Shirley Ajayi-Carroll was the first African American woman given a part on a television show as a psychic.
Shirley Ajayi-Carroll was born in 1959 to a Caucasian father (an Air Force veteran) and an African American mother. Her early life was very ...
Posted Wednesday, March 26th 2014 at 11:03AM
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LOS ANGELES--A 74-year-old woman was released from prison late Monday night after her conviction in a 1981 double murder was set aside and her sentence was reduced.
Family and friends greeted Mary Virginia Jones with hugs and flowers as she walked ...
Posted Tuesday, March 25th 2014 at 4:30PM
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Oh no, Judge Joe! Former TV court Judge Joe Brown was arrested and jailed in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, March 24 on a contempt of court charge.
Brown, 66, was sentenced by Juvenile Court Magistrate Harold "Hal" Horne to five days in jail after ...
Posted Tuesday, March 25th 2014 at 4:05PM
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Born in Virginia in 1912, Dorothy Height was a civil rights and women's rights activist focused primarily on improving the circumstances of and opportunities for African-American women. She was a leader in addressing the rights of both women and Afri ...
Posted Wednesday, March 12th 2014 at 8:15PM
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Vinnette Justine Carroll (March 11, 1922 — November 5, 2002) was an American playwright and actress, and the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway, with the 1972 musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Born Vinnette Justine Carroll in ...
Posted Tuesday, March 11th 2014 at 9:44PM
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Louise Ellen Beavers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to school teacher Ernestine Monroe Beavers and William M. Beavers, who was originally from Georgia. Due to her mother's illness, Louise and her parents moved to Pasadena, California.
Beavers first ...
Posted Monday, March 10th 2014 at 3:57PM
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Margaret Murray Washington, born March 9, 1865, was one of ten children born to sharecroppers. Her father was of Irish descent and her mother was African American. As a child Murray spent much of her time reading and quickly excelled in school. By th ...
Posted Monday, March 10th 2014 at 3:53PM
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