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Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave.
This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. The award was first given during the 1996 ceremony. Since its inception, Loretta Devine holds the record for the most wins with five.
Rosa Parks: Touched by an Angel [4] Sheryl Lee Ralph: Moesha: Wendy Raquel Robinson: The Steve Harvey Show: Countess Vaughn: Moesha: Terri J. Vaughn: The Steve Harvey Show: 2001 Terri J. Vaughn: The Steve Harvey Show [5] Kim Coles: Frasier: Sheryl Lee Ralph: Moesha: Sandra Oh: Arliss: Hattie Winston: Becker: 2002 Terri J. Vaughn: The Steve ...
A Congressional resolution of October 10, 1986, endorsed the awards. [5] Fugazy awarded the first 80 Ellis Island Medals of Honor on October 27, 1986; recipients present included Joe DiMaggio, Victor Borge, Anita Bryant, Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks, and Donald Trump (a business associate of Fugazy). [3]
The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is an American award founded by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) (formerly known as the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO)), which is presented annually to American citizens, both native-born and naturalized. [1] [2] The Medal recognizes — in the organization's words —
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks - Jeanne Theoharis (Beacon Press) Buck: A Memoir - MK Asante (Spiegel & Grau) Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington - Terry Teachout (Gotham Books) Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker - Stanley Crouch (HarperCollins, Harper) Mom & Me & Mom - Maya Angelou (Random House)
The Rosa Parks Story [citation needed] Gloria Reuben: Little John: Jackie Richardson: Sins of the Father: Vanessa Williams: Keep the Faith, Baby: N'Bushe Wright: Widows: 2004: Whoopi Goldberg: Good Fences [10] Suzzanne Douglas: Sounder: Vanessa Ferlito: Undefeated: Mo'Nique: Good Fences: 2005: Lynn Whitfield: Redemption: The Stan Tookie ...
The NAACP Image awards has been widely accepted and dubbed as the "Black Oscars/Emmy/ Grammy" award show from the African-American and Latino community, as it is an important prestigious award celebrating artists and entertainers of color that may have been overlooked from by the mainstream film, television, theater and music award counterparts due to racial seclusion or lack of interests from ...