Franklyn Seales was an American film, television and stage actor. He was known for his portrayals of business manager Dexter Stuffins in the 1980s sitcom Silver Spoons, and real-life convicted cop killer Jimmy Lee (Youngblood) Smith in the 1979 film The Onion Field Continue reading Profile: Franklyn Seales (1952-1990)
Joyce J. Scott is an African-American artist. Named a MacArthur Fellow in 2016, and a Smithsonian Visionary Artist in 2019, Scott is best known for her figurative sculptures and jewelry using free form, off-loom beadweaving techniques, similar to a peyote stitch. Continue reading Profile: Joyce J. Scott (1948-)
Elizabeth Talford Scott was an American folk artist, known for her quilts. Continue reading Profile: Elizabeth Talford Scott (1916-2011)
RaFia Santana is an American artist, musician, and performer based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work ranges from animated gifs to self-portraiture, videos, and performance to editioned clothing and electronic music exploring gentrification, the millennial mindset, mental health, and the lived black experience. Continue reading Profile: RaFia Santana (1990-)
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