#african-american dancer

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Eartha Kitt. Beautiful and talented..

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J. Harrison Ghee

Gender: Non binary (she/he/they)

Sexuality: Pansexual

DOB: 16 June 1989

Ethnicity: African American

Occupation: Actor, singer, dancer

Note: In 2023, along with Alex Newell, became the first openly non-binary actor to be nominated for and win the Tony Awards.

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Lottie the Body brought class and acceptance to burlesque shows!

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Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film “Siren of the Tropics”. (From her Wikipedia entry)

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Josephine Baker during her performance of "The Conga" as part of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 at the Winter Garden Theater in New York City on February 11, 1936.

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Cotton Club dancer Mae Johnson poses for the camera mid-strip, 1937 😍🖤😍🖤😍

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Beautiful Black Ballerina!

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Be-Bop en Cave, 1951. Robert Doisneau. Gelatin silver print

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Watching Mea Culpa ... On Netflix.

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Jasmine Guy!! Talented and beautiful. 🤎🤎🤎🤎

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Nick Cave

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 4 February 1959  

Ethnicity: African American

Occupation: Sculptor, dancer, performance artist, professor

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The Art of Arthur Duncan

Tap dancer Arthur Duncan (b. 1925) passed away earlier this year; today would have been his 98th birthday. Duncan was known primarily for two things: he was a regular on Betty White’s variety show in 1954, making him the first African American regular on a variety series. And he was a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1964 through 1982. He took a lot of heat and ribbing for the later…

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That cool quote by Josephine Baker

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Beyonce is the woman with the most GRAMMY wins, with 28 in total.

-She has the opportunity to become the most-awarded artist ever at this Sunday’s #GRAMMYs where she’s nominated for her disco & dance-inspired album, #RENAISSANCE.

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It's December 8th, 🎙️📺🎥 Mister Show Business Day! On this day in 1925, the world's greatest entertainer, Sammy Davis Jr., was born in the Bronx, New York City. He spent most of his life in show business, excelling as a singer, dancer, comedian, actor, and musician. He starred in Hollywood, in Las Vegas, and on Broadway; on radio, on TV, and in the movies. He did it all – and against all odds.

As a Black Man, he had to fight discrimination and racism almost his entire life. As a child, his father and uncle protected him while they traveled and performed together as the Will Mastin Trio, but nobody could protect him when he was drafted into the Army. Being a slight man, he was often beaten up by bigger white soldiers and given the worst assignments by white officers. What saved him was his talent. He learned to disarm his aggressors by doing impersonations of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and Edward G. Robinson.

Even after Sammy became a full-fledged star in the 1950s, he was often not allowed to stay in the same hotel he was performing in – that is, until he and his larger-than-life personality joined the notorious Rat Pack with fellow-entertainer Frank Sinatra. Frank made sure that Sammy had no problem staying anywhere he wanted and going anywhere he wanted in Las Vegas until Sammy's stardom grew to superstar status. Then Vegas, New York, and LA threw their doors open to him on their own.

Sadly, cancer took Sammy from us on May 16th, 1990. Luckily for all of us, though, his amazing talents were recorded. We'll be able to watch and listen to him and enjoy him to our hearts' content. You always thought you'd live forever, Sammy, and you will. ☮️ R.I.P.… Jamiese of Pixoplanet 

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