Meet Esther Jones, The Black Performer Who Inspired 'Betty Boop'

In the 1920s and '30s, Esther Jones toured throughout the U.S. and Europe, delighting audiences with her singing, dancing, and signature phrase: "Boop, Boop-a-Doop."

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | Edited By John Kuroski

https://allthatsinteresting.com/esther-jones?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atinewsletter&[email protected]

Patent's description of Betty Boop´s character design:
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD86224S/en

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Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlooked
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine-black-college-students-were-arrested-in-1961-for-reading-at-a-segregated-public-library-their-contributions-to-the-civil-rights-movement-have-long-been-overlooked-180988422/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into History @history-Smithsonianmag

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María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir & Nordic Affect:
🎵 Clockworking [2013] for violin, viola, cello & electronics

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Reynaldo Hahn, Yannick Nézet‐Séguin & Renée Fleming:
🎵 L'heure exquise

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