Eating at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant has been placed on my bucket list. This New Orleans restaurant owes it success to Leah Chase and her husband, Edgar “Dooky” Chase II, who was a band leader and jazz trumpeter. Mr. Chase’s parents… Continue Reading
Leah Chase (January 6, 1923 – June 1, 2019) was an American chef who based in New Orleans, LA. An author and television personality, she was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocating both African-American art and Creole cooking.… Continue Reading
The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is inspired by the 2002 novel The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker, which in turn… Continue Reading
Rob Edwards is an African-American television and feature film screenwriter and producer. His writing includes the Disney animated feature films Academy Award nominated Treasure Planet and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated The Princess and the Frog. In 2009, along… Continue Reading
Anika Noni Rose is an African American singer and actress. She attended Florida A&M University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre and went to study drama at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Ms. Rose has… Continue Reading
Anika Noni Rose is an African American singer and actress. She attended Florida A&M University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre and went to study drama at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Ms.… Continue Reading
Photo Courtesy of Living Lines Library Bruce W. Smith is known as a character animator, television producer, and film director. However, he is best known as the creator of Disney’s The Proud Family produced by his production company, Jambalaya… Continue Reading