Dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison (May 10, 1943-November 9, 2024), a longtime member and leader of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was the first African American woman to direct a major modern dance company when Ailey hand-picked her to be his successor in 1989. She oversaw ...
Dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison (May 10, 1943-November 9, 2024), a longtime member and leader of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was the first African American woman to direct a major modern dance company when Ailey hand-picked her to be his successor in 1989. She oversaw ...
Connors’ grandmother, known as Two Mom, and his mother, Gloria Connors, lit his early path — two women from working class St. Louis who taught their boy that winning was just about everything. Later, the tennis professorPancho Segurawas allowed to teach him how to feed off bigger players...
Born into a working-class family in Dewsbury in 1929, she was introduced to politics at an early age through her mother's membership of the women's section of the Labour Party. She became the Labour MP for West Bromwich in 1973 and for West Bromwich West - when the sea...
We are saddened to hear about the death of Rasheeda Williams aka Koko Da Doll. We were honored to have her at the Festival this year with KOKOMO CITY, where she reminded Black trans women, “we can do anything, we...
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, two place-kickers made history for being the first two women to score points during a college football game. Liz Heaston, for Williamette successfully kicked two extra-points for her team in 1997. Williamette was then an NAIA school but is now apart of...
In 1987, Winfrey established theOprah Winfrey Foundationas a way to "support the inspiration, empowerment, and education of women, children, and families around the world." Her life embodies her motto of "intent and service"; she has an unfailing and unflagging commitment to helping those in ...
She was one of the women who made me think I could write science fiction,” Nisi Shawl toldThe New York Times. “She was instrumental in theorizing about birth control and sexual consent in the future, and she grounded her feminist concerns in scientific realities. That was amazing.” For ...
Jamison played a key role in the company's rise, and in 1971 Ailey chose her to perform "Cry," an ode to Black women. Regal and passionate, dressed in a white leotard and long ruffled skirt, Jamison punched the air in the demanding, 16-minute solo. On opening night, she told the ...
Jamison played a key role in the company's rise, and in 1971 Ailey chose her to perform "Cry," an ode to Black women. Regal and passionate, dressed in a white leotard and long ruffled skirt, Jamison punched the air in the demanding, 16-minute solo. On opening night, she told the ...