times during its six seasons and is considered a precursor to many Black American sitcoms. The series was adapted by Norman Lear, also behind “All in the Family.”
Samuel “Sam” Cooke was a Black American recording artist and singer-songwriter, generally considered among the greatest of all time was ššØš«š§ in Clarksdale, MS, on this date in…
Ella Sheppard (February 4, 1851 ā June 9, 1914) was an American soprano, pianist, composer, and arranger of spirituals. She was the matriarch of the original Fisk Jubilee…
Cynthia Cooper-DykeĀ (ššØš«š§ April 14, 1963,Ā Chicago,Ā Illinois, U.S.) is an AmericanĀ basketballĀ player who was the first Most Valuable Player (MVP) of theĀ Womenās National Basketball AssociationĀ (WNBA). In the WNBAāsĀ inauguralĀ season (1997), Cooper-Dyke led…
The Imitation of Life star was pigeonholed and undervalued by Hollywood but years later, she is finally receiving the recognition she deserves āIwent through a hell of a…
Henry Ossian Flipper, ššØš«š§ into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia, in 1856, becomes theĀ first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New…
Carl Anthony Payne IIĀ and his wife Melika Payne are one of Hollywoodās quietest and longest-running married couples. But their marriage has not been without bumps and controversy, including…