Vivian Browne (1929-1993)
Vivian Browne (1929-1993) was an American artist. She is also known for linking abstraction to nature in her tree paintings and in a series of abstract works made with layers of silk that were influenced by her travels to China. She was an activist, professor, and has received multiple awards for her work. via W #PalianSHOW
Growing list of those born or died on April 26 in any year
William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (née Pridgett; April 26, 1886 –
Growing list of those born or died on April 25 in any year
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer
Harry Belafonte OM (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25,
White gays and lesbians being openly racist and transphobic?
I wish I could say I'm surprised but I'm not.
"The bartender then became defensive and started to yell at her, saying it was impossible for her to be discriminatory because she is a lesbian and Soho is a gay bar."
“Then she accused [the Black trans woman] of being ‘cisphobic,’ unironically using that word.”
https://www.metrotimes.com/food-drink/transgender-woman-alleges-discrimination-at-ferndale-gay-bar/
A Black transgender woman accused a popular, long-standing LGBTQ+ bar in Ferndale of discrimination after a bartender at Soho refused to serve her. In a video clip posted to TikTok last week, the Detroit woman said an alleged dispute over her ID quickly escalated, with the white bartender and patrons shouting at her and kicking […]
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The First Black Woman To Travel To Every Country In The World
@julietcobodo, Black Royalty, wrote:
We need a Greenbook for Hospitals and staff that provide safe deliveries for Black mothers
@prof_tiffanyaflowers, Black Royalty, replied with the text and linke below:
Greenbookglobal app and list of birthing centers…
https://travelnoire.com/black-owned-birth-centers
[Perhaps we can have similar resources for Black Women in other predominantly light skinned countries started by other Black entrepreneurs]
#blackwomen #92percent #blackmotherhood #blacketnrepreneurs #blackmastodon
Growing list of those born or died on April 24 in any year
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor. ...He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997)
@ilaysha.a, Black Royalty, wrote;
Heeey I need some encouragement. I'm 25 and want to go back to school but for sonography. Am I too old? The program is 2 yrs & I feel like I'll be 28 w barely any direction.
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Growing list of those born or died on April 23 in any year
A Florida grand jury cleared two [pigs] who [executed] an unarmed [Black] motorist [in 2016] as he fled.
The St. Lucie County Grand Jury cleared Fort Pierce [pig] Sgt. Brian MacNaught and
Growing list of those born or died on April 22 in any year
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author.
On March 26, 1944, a group of white men brutally
Art by Women - Women in Arts #PalianShow
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)
The Human Capybara