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| Lola Falana greeted by Muhammad Ali |
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| Leslie Uggams had the first variety show headed by a Colored person since Nat King Cole's show in the 1950's |
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| Cartoonist, Zelda "Jackie" Ormes was a first. Here with her creation Patty-Jo doll!! But, fellas! Fellas can we first stop and talk about how fine she was? OK. Now we got that out the way... Her legacy. Would she be proud of her innovation, her achievement and would she be deeply moved by how her vision altered Blacks from the practice of measuring themselves against white standards? What would she feel looking into how we see ourselves today? Would it have been in vain? Is it vanity to have a vision of a people better than how the people see themselves? - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 6.26.16 |
Altovise Davis (August 30, 1943 – March 14, 2009) was an American entertainer, best known as Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr.
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