Victoria Horne

01/09/2025

Thank you, Hugo Dusk!!!

'Maefield' takes places during The Harlem Renaissance through the 1960s. The story is set in Harlem, New York City at a cafe owned by a lady named "Maefield...

01/07/2025

A wonderful vintage photo of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong from the 1947 film New Orleans. You’ll find their unforgettable voices on our Vocal Legends channel:
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01/07/2025

12/20/2024

With Diana Ross – I'm on a streak! I've been a top fan for 5 months in a row. 🎉

12/14/2024

12/10/2024

Thanks for sharing this post, Nikki Giovanni, may her memory be a blessing!

“I remember what’s important and I make up the rest. That’s what storytelling’s all about.”GoingtoMars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, an HBO Original Documenta...

11/04/2024

Wow, Q - what a great ride!! ❤️🙏🏽 - with love always

10/31/2024

'Maefield' takes places during The Harlem Renaissane through the 1960s. The story is set in Harlem New York City at a cafe owned by a lady name "Maefield"....

10/31/2024

The famed poet died in ‘delirium’, wearing someone else’s clothes. Over 170 years later, we’re still searching for answers.

10/31/2024

On this day in 1948, Alice Coachman became the first black woman (of any country) to win an Olympic gold medal following a record-setting high jump despite nursing a back injury.She was often unable to use the training facilities due to segregation and also trained barefoot and used old equipment.—Alice Coachman became the first black woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, UK. Born November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia, to Evelyn and Fred Coachman, Alice was the fifth of ten children. As an athletic child of the Jim Crow South, who was denied access to regular training facilities, Coachman trained by running on dirt roads and creating her own hurdles to practice jumping.Even though Alice Coachman parents did not support her interest in athletics, she was encouraged by Cora Bailey, her fifth grade teacher at Monroe Street Elementary School, and her aunt, Carrie Spry, to develop her talents. After demonstrating her skills on the track at Madison High School, Tuskegee Institute offered sixteen-year-old Coachman a scholarship to attend its high school program. She competed on and against all-black teams throughout the segregated South.

In 1943, Coachman entered the Tuskegee Institute college division to study dressmaking. She played on the basketball team and ran track-and-field, where she won four national championships for events in sprinting and high jumping. Coachman completed a degree in dressmaking in 1946. In 1947, Coachman enrolled in Albany State College (now University) to continue her education. Coachman completed a B.S. degree in Home Economics with a minor in science at Albany State College in 1949 and became teacher and track-and-field instructor.

During World War II, the Olympic committee cancelled the 1940 and 1944 games. Alice Coachman’s first Olympic opportunity came in 1948 in London, when she was twenty-four. On August 8, 1948, Alice Coachman leapt 5 feet 6 1/8 inches to set a new Olympic record and win a gold medal for the high jump...