August 11, 1965 Viola Davis, stage and film actress, was born in St. Matthews, South Carolina. Davis graduated from Rhode Island College with a major in theatre in 1988. She also attended the Juilliard School for the Performing Arts from 1990 to 1994. Davis won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress [...]
Archive | August 11, 2011
August 11th in African American History – Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
August 11, 1929 The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic was held in Chicago, Illinois “as a celebration of the unity in diversity for the children of Chicago.” The parade and picnic is held annually on the second Saturday in August and has grown into the oldest and largest African American parade in the United [...]