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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Academy Award Winner and Grammy Award Winner

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Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, and ambassador. In 1964, he was the first African-American and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also received two competitive Golden Globe Awards.

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Tags: Academy Award Winner · Queen Elizabeth II · Diahann Carroll · Grammy Award Winner · Actor · Ambassador · British Academy of Film and Television Arts · American Negro Theater · Golden Globe Award Nominee · The Walt Disney Company

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The Journey Continues

Lacy Darryl Phillips: Take It All With a Grain of Salt — Photo Credit: Shefik

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June 25, 2018 Resilience

Lacy Darryl Phillips has a career in the entertainment industry which spans four decades. He has worked with recording artists, such as Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Vanessa Williams, Grace Jones, Sheena Easton, Peabo Bryson, CeCe Peniston, and James Ingram.

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Mr. Every Day: Life Is About Creating Peace — Photo Credit: Shefik

Photo Credit: Shefik

January 13, 2018 Peace

Mr. Every Day came into the world by way of a Cherokee Indian mother and a Bahamian father. At the age of three, Mr. Every Day toured with Stevie Wonder and his godfather Gil Scott-Heron, who was the first recording artist signed by Clive Davis.

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Peppermint: This Is a Form of Abuse

June 1, 2017 Abuse

The hardest working woman in show business, drag queen and recording artist Peppermint has conquered the New York scene with her high-energy and engaging personality. She is currently a finalist on "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Season 9).

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Mr. Every Day: Proud and Honored to Be Able to Carry on the Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron

July 6, 2017 Revolution

Mr. Every Day came into the world by way of a Cherokee Indian mother and a Bahamian father. At the age of three, Mr. Every Day toured with Stevie Wonder and his godfather Gil Scott-Heron, who was the first recording artist signed by Clive Davis.

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Satomi Hofmann: Various Forms of Revolution — Photo Credit: Shefik

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July 5, 2018 Revolution

Satomi Hofmann is an actress, singer, musician, composer, and arranger living and working in the New York tri-state area. She is currently starring in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway, with the role Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante.

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