Did you guys know that Whoopi Goldberg real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson? Did you also know that she made her film debut in The Color Purple (1985) playing Celie? A mistreated black woman in the south. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe Award for her role in the film. [Read More …]
Nelson (Rolihlahla) Mandela Biography (1918 – )
South African statesman and president (1994-99). Born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. Mandela’s father had four wives and Mandela’s mother, Nosekeni Fanny, was the third. He spent most of his childhood with his mother’s family and was the first member to attend school. It [Read More …]
Martin Luther, Jr King Biography (1929 – 1968)
Baptist minister and civil rights leader. Born Michael Luther King, Jr., on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. The grandson and son of Baptist ministers, King grew up singing in his church choir. In 1935, his father changed both of their names to Martin to honor the German [Read More …]
Oprah Winfrey
(Born Jan. 29, 1954, Kosciusko, Miss., U.S.)
American television personality whose syndicated daily talk show was among the most popular of the genre.
Winfrey moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the age of six to live with her mother. Six years later she was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, to live with her father, who proved to be [Read More …]
Maya Angelou Biography (1928-)
Speaking on such topics as her Childhood, The Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., The JFK Assassination, Marilyn Monroe, Rosa Parks, The Space Race, and more.