Posts in category Actors
Tawny Cypress
Her mother is Hungarian and German and her father is African-American and Native-American with some European-American ancestry. http://youtu.be/x2oIKMa3EN4 Among her studies, Tawny Cypress has done stints at Boston University; Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey; and Mason Gross at Rutgers University. She is also a former student of Barbara Marchant and The William Esper […]
Read MoreDaniela Lavender
Nationality:British Ethnicity: Brazillian Place of birth: Bahia, Brazil She is an Actress and the wife of Ben Kingsley an Academy Award Winning actor. Ms. Lavender is a Brazilian actress that has appeared on Brazilian television, English-language television, film and stage, including touring with the British Shakespeare Company. at the age of eight she began training in ballet, […]
Read MoreMiss France: “Sonia Rolland”
Nationality: French Place of Birth: Kigali, Rwanda Ethnicity: French and African At the age of 18, the actress and model was the first with an African background to win Miss France. Born in Kigali, Rwanda, from a Rwandese mother, Landrada, and a French father, Jacques, the family escaped to the neighbouring country of Burundi, the year before […]
Read MoreMiss Italy “Denny Mendez”
Nationality: Italian Place of birth: Dominican Republic Former miss Italy, model and actress DENNY MENDEZ, MISS ITALY 1996, KISSED BY HER PARENTS LIDIA CHAVEZ (S) AND SERGIO CASABIANCA She speaks Italian, Spanish and English Miss Italia (Denny Mendez) caused a minor scandal throughout that nation. It was the first time that a woman of non-Italian ancestry […]
Read MoreActor: JASON MOMOA
Nationality: American Birthplace: Honolulu, HI Ethnicity: Native Hawaiian, German, Irish, and Native American He is 6′ 4″ Tall JASON MOMOA is an american Film and T.V. Star. In his mid-teens he became the youngest lifeguard in the history of the Gulf Coast. He’s the nephew of famed surfer Brian L. Keaulana. In 2010, he appeared […]
Read MoreNicole Ari
Nationality: American Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA Ethnicity: A few web sites say that she was born to an African American father and a Caucasian mother. She is an american actress and has featured in countless films, television series and stage performances. The only child of Donald, a dentist and Susan, a health care entrepreneur. […]
Read MoreKenya Moore
Nationality: American Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan Ethnicity: African ancestry She is a former Miss USA, an American film and television actress, model and author. Was a psychology major at Wayne State University Was 4th place in Miss Universe 1993 Founder of the Kenya Moore foundation which awards scholarships to under-privileged girls from her high school alma-mater. She has […]
Read MoreGlobal Impact Economy Forum
Actor and activist Maria Bello talks about how investing in women is creating a more inclusive economy in Haiti at the Global Impact Economy Forum in Washington, DC. U.S. Department of State’s Ambassador-at-Large Melanne Verveer and U.S. Agency for International Development’s Dr. Maura O’Neill provides opening remarks.
Read MoreKeisha Sharp
Nationality: American Place of birth: Brooklyn, N.Y. Keesha Sharp is best known for her role as ‘Monica Charles Brooks’ on the hit CW series “Girlfriends.” Her role garnered her a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Attended The Boston Conservatory. She has a passion for healthy organic living […]
Read MoreStacey Dash
Nationality: American Place of birth: Bronx, New York, US Ethnicity: Mexican and Afro-Bajan descent. Stacey Dash was born in the Bronx, New York. Stacy knew that she wanted to act, and from an early age began to act professionally. She made regular appearances on “The Cosby Show” (1984), “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1990), and also “St. Elsewhere”(1982). At 22 she […]
Read MoreSheron Menezes – Brazilian Actress
Nationality: Brazilian Place of birth: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil The actress starred in the TV Globo soap opera Esperança in April 2002 with the approval of the director Luiz Fernando Carvalho who was impressed with his test and suggested to the author, Benedito Ruy Barbosa, the changing age of the character, Julia, oldest first, so it could […]
Read MoreModel & Beauty Queen: Leila Arcieri
Nationality: American Ethnicity:Her father is Italian and mother is African American. She was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997. Her mother worked for Lucasfilm. Her father is Italian and her mother is black. Parents divorced when she was 2; she was raised by her mother. Became a cheerleader in Junior High School to […]
Read Morephyllis hyman
Nationality and Ethnicity: African American Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists. Born in Philadelphia in 1949 (and raised in Pittsburgh), her professional career began in New York City where, during an engagement, she was spotted by producer Norman Connors and contemporaries Jean Carne and Roberta Flack, among […]
Read MoreMichael Michele
Nationality: American Ethnicity: African American and Caucasian Michael Michele has won acclaim for her portrayals of strong and capable women on television as well as in feature films. Born in Evansville, Indiana, on August 30, 1966, she, like practically everyone in the Hoosier State, grew up a big basketball fan. Michele played roundball […]
Read Morekristen wilson
Nationality: American Ethnicity: Unknown, she’s adopted. Kristen Wilson was born and raised in Massachusetts where she trained as a dancer and performed with the Boston Ballet for four years. She received her BFA degree in musical theatre from Syracuse University. Taking time out in her junior year to take part in a national tour of […]
Read MoreLead Dancer “Darcel Wynne” of solid gold
Nationality and Ethnicity: African American African-American stunner Darcel Wynne was born on June 13, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Darcel moved to Hollywood, California as a teenager and got her first professional television dancing gig at age fourteen (she lied about her age and claimed she was eighteen in order to get this particular job). […]
Read MoreJayne Kennedy
Jayne Kennedy (born Jane Harrison on October 27, 1951 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actress, model and sportscaster. Jayne was crowned Miss Ohio USA 1970 (she was the first African American woman to win the title), and was one of the 10 semi-finalists in the 1970 Miss USA pageant. It was rare […]
Read MoreAkosua Busia
Her father, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Ghana (in West Africa) from 1969 to 1972. Both father and daughter were educated at Oxford University in Oxforshire, England, UK; and both were members of the Royal Family of Wenchi. Akosua Busia was, in her native Ghana, a princess. Her sister, […]
Read MoreSouth African Royalty: Tsidii Le Loka
Tsidii Le Loka was studying economics and music at the University of Massachusetts when she got a call to come to New York and audition for “The Lion King.” Not only did she get the part of Rafiki, but she went on to receive a Tony nomination for her work. It was a defining […]
Read MoreHigh Nobility: Joy Elias-Rilwan
Nationality: British Ethnicity: Nigirian, African She has four children, and is a member of the Elias family of Yoruba chieftains in Lagos. The Honorable James Lascelles, 1st cousin of the Queen, is married to a black woman, Joy Elias-Rilwan, who is also a member of the Yoruba noble family of Elias of Lagos. Joy Elias-Rilwan married Hon. James Edward Lascelles, son […]
Read MoreTaboo: A few Historical and fiction films
http://youtu.be/XNUPpSLLLpQ
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
Read MoreMick Jagger and Marsha Hunt
Mick Jagger and Marsha Hunt met in 1970 when she was approached to pose for a promotional photo for “Honky Tonk Women.” The two had a daughter together, Karis, and both have been closely involved in her life. “Brown Sugar” is a song by The Rolling Stones. It is the opening track and lead […]
Read MoreFavorites: THE ODYSSEY
http://youtu.be/c-7_8y-McLo
Love history, mythology, Mediterranean type movies and it’s ft Vanessa Williams as calypso.
Read MoreWest Side Story
http://youtu.be/bxoC5Oyf_ss
The opening Prologue from the 10-time Academy Award winning musical film West Side Story, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary on November 15, 2011. Here is the full Prologue from the movie in HD
Read MoreSchool Daze battle as they sing and dance
http://youtu.be/5HUUvQ3Yac8
One of the scenes from “School Daze” Madame Re-Re’s Salon is where the “Jiggaboo’s” and “Wannabee’s” battle as they sing and dance.
Read MoreFavorite Video: “School Daze” BY Spike Lee
http://youtu.be/yJOsjlXXfVo
“Be Alone Tonight”
Produced, Music and Lyrics by Raymond Jones
Performeds by Jane = Tisha Campbell, Dina = Jasmine Guy