Born in 1946 her singing voice silenced since 2009 and she announced in 2013 the reason, Parkinson’s Disease.
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Judy and Kiki 5 Things I Noticed
by Kiki Let’s call it now, February 9, 2020, the 92nd Academy Awards, Renée Zellweger. Best Actress, no question. Hit…
R.I.P. Diahann Carroll
by Kiki Diahann Carroll born Carol Diahann Johnson sunrise 7//17/1935 in New York sunset 10/4/2019. Actress, singer, model. First Black…
R.I.P. Jessye Norman
by Kiki Jessye Norman sunrise 9/15/1945 Augusta, Georgia, sunset 9/30/2019, New York. She was a soprano opera singer inspired by…
What LGBTQ people want
. . . public policy agendas must “consider intersections of race, class, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, and must focus on economic justice and police accountability as well as on efforts to address racial bias and discrimination due to sexual orientation.”
Happy 77th Birthday Bubba Knight
Merald Woodlow Knight Jr. a.k.a Bubba aka Pip Number One on 9/4/42 Atlanta, GA. Singer and producer. Older brother of…
Happy Birthday Fred Hampton R.I.P.
Fred Hampton sunrise 8/30/48 Summit, IL, sunset 12/4/69 Chicago, IL. He was initially involved with the NAACP. He joined the…
Happy 80th Birthday Lily Tomlin
by Kiki Mary Jean Tomlin 9/1/1939 Detroit, MI. Actress, comedian, writer, singer, author, and producer. First television appearance The Merv…
What do black voters want?
by Kiki Recently, the Black Futures Lab, a national advocacy group devoted to helping build black political power, conducted a…
