January 28, 2000 Jester Hairston, who gave up studies at Massachusetts Agriculture College in the 1920s before going on to a career than spanned movies, television, radio, composing, arranging and choral conducting, died Jan. 18 in Los Angeles. He was 98. Best known in recent years for... Read More

Roz Ryan has starred on Broadway in "Ain't Misbehavin", "Dreamgirls", "One Mo Time" "A Christmas Carol", and most recently "Chicago The Musical" Ms. Ryan is also an accomplished nightclub, concert, and cabaret performer. In 1999 co-produced the film "Nakita Blues" For more information on Ms.... Read More

Anna Maria Horsford is an African-American television and film actress. She has made several guest appearances in sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sparks, Moesha,The Bernie Mac Show, and Girlfriends. She is known mostly for her portrayal of "Thelma Frye" on the sitcom Amen. That led... Read More

When she was 15, she was a "Time Stepper" performer with her godfather, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. In 1939 she made her Broadway debut with him in "The Hot Mikado" Since 1968 Miss Lenoire has been artistic director of her own musical theater, the AMAS Repertory Theater, Inc., a non-profit,... Read More