Helen Dorothy Martin, Star Of Good Times, And Founding Member Of The American Negro Theater In Harlem, 1909 – 2000
Helen Dorothy Martin, July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000, was a Harlem actress on stage and television.Continue reading
The Legendary American Negro Theater In Harlem, NY, 1940 To Mid-1950s
The American Negro Theater (ANT) was formed in Harlem, New York on June 5, 1940, by writer Abram Hill and actor Frederick O'Neal.Continue reading
Hilda “From Harlem To Broadway” Simms, 1918–1994
Hilda Moses was born in Minneapolis on April 15, 1918, the first of nine children of Creole parents originally from Louisiana. Continue reading
HW Pick: Sidney Poitier, A Nine-Film Retro At MOMI
Actor, director, activist, and humanitarian, Sidney Poitier was a pioneer on many fronts: He has been called Hollywood’s first black leading man, and was the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award, in 1963. Continue reading