Abbey Lincoln was an African American jazz singer, actor, and civil rights activist. Proclaimed “the last of the...
Perhaps best known as the widow of reggae legend Bob Marley and often called the “Queen of Reggae,”...
Adele Addison is an African-American lyric soprano who was an acclaimed figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. She is best remembered today as the singing voice...
Lena Horne was a trailblazing American entertainer whose career as a singer, actress, and dancer stretched across seven...
“The artist must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice.” Paul Leroy Robeson...
“No one can figure out your worth but you.” Pearl Bailey was born on March 29, 1918, in Newport News, Virginia. The daughter of a preacher, Bailey began singing at the...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
