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Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 – February 13, 2010) [1] was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland . Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
On top of her personal theme, involving family and relationships, exhibited in her work, Major has said that Lucille Clifton has been an inspiration for much of her work. Originally named Thelma Lucille Sayles, Lucille Clifton was born June 27, 1936, in Depew, NY and died on February 13, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. [1] [2] [3] He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. [4]
A woman in Kentucky surprised her Navy husband with a special military homecoming by gifting him a five-day duck hunting trip in Kansas with his best friends ahead of Christmas.
"I’m often asked if I knew it would work out. The truth is I didn’t." Ash Jurberg shares the story of meeting his wife in an essay for TODAY.com.
After 58 years of marriage, Dolly Parton and husband Carl Thomas Dean know a thing or two about compromise and maintaining a healthy relationship. During an appearance on Bunnie Xo's "Dumb Blonde ...
Agnes Kane Callum (February 24, 1925 – July 22, 2015) was a genealogist known for her research into Maryland's African-American history. She was a founding member of the Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, a frequent columnist for The Catholic Review, and the founding editor of a black genealogical journal, Flower of the Forest.
Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes.