In West Philadelphia, born and raised, on the playground was where I spent most of my days. Chillin’ out maxin’ relaxin’ all cool, and all shootin some b-ball outside of the school... If you’re bobbing your head right now and about to belt out the next few lines then you probably know we’re talking ...
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Who Was Hitler's Mother?
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Playwright Neil Simon Dies at 91
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John McCain: War Hero, Senator, Maverick, Has Died
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Who's in the Movie 'Crazy Rich Asians'?
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Who is the Real Alice in Wonderland?
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5 Fascinating Facts About Aretha Franklin
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Aretha Franklin Dies at Age 76
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What are Shakespeare’s Most Famous Quotes?
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How Leonardo da Vinci Changed Your Life
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How Accurate Is the Movie 'Gandhi'?
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Was Princess Diana a Commoner Before Marrying Prince Charles?
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'Freaks and Geeks' Cast: Where Are They Now?
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Everybody's Talkin': A Trash TV Round-Up
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The 10 Most Outrageous Moments From ‘The Osbournes’
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How Michael Jackson Changed Dance History
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How Michael Jackson Changed Dance History
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The RuPaul Effect: How He Brought Drag to Mainstream Culture
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10 of Michael Jackson's Most Iconic Moments
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10 of Michael Jackson's Most Iconic Moments
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How Fred Rogers Changed Children's Television
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How Fred Rogers Changed Children's Television
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10 Facts You’ve Probably Never Heard About 'Grease'
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10 Facts You’ve Probably Never Heard About 'Grease'
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'GOTTI: Father & Son' Director on His Life as a Drug Smuggler (VIDEO)
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10 of the Greatest Soccer Players of All Time
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7 Famous Best Friends Forever
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The Life and Death of John Gotti
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The Pitfalls of Teen Stardom
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John Gotti's Most Famous Quotes
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11 Things You Didn’t Know About Han Solo
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Who is Clare Waight Keller? Meet the Designer Behind Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress
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10 Revealing Facts From ‘Pope Francis: A Man of His Word’
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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's Wedding Album (PHOTOS)
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'Cheers' Cast: Where Are They Now?
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Who Will Walk Meghan Markle Down the Aisle?
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The Most Outrageous Looks From the 2018 Met Gala
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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's Wedding: What You Need to Know
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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's Wedding: What You Need to Know
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Marcia Gay Harden On Her Mom’s Battle With Alzheimer’s: 'I Never Thought I’d Be a Statistic' (INTERVIEW)
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Marcia Gay Harden On Her Mom’s Battle With Alzheimer’s: 'I Never Thought I’d Be a Statistic' (INTERVIEW)
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How Meghan Markle's Wedding Will Differ From Queen Elizabeth's
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How Meghan Markle's Wedding Will Differ From Queen Elizabeth's
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Celebrities React to Bill Cosby's Guilty Verdict
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Celebrities React to Bill Cosby's Guilty Verdict
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The British Royal Family Tree
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The British Royal Family Tree
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Meghan Markle Through the Years (PHOTOS)
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Meghan Markle Through the Years (PHOTOS)
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Prince Harry Through the Years (PHOTOS)
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Prince Harry Through the Years (PHOTOS)
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The Alexander McQueen Effect
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'Love, Gilda' Doc Reveals Gilda Radner's Comic Genius & Human Frailty
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20 Celebrities Who Are Marijuana Enthusiasts
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The Bush Family Speaks Out on the Death of the "Glue That Held Our Family Together," Barbara Bush
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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92
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Happy Friday the 13th: Celebrities & Their Superstitions
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Famous Celebrity Siblings (PHOTOS)
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The Rise and Fall of Joe Paterno
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Echoes of Kurt Cobain
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'Chappaquiddick' Movie Purposely Leaves Questions Unanswered (INTERVIEW)
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The Cast of 'Roseanne' Returns
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Was the Getty Family Kidnapping a Hoax?
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7 Fascinating Facts About Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking, Scientist, Dead at 76
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‘American Idol’ Winners: Where Are They Now?
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Honoring James Baldwin and the Enduring Power of His Words
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Celebrating the Remarkable Life of West Coast Activist Frances Albrier
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A Confidant in Faith: Billy Graham's Influence Over World Leaders
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Remembering Billy Graham, "America's Pastor" & Adviser to Presidents
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Black History Month: Photos of Booker T. Washington Symbolizing Black Empowerment
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August Wilson's 'Pittsburgh Cycle' Plays
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'A Raisin in the Sun' Reveals Playwright Lorraine Hansberry's Black Activism
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Before he became a fascist dictator, Adolf Hitler was a son who was extremely close to his mother, Klara Pözl Hitler. Their bond even drew attention during Hitler's time as Führer — a profile compiled by the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in 1943 posited that his childhood had left ...
“If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet,” the playwright and screenwriter once quipped. For Neil Simon, the aches and pains pretty much started when he was born to squabbling parents, barely getting by amidst the Great Depression, in New York City on ...
John Sydney McCain III, senator from Arizona, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Sedona after battling brain cancer. He was 81. He is remembered for his strong love of country, family, and service. A decorated war hero, he endured 5 ½ years in a North Vietnamese POW camp after his fighter jet ...
Crazy Rich Asians is a rom-com based on the best-selling book by Kevin Kwan. The movie centers around New Yorker Rachel and her longtime boyfriend, Nick. When Nick takes Rachel to his best friend's wedding in Singapore, Rachel is shocked to find out that Nick's family is one of the wealthiest ...
“Who in the world am I?” Alice ponders in Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. "Ah, that’s the great puzzle." Outside the pages of the fantastical 1865 novel, however, the real-life Alice's identity is much less of a mystery. While a young girl certainly never tumbled down a rabbit ...
1. She Acted in Only One Movie in Her CareerThe Queen of Soul meets the Soul Men! Franklin played Mrs. Murphy, the wife of Blue Brothers lead guitarist Matt "Guitar" Murphy, in 1980's Blues Brothers. In the movie, she sang a new, longer version of her 1968 hit, "Think." "The ...
With more than 20 No. 1 R&B hits, singles sales that have long since surpassed the $10 million mark, nearly 50 Top 40 hits and 18 Grammy awards to her name, Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," is easily reckoned as one of the greatest musical icons of all time. Though her passing today at age ...
Although they were written more than 400 years ago, the words of William Shakespeare remain timeless. Thanks in large part to the Bard of Avon's ability to poetically capture universal human emotions with overarching themes that continue to remain relevant, many continue to find his writing highly ...
While many try to slot people’s talents into science or the arts, Leonardo da Vinci believed that the two deeply influenced each other. His scientific studies allowed him to depict the world in deeply naturalistic ways, while his artist’s eye opened up new ways of looking and thinking about that ...
“No man’s life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record and try to find one’s way to the heart of the man….” -Mahatma Gandhi ...
As a British subject who was not a peer of the realm (meaning a duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron), Lady Diana Spencer was technically a commoner when she married Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. Yet this designation doesn't change the fact that Diana was an aristocrat who'd been born ...
Although Freaks and Geeks aired for only one season, NBC's short-lived teen dramedy became one of the most popular outcasts in the network's history. Now a cult classic, the early 80s-set show, which aired from 1999-2000, centered on brother and sister Lindsay and Sam Weir along with a crew of ...
Sally Jessy Raphael was one of the very first talk show hosts to start doing “confrontation shows,” taking the foundation built by Phil Donahue and putting her own distinctive spin on it. With the exception of Oprah Winfrey, who tried to keep things a little classier, the hosts that came after ...
The Osbourne family first took viewers off the rails on a crazy train when their hit MTV reality series The Osbournes debuted in March 2002. Over the course of its four-season run, bumbling family patriarch and self-described "Prince of Darkness" Ozzy Osbourne gave fans a light-hearted ...
When the world saw Michael Jackson do the moonwalk for the first time, it was in a live solo performance of “Billie Jean,” following NBC’s celebration of 25 years of Motown. The move, though, was already popular among West Coast street dancers who were using a precise, mechanized style of movement ...
“We’re all born naked and the rest is drag.” Call it a saying, catchphrase, adage – whichever suits your definition best, it’s a mantra close to RuPaul Charles’ heart. Credited with not only coining the phrase, he lives it to the fullest. A quick rummage through Charles’ drag persona wardrobe would ...
Michael Jackson rocketed to global stardom in the early 1980s, but his legacy as the King of Pop is based on more than the height of his career. Famous since the age of 11, he was a superstar by his mid 20s and continued to be a beloved, if flawed, phenomenon through his death on June 25, 2009. As ...
A seeming throwback to a kinder, more gentle time, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood exists in the mind of generations of Americans as a charming, safe moment of television five days a week, where it was possible, in fact encouraged, to be their true self, even when journeying to the land of make ...
On June 16, 1978, one of the most beloved Broadway shows of all time became one of the most beloved films of all time when Grease hit cinemas to the most lucrative box-office reception in American movie-musical history. Since then, the timelessly funny story of 1950s teen love, cliques, and peer ...
"My Life as a Drug Smuggler" "I Was a Teenage Drug Smuggler" "How I Got Arrested for Smuggling Drugs"
1. PeléAny list of soccer's all-time greats begins and ends with Pelé, whose supernatural gifts raised the bar for what was possible on the pitch. Just 17 when he burst on the scene with Brazil's first World Cup victory in 1958, he missed much of the '62 title defense to injury, but led the charge ...
Break out your friendship bracelets – this Sunday is National Best Friends Day! And no one knows the power of a great partner in crime like celebs. From co-hosting award shows to performing at each other’s wedding ceremonies, here are seven famous best friends who have managed to stay tight in ...
John Gotti elevated the public’s notion of a mob boss to near mythic status. As head of the Gambino crime family in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he cut a colorful and extremely public figure not just in New York City but across the nation. Tabloid newspapers called him the Teflon Don for his ...
Being a teen idol is exhilarating. You're on top of the world, maybe on the cover of Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, selling lots of albums, or in hit movies. But teen idoldom has plenty of drawbacks: being young, these stars are often unable to comprehend the consequences of any missteps — and their ...
"Don't carry a gun. It's nice to have them close by, but don't carry them. You might get arrested." "I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid." "Always be nice to bankers. Always be nice to pension fund managers. Always be nice to the media. In that order." "If you ...
Ever since he first swaggered onscreen through the Mos Eisley spaceport cantina in 1977’s 'Star Wars: A New Hope,' the character of Han Solo has been a fan favorite and helped catapult the career of actor Harrison Ford with light speed. Following the original trilogy of films, Solo returned to the ...
Leading up to the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, there was one big question on everyone's minds: Who would be designing Markle's dress? The name was kept under lock and key until the now Duchess of Sussex stepped out of the burgundy Rolls Royce to marry her prince. And in ...
In 2013 German filmmaker Wim Wenders received a letter with a Vatican postmark. It contained an invitation to “collaborate” with Pope Francis on a documentary about his papacy. In a recent post-screening Q&A at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Wenders admitted that his first reaction was ...
Wedding bells are ringing through Windsor! Here are the best moments from the wedding of the year.
Cheers, the sitcom about a group of quirky, everyday people who work and meet regularly at the titular Boston watering hole ran 11 seasons on NBC and took final drink orders May 20, 1993 after 275 half-hour episodes. The show racked up 117 Emmy Award nominations with 28 wins and launched the ...
On May 4, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Meghan Markle's dad, Thomas, will be walking her down the aisle. Ten days later - and just five days before the wedding of the year - that all changed. After a rumored heart attack and confirmation that Thomas, with the help of Meghan's half-sister ...
It's the Super Bowl of fashion! Every year on the first Monday of May, stars gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to attend the Met Gala. This year's theme, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," inspired celebrities like Rihanna, Katy Perry and Madonna to go all out with ...
Ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement, from the best man and the flowers to the dress designer, the world has been anxiously waiting to hear every single detail. Here's what we know about the royal wedding: When is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding? Prince ...
Marcia Gay Harden won an Academy Award for her role in Pollock, has appeared in more than 50 other films (Miller’s Crossing, The First Wives Club, Mystic River), won a Tony award for her role in God of Carnage on Broadway and can be seen in the TV drama Code Black, now in its third season on CBS. ...
Harry and Meghan, Kate and William, Charles and Diana. Names that instantly conjure a Royal union. But as millions, perhaps billions, of people around the world speculate over what Meghan Markle will wear, what her bridal bouquet will look like, et al, when she marries Prince Harry on May 19th, ...
In Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial, he was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Stars around the world took to Twitter to express their thoughts about the man who was once considered "America's Dad."
Even for those who aren't royal subjects, the British royal family is a source of fascination, admiration and speculation. Yet it can be difficult to understand who's who in the royal family — and who's likely to wear the crown. Read on to learn about the most important royals, and their ...
“You’ve got to know the rules to break them. That’s what I am here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition,” said designer Alexander McQueen of his approach to fashion. Almost a decade after his taking his own life in 2010 at age 40, McQueen’s contribution to the world of fashion – ...
Lisa D’Apolito’s documentary, Love, Gilda, is a tribute to one of America’s most ingenious comics, Gilda Radner (1946-1989), AKA Roseanne Rosannadanna, Emily Litella, Judy Miller and Baba Wawa, the latter inspired by Barbara Walters. Best known as one of the original cast of Saturday Night Live, ...
Seth Rogen"I have a medical marijuana prescription, personally. I went in, they said, 'What do you need it for?' and I said, 'I have a very specific ailment – it's called, I ain't got no weed on me right now.'" Bob Marley"Why drink and drive if I can smoke and fly?" Miley Cyrus“I think weed is the ...
As the world mourns the loss of Barbara Bush, family members such as George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Jenna Bush Hagar, and Jeb Bush expressed their love for the woman they simply knew as mom and "ganny" on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Here are some of their tributes:
Former first lady Barbara Bush passed away Tuesday evening from complications related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and congestive heart failure. Earlier this week the Bush family released a statement saying that after a "recent series of hospitalizations,” she decided to stop receiving ...
In 2018, Friday the 13th occurs twice: April 13 and July 13. This is a gift to people who associate the day, and the number 13 itself, with bad luck. There’s plenty of history to back them up, starting with The Last Supper, with its 13 guests at the table. It was also the traditional number of ...
At the pinnacle of his career Joe Paterno was the winningest coach in the history of collegiate football. As head coach at Pennsylvania State University over 46 seasons between 1966 through 2011, Paterno led his team, the Nittany Lions, to 37 bowl appearances with 24 wins. In October 2011 Paterno, ...
Twenty-four years ago today, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain shocked the world with his suicide. It's been well documented that Kurt struggled with the pressures of fame, and the expectations of being dubbed "the voice of a generation," but few would dispute he was exactly that. Through his guitar, ...
John Curran’s Chappaquiddick offers no new information about the 1969 incident on Dike Bridge that killed 28 year-old Mary Jo Kopechne. She was a passenger in a car driven by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy that plunged into the waters below the wooden bridge. Kennedy escaped that Friday ...
They’re back! Along with the recognizable cackle, the wisecracks, the faded couch and crochet throw, the cast of Roseanne (1988-1997) returns on March 27th for a limited nine-episode run 21 years after the series ended. And the original gang is along for the ride – including both Beckys. ...
By the late 1960s, John Paul Getty had become known as the richest man in the world. The title, bestowed on the American businessman and oil tycoon by Fortune magazine in 1957, was common usage by the time Getty consolidated his businesses into the Getty Oil Company a decade later when his personal ...
From the Bio Archives: This article was originally published on January 8, 2016, for Hawking's 74th birthday. Few people emerge from the fields of cosmology and theoretical physics with the sort of name recognition equal to that of a celebrity athlete or actor, but that's exactly what happened with ...
British physicist Stephen W. Hawking, whose theory of black holes altered the course of modern scientific thought, and whose ability to convey abstract concepts of quantum physics to a mass audience made him a popular cultural figure, has died today at the age of 76 in his home at Cambridge. His ...
When Fox began airing American Idol’s self-described “search for a superstar” on June 11, 2002, the reality singing competition instantly earned its rightful place in the pop culture canon. With millions tuning in from week-to-week to laugh at whacky auditions or cry at the hopefuls’ touching ...
James Baldwin was one of the leading writers, intellectuals, and activists of the 20th century. Born in New York, Baldwin left the United States at age 24 to live and work in France. He sought to escape the physical and structural violence perpetuated against African Americans and to establish ...
The Shape of Water won four Oscars at the 2018 Academy Awards – the most of any of the year’s nominated movies – including Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo Del Toro, who was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay (which he didn’t win). The Shape of Water also won Oscars for ...
Frances Albrier was a 20th century activist, politician, and labor organizer who led several important campaigns for equality in Northern California. She was the first African-American woman welder in the shipyard industry during World War II and was active in the Universal Negro Improvement ...
Over the course of his long life, evangelist Billy Graham — who'd been dubbed "America's Pastor" — advised people around the world. Those who received his spiritual guidance include every president from Harry Truman (who actually didn't get along with Graham all that well) to Barack Obama (who ...
In one of his final network interviews, a reporter asked Billy Graham what he would have done differently in his life. The evangelist's quick response suggested he had been pondering that question for some time. His answer was simple. He would have spent more time in meditation and prayer, and less ...
As a leader, educator, philanthropist and former slave, Booker T. Washington advocated for racial uplift through industrial and domestic education. He was one of the most well known African-American public figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Washington rose to prominence as the head ...
Playwright August Wilson (1945 - 2005) wrote about the complexity of the African-American experience, of undocumented lives, and of the people he grew up with in the The Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ten of his plays comprise a deliberate body of work unto itself: “The Pittsburgh ...
A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African-American family aspiring to move beyond segregation and disenfranchisement in 1950s Chicago. Despite its specific era, the work speaks universally to the desire to improve one's circumstances while disagreeing on the best way of achieving them. ...