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Movers and Shakers: Ginger Rogers
Season 4 Episode 92
Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) was a classic American performer who dazzled the world with her talents for 65 years. From the vaudeville circuit to Broadw…
3 years, 1 month ago
Movers and Shakers: Esther Williams
Season 4 Episode 92
Esther Williams (1921-2013) brought her prowess in the pool to the silver screen. She was a star athlete and Olympic hopeful in her teenage years bef…
3 years, 1 month ago
Movers and Shakers: Debbie Allen
Season 4 Episode 91
Debbie Allen (1950-present) has had a long and eclectic career as a dancer, actress, choreographer and director.
This month, we're talking about move…
3 years, 1 month ago
Movers and Shakers: Cyd Charisse
Season 4 Episode 90
Cyd Charisse (c. 1922-2008) was Hollywood royalty, and a dancer of mythic proportions. Though her screentime was fleeting, her dreamlike dance number…
3 years, 1 month ago
Movers and Shakers: Bessie Stringfield
Season 4 Episode 89
Bessie Stringfield (1911-1993) was the Motorcycle Queen of Miami, a woman who criss-crossed the US eight times over in her Harley-Davidson motorcycle…
3 years, 1 month ago
Movers and Shakers: Aloha Wanderwell
Season 4 Episode 88
Aloha Wanderwell (1906-1996) was a globetrotting explorer and filmmaker who traveled around the world–literally. Her escapades earned her the title o…
3 years, 1 month ago
Movers and Shakers: Abbye Stockton
Season 4 Episode 87
Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton (1917-2006) was all about transformation, whether she was bulking up her own impressive muscles or changing the face of women’…
3 years, 1 month ago
Tastemakers: Zephyr Wright
Season 4 Episode 86
Zephyr Wright (1915-1988) served as President Lyndon B. Johnson’s personal chef for nearly three decades. While her southern cooking filled stomachs …
3 years, 1 month ago
Tastemakers: Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
Season 4 Episode 85
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor (1937-2016) was a multi-talented storyteller whose autobiographical cook book explored food, reclamation, and community.
Food…
3 years, 1 month ago
Tastemakers: Susie King Taylor
Season 4 Episode 84
Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) was the first Black nurse in the Civil War, who nursed Black soldiers back to health - and cooked them delicious meals.…
3 years, 1 month ago