Maxwell's new album BLACKsummers'night will be released this Tuesday, and I'm so excited. I've been a Maxwell fan from day one; seeing him release another album after been out of the scene for a minute is very gratifying. His sound, which I absolutely love, envokes a sense of peace & happiness for me. Especially when I can share my enjoyment of his music with someone I care for. After seeing his performance on the BET Awards, it made me want this upcoming album even more, secretly hoping for a tour date to pass through the 757 area. Don't sleep on this album!
She came from a hard life in St. Louis, Missouri to having an outstanding career worldwide.
As Wikipedia states, "Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American expatriate entertainer and actress. She became a French citizen in 1937. Most noted as a singer, Baker also was a celebrated dancer in her early career. She was given the nicknames the "Bronze Venus" or the "Black Pearl", as well as the "Créole Goddess" in anglophone nations. In France, she has always been known as "La Baker". Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture, to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer. She is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (she was offered the leadership of the movement by Coretta Scott King in 1968 following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, but turned it down), for assisting the French Resistance during the Second World War and being the first American-born woman to receive the highest French military honor, the Croix de Guerre, and for being an inspiration to generations of African American female entertainers and others." Click Here for the full article.
If you've never seen Lynn Whitfield's portrayal of her in "The Josephine Baker Story", you need to search for a copy & watch it. Like I said she was a remarkable, beautiful woman. Period.
I came across her pictures and videos while searching for Black Pin Up Modeling in Google. I'm thinking about doing some, so I wanted to find out how to get into it. Anyway, I came across this video & was instantly reminded of how much I admire this woman.
