Shades of Gray

Donyale Luna is hailed as the first African-American supermodel. In 1966, she was the first black model to appear on the cover of "Vog...

It's Black History Month, so I am throwing out a couple questions for the assemblage: Was the Don McGregor scripted and Paul Gulacy/Bill...

The Devil's Daughter (1939) Starring: Nina Mae McKinney, Ida James, Emmett Wallace, Hamtree Harrington, Jack Carter, and Willa Mae Lang...

Born in St. Louis, MO, in 1906, Josephine Baker started dancing professionally in her early teens. She fled Missouri for Europe by the tim...

Essential Luke Cage, Power Man, Vol. 1 (Marvel Comics, 2005) Writers: Steve Englehart, Steve Englehart, Archie Goodwin, Len Wein, et.al Ar...

In an alternate universe, Nina Mae McKinney is known as Hollywood's first black sex symbol. Nina Maye McKinney was a charismatic sing...

I'd never thought of actress Halle Berry as black until she herself made a big deal out of her blackness when she accepted her Academy ...

Authentically politically incorrect. Actress Pam Grier has been a major American movie star since getting her start in Roger Corman's ...

I'm not entirely clear on why Americans of all colors and creeds continue to keep racism alive. For example, I'm not sure why the ...

King of the Zombies (1941) Starring: Dick Purcell, Mantan Moreland, John Archer, Joan Woodbury and Henry Victor Director: Jean Yarbrough...

Febuary is Black History Month in the United States. I'm celebrating it by calling the world's attention to cinematic milestones i...