🎶 ❤️ #Repost @nmaahc ・・・ #OnThisDay, Diana Ross was born in Detroit, Michigan. Diana Ross is a living legend whose musical career has spanned over five decades. She got her start singing as a teenager with her friends in the trailblazing trio The Supremes. By 1965, The Supremes were the number one female group in the country. They dominated the pop charts, bridging the genres of pop and rhythm and blues in their interpretations of some of Motown’s greatest hits. Their cool elegance, stylish dress, and impeccable manners challenged stereotypes about black femininity. Ross eventually launched her solo career and charted with pop hits like “Ain’t no Mountain High enough,” “Love Hangover,” and “Endless Love.” In addition to music, Ross also pioneered an acting career starring in films such as “Mahogany,” “Lady Sings the Blues” and “The Wiz.” #HiddenHerStory #APeoplesJourney ⠀ ⠀ 📸 Courtesy Creative Commons

🔥🎨 #Repost @bktheartist ・・・ “What were we even fighting for?” (#2) store.bktheartist.com

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After this 🦠 event, and maybe getting laid off you may see the importance of not waiting? Anything can happen to derail your safe comfort zones. #facts Lets get through this together, then rebuild and move your dreams forward, what ever they may be. 💯🌹 #staysafe #stayathome #bepoliticallyaware #vote #listentofacts #loveallbeings #paint #draw #read #learnmore #getready #oneplanet #onelove #artislife

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💔 2020 is just different. #rip #Repost @backstagecast ・・・ James Lipton, the iconic creator and host of “Inside the Actors Studio” has died at age 93. His work has inspired and informed countless actors over the years and his impact on the industry is unparalleled. See a prime example why and head to the #linkinbio to read some of his advice to actors that he once shared with us. Rest in peace, James Lipton, thank you for all of the insight.

#piscesseason 🔥❤️#Repost @nmaahc ・・・ #OnThisDay in 1933, singer-songwriter, musician and activist Nina Simone was born. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone was trained as an accomplished piano player from a child, earning a one-year scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music in Philadelphia upon graduating high school with honors. Simone was denied admission to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia despite a well-received audition, and attributed her denial to discrimination. This event shaped her views on race relations and influence her activism. Fortunately, she was able to receive private piano lessons with Vladmir Sokoloff, an instructor at the Curtis Institute. She sang and played piano at a New Jersey bar to fund her lessons, and adopted the name “Nina” to keep her employment a secret from her conservative mother. Simone earned rave reviews for her performances. She signed her first recording contract and released her debut album, “Little Blue Girl,” in 1959.⠀ ⠀ After the racially motivated assassination of World War II veteran and American civil rights activist Medgar Evers and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four little girls, Simone produced and created protest songs as “Mississippi Goddam,” “Old Jim Crow,” “Why (The King of Love is Dead),” and “Young, Gifted and Black.” The latter two songs were dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and female author Lorraine Hansberry, whose lives were tragically cut short. In an interview with JET Magazine, Simone expressed her belief that the release of “Mississippi Goddamn” — which she referred to as “her first civil rights song” — hurt her career, and that the music industry punished her for her activism. She left her record company and moved abroad in 1970, living in Europe, Africa and the Caribbean before returning to the United States in 1995 to reclaim music royalties. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory #BecauseofHerStory #BlackHistoryMonth ⠀ ⠀ 📸 Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David. D. Spitzer, © David D. Spitzer

This Update... 4 Federal Judges Side With The Graffiti Writers Over A Billionaire Real Estate Mogul... After About 6 Years Of Depositions, Lawyer Meetings, Month-Long Trial, The Results Are In... HIP HOP HOORAY!!! SALUTE TO ALL WRITERS WORLDWIDE... #ARTandLAW 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻

❤️🔥 Its pisces season and this beautiful man’s birthday. 🐐 Happy birthday Mr.Sidney Poitier 👏🏽Repost @gettyarchive ・・・ "If I'm remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty."⁠ Born 93 years ago today, Bahamian-American actor and film director, Sidney Poitier. He is seen here in 1958 with Tony Curtis during the production of Stanley Kramer's widely acclaimed 'The Defiant Ones' - a role for which Poitier was later nominated an Academy Award for Best Actor, this being the first time ever for a black actor.⁠ 📷: Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images⁠ ⁠ #sidneypoitier #thedefiantones #blackboardjungle #intheheatofthenight #guesswhoscomingtodinner #classiccinema #classicfilms #50s #1950s #fifties #hollywoodlegend #classichollywoodfilmstars #hollywoodicon #hollywoodroyalty #silverscreenstars #botd⁠ #blackhistorymonth #africanamericanhistorymonth #americanhistory #africanamericanhistory #blackhistory #historyphoto #nostalgia #historyinphotos#archivephoto #photoarchive #vintagephoto #photolibrary #gettyimages #gettyarchive

💔 This cycle of death has to end, just 20? So far 2020 is just different. #Repost @demontpinder ・・・ @realpopsmoke was Only 20 years old and just getting started .. sending love to his family 🙏🏽 | #onepaintingaway | #curatortotheculture | #myartwilloutlivelife | #popsmoke | dpinderteam@gmail.com | #pinderstory

💯🙌🏽 #Repost @miguel ・・・ You gotta have a reason that’s greater than your laziness and your fear . Love the process and work smart . You are a weapon, stay sharp . 🔪🌹

❤️🤯🔥 #Repost @abcnews ・・・ A suspected new Banksy mural appeared on a wall in Marsh Lane in Bristol, Britain. #banksy #art #graffiti

💔 #Repost @alexandermcqueen ・・・ 8/10 Remembering our friend, mentor and the founder of this house, Lee Alexander McQueen, who died ten years ago today. His brave and beautiful spirit touches everything we do, always, and we miss him every day. 17.03.69 - 11.02.10 Photographed by @AnnRay2046.

💯🔥❤️ #Repost @blueshitbigtown ・・・ "Pretty soon I believe people will have to rely on music to get some kind of peace of mind, or satisfaction, or direction, actually. More so than politics, the big ego scene. You know it's an art of words... Meaning nothing. Therefore you will have to get an earthier substance, like music or the arts." - Jimi Hendrix . . . #jimihendrix #blueshitbigtown #arts #music #earth 📷 @mr.don.draper

#rip I loved your movies. #Repost @michaelkirkdouglas ・・・ It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103. To the world he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to. But to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad, to Catherine, a wonderful father-in-law, to his grandchildren and great grandchild their loving grandfather, and to his wife Anne, a wonderful husband. Kirk's life was well lived, and he leaves a legacy in film that will endure for generations to come, and a history as a renowned philanthropist who worked to aid the public and bring peace to the planet. Let me end with the words I told him on his last birthday and which will always remain true. Dad- I love you so much and I am so proud to be your son. #KirkDouglas

💔 #Repost @sportscenter ・・・ This giant mural of Kobe & Gianna was painted hours after their death in Valenzuela, Philippines, where basketball has always been hugely popular.

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To be honest. Im completely blown. 💔💔💔💔💔 #rip

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💔 No words. LIVE, tomorrow is not promised to anyone. My prayers to his family, friends, and fans. #rip #kobybryant

❤️🔥Check out her series. ✏️🎨 #Repost @jessandapen ・・・ Woohoo! #thriftythurday returns with original little #bodyjoy drawings available at HALF OFF. DM to claim this one! #artistsoninstagram #artastherapy

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#RIP 💔 #Repost @gettyarchive ・・・ "He was far more than one of the funniest writer-performers of his generation, he was the complete Renaissance comedian - writer, director, presenter, historian, brilliant children's author, and the warmest, most wonderful company you could wish to have."⁠ Michael Palin remembers his friend and fellow Monty Python star, Terry Jones, who has died aged 77.⁠ A true visionary of the absurd, Jones is pictured here during the filming of the 'Our Eamonn' sketch from the third series of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'.⁠ 📷: Don Smith/Radio Times via Getty Images | 24 April 1972⁠ ⁠ #terryjones #radiottimes #montypython #montypythonsflyingcircus #lifeofbrian #themeaningoflife #mrcreosote #justonewaferthinmint #cardinalbiggles #andnowforsomethingcompletelydifferent #montypythonandtheholygrail #oureamonn #grahamchapman #johncleese #hesnotthemessiaghesaverynaughtyboy #eriktheviking #britishcomedy #comedyhistory #filmhistory #surrealism #tvhistory #historyphoto #historyinphotos #nostalgia #archivephoto

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🔥 #Repost @pauldanielsart ・・・ HBD #MLK - 24” x 30” acrylic on birch panel from 2019. Thanks for the reposts making the rounds today on this one for #martinlutherkingjr ‘s 91st birthday 🙏

#Repost @nmaahc ・・・ #OnThisDay in 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. By 1963, King had become the most nationally recognized civil rights leader in the country. Schoolchildren across America heard of King’s work with the Montgomery bus boycott and witnessed the shocking images of dogs and fire hoses turned on children in Birmingham, Alabama. As president of the Southern Christian Leadership Coalition (SCLC), King moved quickly to sites of civil rights struggle and brought leadership experience and media attention to local campaigns. King and other religious leaders founded SCLC in 1957 as a leadership council. SCLC helped coordinate the nonviolent protests occurring across the nation by working with existing civil rights groups.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ At the age of 15, King was accepted into Morehouse College, where he studied medicine and law, and graduated in 1948. While continuing his education in theology at Boston University, he met Coretta Scott. After marrying in 1953, they moved to Montgomery, AL and King became pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. In less than a year, Montgomery, Alabama became the seedbed for the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerged as one of its most prominent leaders. His efforts helped to elevate the inequality faced by African Americans and led to laws enforced by Congress to advance African American civil rights, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📸 Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina

🔥 ✏️ #Repost @jessandapen ・・・ Finally drew today. Things that make me happy.

🔥 🎨 #Repost @demontpinder ・・・ It’s a lot of you staring at your blank walls and thinking of me .. it’s ok.. let me help ..you deserve your own | art last forever as long as it’s preserved .. ... how can you really put a value on that? | #bobmarley #onelove | dpinderstory@gmail.com | #onepaintingaway | #myartwilloutlivelife | #pinderstory

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