Celebrating the Living: Ruth E. Carter
It is true that Costume Design is undoubtedly the field best known for being dominated…
Attention Must Be Paid: Scatman Crothers
It’s interesting where we know people from. Scatman Crothers had a long and varied career.…
Celebrating the Living: Yaphet Kotto
Man, would I love to see Yaphet Kotto on Finding Your Roots, if for no…
Attention Must Be Paid: Billie Holiday
Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was…
Celebrating the Living: Octavia Spencer
I’m going to level with you here—I hated The Help. Honestly, 2011 felt like one…
Attention Must Be Paid: Eddie “Rochester” Anderson
When I was a child, my mom’s clock radio was left on the 24 hour…
Celebrating the Living: Morgan Freeman
Two years and three days ago, I walked down a hospital hallway, out the back…
Attention Must Be Paid: Butterfly McQueen
Apparently, a pair of bus security guards for Greyhound mistook her for a pickpocket in…
Celebrating the Living: Geena Davis
I’m not going to lie. The temptation to use an image from her appearance on…
Attention Must Be Paid: John Cazale
I am well known for not being an enormous fan of Classic ’70s Film. It…