March 14, 1919 Luther Henderson, arranger, composer, orchestrator, and pianist, was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1942, Henderson earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the Juilliard School of Music. From 1944 to 1946, he served as staff orchestrator for the United States Navy School of Music. Henderson served as orchestrator, or arranger, or […]
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Luther Henderson – March 14th in African American History
Tags: arranger, Broadway, composer, March 14, NEA Jazz Master, pianist
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Juanita Hall – February 28th in African American History
Tags: Broadway, February 28, Tony Award
February 28, 1968 Juanita Hall, musical theater and film actress, died. Hall was born November 6, 1901 in Keyport, New Jersey and after receiving classical training at Julliard School became a leading Broadway performer. Hall began singing and playing small roles in theatre in the northeast. In 1935, she appeared on Broadway in Sailor Beware. Over the next […]
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Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson – January 23rd in African American History
Tags: athlete, Broadway, College Football Hall of Fame, Columbia Law School, football, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, NAACP, Rutgers University, scholar, Spingarn Medal
January 23, 1976 Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson, concert singer, scholar, stage and film actor, athlete, and multi-lingual orator, died. Robeson was born April 9, 1898 in Princeton, New Jersey. He won a full academic scholarship to Rutgers University, the third African American student accepted at Rutgers. Although he was the only black student on campus […]
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December 21st in African American History – George Faison
Tags: Broadway, choreographer, dancer, Emmy Award, Howard University, Tony Award
December 21, 1945 George Faison, dancer and choreographer, was born in Washington, D.C. Faison entered Howard University in 1964 to study dentistry, but dropped out in 1966 to pursue a career in dance. He moved to New York City and joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1967 and remained there through 1969. In […]
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April 2nd in African American History – Charles “Honi” Coles
Tags: Broadway, Cornell University, dancer, Duke University, educator, George Washington University, National Medal of Arts, Tony Award, Yale University
April 2, 1911 Charles “Honi” Coles, tap dancer and actor, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coles developed his high-speed rhythm tapping on the streets of his hometown. In 1940, while dancing with the Cab Calloway band, he teamed with Charles “Cholly” Atkins to form Coles & Atkins. Their partnership lasted 19 years. Coles made his […]
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March 14th in African American History – Richard Berry Harrison
Tags: Broadway, Detroit Training School of Dramatic Arts, educator, Howard University, lecturer, Lincoln University, NAACP, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, Spingarn Medal, teacher, Underground Railroad
March 14, 1935 Richard Berry Harrison, actor, teacher, and lecturer, died. Harrison was born September 28, 1864 in London, Ontario, Canada, the son of formerly enslaved parents who had escaped to Canada via the Underground Railroad. As a young man, Harrison moved to Detroit, Michigan and began dramatic studies at the Detroit Training School of […]
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February 20th in African American History – Sidney Poitier
Tags: Academy Award, Broadway, diplomat, director, Presidential Medal of Freedom
February 20, 1927 Sidney Poitier, actor, director, author, and diplomat, was born in Miami, Florida. At 17, Poitier moved to New York City and joined the American Negro Theater. He made his film debut in “No Way Out” (1950) and his breakout role was in “Blackboard Jungle” (1955). In 1959, Poitier acted in the first […]
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