Born on a cotton plantation in South Carolina, Eartha Kitt was given away by her mother and sent to live with an aunt in Harlem at the age o...
Born on a cotton plantation in South Carolina, Eartha Kitt was given away by her mother and sent to live with an aunt in Harlem at the age of eight. It was in New York that her distinct individuality and flair for show business manifested itself, when at the urging of a friend she auditioned for the famed Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe. She was awarded a position as a featured dancer and vocalist, and before she turned twenty, she had toured with them worldwide.While performing with the Dunham Troupe in Paris, Ms. Kitt was spotted by a nightclub owner who signed her on as a cabaret singer. She gained fame and admirers quickly.Upon her return to the United States, Ms. Kitt played a twenty-week run at the Blue Angel - a still unbroken record for cabaret artists &emdash; before moving on the Village Vanguard. Broadway stardom led to a recording contract and a succession of best-selling records including "Love For Sale" and "Folk Tales of the Tribes of Africa," for which she received a Gra Less
True Vision of London produced this 80-minute documentary inspired by the book Disposable People (https://www.freetheslaves.net/SSLPage.aspx...
True Vision of London produced this 80-minute documentary inspired by the book Disposable People (https://www.freetheslaves.net/SSLPage.aspx?pid=364). Filmmakers Brian Edwards and Kate Blewett actually buy slaves in Africa and help free child slaves in India. The film exposes slavery in the rug-making sector of Northwest India, the cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast, and even the home of a World Bank official in Washington, D.C. Small, personal stories of slavery are woven together to tell the larger story of slavery in the global economy. This film won the Peabody Award in 2001.nnhttp://www.Freetheslaves.net Less
Sunday Evening Message Entitled: “What To Do With Spiritual Failure.” Pastor Tom Hunter – Plantation Baptist Church Stay connected wit...
Sunday Evening Message Entitled: “What To Do With Spiritual Failure.” Pastor Tom Hunter – Plantation Baptist Church Stay connected with Plantation Baptist Church by visiting: www.plantationb... Less
Born Millicent Dolly May Small in Gibralter in Clarendon, Jamaica, Millie was the daughter of a sugar plantation overseer. Like many Jamaica...
Born Millicent Dolly May Small in Gibralter in Clarendon, Jamaica, Millie was the daughter of a sugar plantation overseer. Like many Jamaican singers of the era her career began by winning the Vere Johns Opportunity Hour talent contest at the age of twelve. Wishing to pursue a career as a singer she moved to live with relatives in Love Lane in Kingston. In her teens, she recorded a duet with Owen Gray ("Sugar Plum") in 1962 and later recorded with Roy Panton.There she made her fourth recording, an Ernest Ranglin rearrangement of "My Boy Lollipop", a song originally released by Barbie Gaye in late 1956 Released in March 1964, Small's version was a massive hit, reaching number two both in the UK Singles Chart[3] and in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number three in Canada.[4] It also topped the chart in Australia. Initially it sold over 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.Including singles sales, album usage and compilation inclusions, the song has since sold more than seven million c Less
Ghost Lab S01E07 - They're Watching You The team heads back to Texas to investigate cases involving potential object manipulation and viole...
Ghost Lab S01E07 - They're Watching You The team heads back to Texas to investigate cases involving potential object manipulation and violence: the Catfish Plantation in Waxahachie, a southern food restaurant and Hotel Lawrence in Dallas. Thanks For Watching Less
Ghost Lab S01E05 - Murky Water The team investigates the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana and the Metro Chicago in Chicago, I...
Ghost Lab S01E05 - Murky Water The team investigates the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana and the Metro Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Their mission is to determine if locations near water breed more paranormal activity. Thanks For Watching Less
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