Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Francine Everett
Francine Everett was a Hollywood starlet, best known for her roles in “race movies.” Married young, her first husband died only a couple years into their marriage and she was…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Lena Horne
Lena Horne was a part of the film and television industry for most of her life as a talented actress, singer, dancer, and trailblazer for women in entertainment. Horne started…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Lola Falana
Studying dance from a young age, Lola Falana was first discovered in the 1960s while dancing in a chorus line in Atlanta by Sammy Davis Jr. He quickly cast her…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Sheila Guyse
Sheila Guyse was a well-known actress and singer in the 1940s and 1950s. Guyse had no formal training in acting or singing and she impressed the world with her natural…
Black History Month: Women in Film & TV – Teresa Graves
Teresa Graves was an American actress and singer who was best known for her work in the ABC crime drama Get Christie Love! She was the second African-American woman to star in…
