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The 1920s were a period of great change. Vintage photographs show what life was like for women throughout the decade.
Following her class reunion, Joplin returned to LA to record an album in the weeks before her death; "Pearl" was her nickname among friends.
Ken Bridges looks at the achievements, struggles and impact of Texas native Janis Joplin
Apr. 27—Janis Joplin thrilled rock fans with her soulful music. As she burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, she was known for songs that were a unique mix of rock, folk, and blues. After her death in 1970, her fame and legend only grew. She was born in January 1943 in Port Arthur. She was the eldest of three children born to Scott Joplin, a Texaco engineer, and his wife, Dorothy, a ...
An upcoming episode of The Equalizer will reunite star Queen Latifah with her Bessie co-star Mike Epps, TVLine has learned exclusively. Epps, who appeared in HBO’s 2015 biopic with Latifah, will appear in the Sunday, March 17, Equalizer (CBS, 8/7c). He’ll play J.J. Cranson, a former gambling addict whom McCall hires to help when Dante’s …
Poet Amanda Gorman will receive the Chairman's Award; June Ambrose will receive the Vanguard Award.
We love directors who keep returning to queer stories!
The show is told through the music of legends like Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and more.
The work remains a crowd favorite. But more and more scholars are starting to see ‘Rhapsody’ as a whitewashed version of Harlem’s vibrant Black music scene.
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