CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Black History is much more than a month at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. They have exhibits on African American history, culture, sports and so much more.
The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at ...
That was more money than any other Black ... in our history is wonderful,” Davis said. The intersection of Chestnut Drive and Tournament Drive in Concord was the site of Bessie Smith’s ...
February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with ...
The Harlem Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual movement of the 1920s, stands as a pivotal chapter in American history, particularly in the arts. Centered i ...
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Thornetta Davis as Bessie Smith, and Sky Covington as Billie Holiday — celebrated the jazz and blues icons onstage, performing in Covington's "Satin Doll Revue" to close out Black History Month ...