Glenn Leedy (1935-2004) was an African American actor who was recruited to play Toby in The Song of the South. Mr. Leedy was discovered while playing on his school’s playground in Arizona. In doing my research, I was limited in… Continue Reading
Ms. Sonya Carey is one of the few black women animators in a male dominated industry. About 20 percent of the animation workforce is women and that includes animation producers/directors, animation writers, designers, and general animators. Ms. Carey has 25… Continue Reading
Ray Charles was a singer, song writer, and musician that combined several musical styles. His songs earned him several awards and honors. Mr. Charles was one of the first musicians born in the state to be inducted into the Georgia… Continue Reading
Dorian Harewood is an American actor and voice actor known for voicing Shredder in four 1989 episodes of the 1987 series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is also known for playing Dr. Julian Wilkes in the NBC TV series… Continue Reading
Kimberly Brooks is an American actress in the voice-over, film, video games, and theatre industry. Her contributions to Disney include voicing Dr. Maisha McStuffins and Surfer Girl in Doc McStuffins, Ms Candoo in Sofia the First, Shuri in Avengers Assemble,… Continue Reading
Charles Edward Anderson “Chuck” Berry (1926-2017) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who could be considered one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. Some of Mr. Berry’s hit songs include Maybellene, Roll Over Beethoven, Rock and Roll Music,… Continue Reading
Kwesi Boakye (1999-Present) is an American actor, voice actor, and singer of Ghanaian. He is most known for his role as Manny in the 2009 Tyler Perry film I Can Do Bad All By Myself. He was also the original… Continue Reading
Maya Angelou (1928–2014), born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published autobiographies, poetry, essays, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received… Continue Reading
Mike Brassell is an American animator, voice actor and composer who provided the narrations heard on Living with the Land and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. Mr. Brassell composed Mount Bop heard in Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain after the… Continue Reading
Eartha Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an African-American actress, singer, activist, and dancer. She was born Eartha Mae Keith on a cotton plantation near North, South Carolina. Her mother, Annie Mae Keith, was of African and Cherokee… Continue Reading