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5 days ago · Youngblood’s marriage to Annette Lawrence, in 2010, ended in divorce in 2020. “Before I left home I cut my hair close to my scalp so I could be a free woman with free thoughts, open to all ...
4 days ago · Shay Youngblood was an award-winning novelist and playwright who explored her upbringing as a Black woman in America. Died: June 11, 2024 ( Who else died on June 11? Details of death: Died in ...
5 days ago · When "Shakin'" was optioned as a film project by Sidney Poitier, Youngblood used the money to attend graduate school at Brown University, where she studied with playwright Paula Vogel and...
5 days ago · Shay Youngblood, a novelist and playwright whose works about her upbringing by a churchgoing cohort of “Big Mamas” and her adventures in Paris as a young aspiring writer inspired a generation of young Black women, died on June 11 at the home of a friend, Kelley Alexander, in Peachtree City, Ga. She was 64.
1 day ago · “Toni Stone,” a play based on a woman who joined the roster of Negro League baseball’s Indianapolis Clowns in 1953, will serve as the debut production of the Indianapolis Black Theatre Co.
2 days ago · Antonia "Toni" Paz. May 25, 1941 - June 3, 2024. GREENFIELD - Antonia "Toni" Paz, 83 years of age, passed peacefully on Monday, June 3, 2024, in Greenfield, CA. Toni Paz was born May 25, 1941, in Texas, to the late Antonia and Juan Paz. She was the third youngest of thirteen children. Of her immediate family, she is survived by her sister ...
3 days ago · The George Franklin Memorial Summer Sunday Concert Series. Free Weekly Concerts Every Sunday. Hyde Park, Chicago. July 14 – August 18, 2024. 4-6 p.m. Nichols Park – 1355 E. 53rd Street. ——————————————————————-. Join your family and friends, grab a blanket and chairs, pack a picnic or visit a local ...
