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Publisher
Pegasus Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"In this unique combination of memoir and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen—Eartha Kitt—as revealed by the person who knew her best: her daughter. Eartha, who was a mix of Black, Cherokee, and white, is viewed by the world as Black. Kitt, her biological daughter, is blonde and light skinned. This is the story of a young girl being raised by her mother, who happened to be one of the most famous...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In 1964, Nina Simone sat at a piano in New York's Carnegie Hall to play what she called a 'show tune.' Then she began to sing: 'Alabama's got me so upset/Tennessee made me lose my rest/And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam!' Simone, and her song, became icons of the civil rights movement. But her confrontational style was not the only path taken by black women entertainers. In [this work], Ruth Feldstein examines celebrated black women performers,...
4) How it feels to be free: how six American female performers challenged the entertainment industry
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Take an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and hear the story of how six trailblazing performers - Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier - changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics.
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