Vintage Black Glamour

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Eartha Kitt, Jayne Kennedy and Freda Payne.
 

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The Inkwell | Santa Monica, CA 1930s.

During the early 20th century, a section of the Santa Monica Beach referred to as the “Ink Well” was one of the few areas in California where African Americans were allowed to enjoy beach access in a largely segregated society: Los Angeles Public Library

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The late Wilma Rudolph - One of the most inspiring Olympic athletes of all time. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, she became "the fastest woman in the world" and the 1st American woman to win 3 gold medals in one Olympics. She won the 100 & 200m races and anchored the U.S. team to victory in the 4 x 100m relay, breaking records along the way.

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Dr. Evangelina Rodriguez (1879 - 1947) was an Afro-Dominican and the first woman in the Dominican Republic to become a doctor. She graduated from the University of Santo Domingo in 1909 and went on to study and graduate from University of Paris-Sorbonne where she specialized in gynecology and pediatrics. She returned to the Dominican Republic in 1925 and opened up her own practice where she treated women and children while providing education on family planning. She lived during the time of Trujillo, whom she openly denounced, where the harassment and discrimination of blacks were open and even encouraged. She became a victim of mental illness late in life before she passed away in 1947. Today the Dr. Evangelia Rodriquez clinic exists in San Francisco de Macoris providing the same services that she provided just a century ago.




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Colonel Carmen Amelia Robles, an Afro Mexican woman who was a leader in the Mexican Revolution. Legend has it that she participated in many battles and that she would shoot her pistol with her right hand and hold her cigar with her left.
 

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1954 photo of Dorothy Dandridge with Harry Belafonte and Joe Adams of “Carmen Jones.” Mr. Adams, who managed the career of Ray Charles for decades, can be seen in the 2003 documentary Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty discussing Ms. Dandridge and her career.
 

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Camille, this thread IS dope!

I saw MLK not trying to look in to Lena Horne's eyes and I ain't mad at him!:lol:

The Imitation of Life lead actress DID look glamorous to me!

I love the pick of the Jackson's and the Marley's!

And I'm diggin' Joyce Bryant.

Happy 50th birthday Michelle Obama.
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To see her at this age, in which she can't have a CLUE that she will one day be the first Black FLOTUS...just crazy!
 

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Atlantic City, Four Women, circa 1960s, by John W. Mosley, from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
 
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