The Academic Ambitions and Beauty of Bettie Page
Her own mother’s jealousy cost Bettie Page a scholarship to Vanderbilt University. Instead she earned a 1944 Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Peabody College in Tennessee. It was…
Overjoyed and shocked, students react to news that a New York medical school will be tuition-free
Students screamed, jumped from their seats and some started crying after the news was announced that a record $1 billion donation would establish free tuition for all students at the Albert…
Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in China Seas
Based on a slam bang adventure novel (that the Hays Office originally vetoed as fetid and objectionable source material for motion pictures based on the interracial love affair and the…
Burt Reynolds & Raquel Welch in 100 Rifles
In 100 Rifles (1969) with Jim Brown and Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch scored cinematic history in a mainstream Hollywood film with scenes portraying interracial intimacy for the first time.
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Home to Be Renamed Marian Anderson Hall
Because of a $25 million gift, the venue, Verizon Hall, will be renamed to honor Anderson, a pioneering Black opera singer. Marian Anderson, the renowned contralto and civil rights figure…
Verizon Hall no more: Venue to be rededicated as Marian Anderson Hall
To honor the famous singer and civil rights activist, Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will be renamed Marian Anderson Hall Singer and civil rights activist…
Einstein and the Bomb
The recent hit docudrama on Netflix, Einstein and the Bomb, explores the conflict felt by the father of atomic energy insofar as his being an ardent pacifist, but also Jewish,…
Sugar Ray Robinson: An Icon of the Boxing World
He was born Walker Smith, Jr. But fight fans know him as the great Hall of Fame boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson. His long career as a professional went from 1940…
Uncovering the Legacy of Dick ‘Night Train’ Lane
Dick "Night Train" Lane played 14 years in the NFL, and the fact that so many of the records he set as cornerback known for ferocious tackles during the 1950's…
The New York Times on Raquel Welch
Said The New York Times of Raquel Welch: "A marvelous, breathtaking tribute to womankind."
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