Circle of Sistahs Diaspora of Voices

09/18/2024

09/18/2024

08/12/2024

BREAKING: Former President Donald Trump is planning to sue the Justice Department for $100 million over the 2022 FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate. https://trib.al/dZEPEYh

08/12/2024

: Founded 50 years ago by former Apollo owner and Harlem legend, Percy Sutton, is our favorite annual tradition and we wouldn’t miss it!!!!

Meet at Theater Row on 135th Street this weekend from 12-6 PM. We’ll be handing out fans to keep you cool, giving away tickets to upcoming events, AND holding on-the-spot auditions for Amateur Night! See you there‼

08/12/2024

01/15/2024

Creative opportunities just for you "You were created creative." --Randall Munsun-- January is International Creativity Month International Creativity Month was created by Randall Munson with the pu

01/15/2024

LEAVING US A LEGACY WASN'T EASY.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET OR REGRET.
BUT CONTINUE THE LEAGACY OF EQUALITY AND FREEDOM FOR ALL.

01/13/2024

https://youtu.be/nKamdB61jDI?si=enMbhe0NjO6YECyW

01/13/2024

WE SALUTE YOU MISS LADY ON THIS MEMORIABLE BLACK HOSTRY 2024.

"Stormy Weather" (1943) is a classic musical directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler, and H.S. Kraft, who adapted the story from Jerry Horwin and Seymour Robinson. It was one of seven all-black cast films released by major Hollywood studios between 1929 and 1960, which includes "Cabin in the Sky," also released in 1943 and stars Lena Horne. However, "Stormy Weather, released by 20th Century Fox, was loosely based on Bill Robinson's life. The movie starred several famous black actors and entertainers from the 1940s, including Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, the Nicholas Brothers, Dooley Wilson, Fat Waller, Katherine Dunham and Her Troupe, and Ada Brown. I highly recommend this movie because of its memorable performances and history of entertainers. Plus, everyone in the film was a pioneer for black actors today.

Director: Andrew L. Stone
Writers: Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler, H.S. Kraft, Jerry Horwin, Seymour Robinson

Starring Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Fats Waller, Emmett 'Babe' Wallace, The Nicholas Brothers, Dooley Wilson, Ada Brown, Katherine Dunham and Her Troupe, The Tramp Band, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Mae E. Johnson, Johnny Lee, F.E. Miller, Florence O'Brien, Nick Stewart, Ernest Whitman

Storyline
Bill Williamson (Bill Robinson), a struggling performer, meets a beautiful vocalist named Selina Rogers (Lena Horne). Bill promises her that they will be together after he becomes a success. However, he and Selina both skyrocketed to fame and lost contact.

https://www.daarac.ngo
https://www.daaracarchive.org/2012/11/stormy-weather-1943.html

Available on Blu-ray and streaming services.

01/13/2024

WE MUST NEVER FORGET THIS HONARY QUEEN OF SOUL AS WE CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY AND LEGACY.

01/13/2024

LET US NOT FORGET OUR TALENTED AND MOST ELEGANT BLACK WOMEN VOCALIST ON THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

was named among a list of 35 acclaimed vocalists as "The Greatest Singing Voices Of All Time," including , , and more. What song influenced you to become a listener of her music?
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