Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae was one of the great singers of jazz, finding the depth of feeling in the lyrics of the songs she interpreted.
Tag Archives: African Descent
Continue reading
Marion Thompson Wright
African American historian and teacher Marion Thompson Wright (1902-1962) of Newark wrote her doctoral dissertation on “The Education of Negroes in New Jersey.”
Cordelia Greene Johnson
Cordelia Greene Johnson (1887-1957) founded the Modern Beautician Association and served as its president until her death.
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson has used her distinctive voice and fascinating arrangements of standards, in not just jazz, but blues, country, and folk as well, to create a body of work that has expanded the definition of jazz.
Norma Miller
Norma Miller is one of the creators of the acrobatic style of swing dancing known as the Lindy Hop.
Betty Blayton
Betty Blayton (1937-2016) was an illustrator, painter, printmaker, and sculptor.
Marie Johnson-Calloway
Marie Johnson Calloway (1920-2018) was a mixed-media artist from Baltimore.
Dr Olivia J Hooker
Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, a survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, blazed a trail as the first Black woman on active duty in the US Coast Guard.
Dionne Warwick
World-renowned African-American recording artist
Esther Saunders
1800s African-American poet