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20th-century African-American actresses

  • Ella FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald was born on the 25th of April 1917, in Newport News, Virginia. Her mother Temperance Fitzgerald and father William Ashland Fitzgerald…
  • AaliyahAaliyah Dana Haughton was born on the 16th of January 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. Her family moved to Detroit when she was five years old.
  • Queen LatifahDana Elaine Owens arrived in the world on the 18th of March 1970 within the city limits of Newark, New Jersey. Her childhood unfolded primarily in nearby…
  • Mariah CareyMariah Carey was born on the 27th of March 1969, in Huntington, New York. Her name came from the song They Call the Wind Maria, which appeared in the 1951…
  • The Lady of RageRobin Yvette Allen stood in Chung King Studios during the summer of 1988. She was twenty years old when she met Shahkim, a rapper from Queens who would later…
  • Diana RossDiana Ross was born on the 26th of March 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. Her family lived at 635 Belmont Street in the North End section of the city before…