Showing posts with label icons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label icons. Show all posts
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Goodbye Larry King

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After doing over 50,000 conversational style interviews between his radio and television gigs and 25 years at CNN, talk show host Larry Ki...
Friday, November 05, 2010

'Hate Has No Place In God's House'

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TransGriot Note: 2003 Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote this commentary for Essence.com that also appears in its November 2010...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Barbara Billingsley Dies

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Was saddened to hear that Barbara Billingsley, who played stay at home mom June Cleaver on the iconic television show Leave It To Beaver, p...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Happy Birthday Pam 'Foxy' Grier

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Today is Pamela Suzette Grier's birthday, and I have much love for her as one of my beauty icons. I'll also be celebrating Pam'...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Happy Birthday Malcolm X

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Happy birthday to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, or as he's better known to the rest of the world, Malcolm X. He was born on this date in Om...
Monday, May 17, 2010

Lena Horne-A Legend Leaves Us

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While I was in the process of moving last week I heard the sad news about one of my fave beauty icons, legendary singer, actress and civil r...
Friday, April 30, 2010

President Obama's Remarks At Dr. Dorothy Height Tribute

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TransGriot Note: The video and transcript of President Obama's remarks made at yesterday's memorial service for Dr. Dorothy Height...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Dr. Dorothy Height Dies

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Another of the sheroes of the 60's civil rights movement has moved on. Dr. Dorothy Height, the Godmother of the women's movement&#...
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Bye, Teddy Bear

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Was shocked to hear as I tuned in to the TJMS that Teddy Pendergrass, one of my favorite soul singers of the 70's and early 80's die...