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The Family Guy- Boris Kodjoe Supports ABFF And Gold Peak Tea

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 09.08.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Ossie Davis, American Black Film Festival, Michelle Obama, Boris Kodjoe, Ruby Dee, Abff, Gold Peak Tea, Nicole Ari Parker, A Streetcar Named Desire, 100k, Barack Obama, Black Voices Life, Actor-Vist, Video, Black Voices News
Myrdith Leon Mccormack

Boris Kodjoe is charismatic, personable and knows how to work the room. He commands attention, but not in the "Hey, look at me!" kind of way. His swagger, his smile and warm, inviting demeanor make everyone take notice.

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Ruby Dee And Ossie Davis' Life Highlighted In New Documentary

Posted 06.22.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Ossie Davis, Video, Bv-Sunday, Life's Essentials With Ruby Dee, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Ruby Dee Ossie Davis Documentary, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis Documentary, Ruby Dee Documentary, Black Voices News

After years of viewing their public talents through their various award-winning projects, the backstage life and times of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee wil...

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Ruby Dee Shares Stories About Her Life and Love Ossie Davis

Essence.com | Posted 06.14.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Ossie Davis, Black Love, Ruby Dee, Bv-Life, Love and Relationships, Black Voices News

When we think of iconic Black love, the first couple that comes to mind is legendary actress Ruby Dee and her late husband, actor Ossie Davis. Their l...

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Is Ruby Dee Dead?

AP | Posted 01.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Ruby Dee Alive, Twitter, Ruby Dee, Ruby Dee Twitter, New York, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Activists, Home News

NEW YORK — Contrary to a flood of tweets overnight, Ruby Dee is very much alive. Jeffrey Leavitt, representative for the 87-year-old actress an...

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Fabulous At Every Age: Black To Beauty

Terrence Phearse | Posted 01.16.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Living-Agelessly, Aging, Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Hair, Aging in Hollywood, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Beauty, Hair, Beauty Flash Report, Angela Bassett, Diana Ross, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Slidepollajax, Janelle Monae, African American Beauty, June Ambrose, Black Voices News
Terrence Phearse

What does it take to be fab nowadays? A feathered mane, lux threads, a memorable look, and a banging resume. The ladies of today may know how to up the ante but being a glamorous woman of color is nothing new.

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In a Mostly Caucasian Oscar Year, a Tribute to Sidney Poitier

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Denzel Washington, The Academy Awards, Civil Rights Movement, Gene Wilder, Stanley Kramer, Best Movies on DVD, Spike Lee, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Best Movies by Farr, Ruby Dee, Harry Belafonte, Race, Rod Steiger, Civil Rights, Black History Month, Richard Pryor, Michael Caine, Halle Berry, Shelley Winters, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Bill Cosby, Richard Widmark, Thurgood Marshall, Tony Curtis, Entertainment News
John Farr

There are some celebrities who, by virtue of what they represent and contribute beyond their talent, become something more than simply what their chosen profession would indicate.

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Famed Choreographer Is Still a "WIZ" in Old Firehouse

Cheryl Wills | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Roberta Flack, Musical Theater, Broadway, Phylicia Rashad, George Faison, Faison Firehouse Theater, Harlem New York, Ruby Dee, Paul Mooney, Ny1, Fdny-Firehouse, Lynn Whitfield, New York News
Cheryl Wills

Today dancer and choreographer George Faison lives inside a decommissioned firehouse in the heart of Harlem. But you are sorely mistaken if you think he's fallen upon hard times.

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Save the Pasadena Playhouse

Pamela Ezell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Theatre, Theatre at Boston Court, Pasadena Playhouse, Furious Theatre Company, Sheldon Epps, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Damaso Rodriguez, Theater Closing, Southern California Theaters, Luis Alfaro, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Dempsey, Ruby Dee, Linda Hunt, Doubt, Los Angeles News
Pamela Ezell

The Playhouse has a storied past as the official state theater of California and a training ground for several well known actors -- Nick Nolte, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and others.

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