Our September 2010 e-Newsletter is online! This issue includes, among other things, obituaries for the late Abbey Lincoln and Vonetta McGee as well as information on a special exhibition, entitled African Reinventions: Reused Materials in Popular Culture, which will be on display at the Indiana University Art Museum. There are also articles on Animafrik 2010… Read more »
Tag: Abbey Lincoln
Performances: Abbey Lincoln
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In Memorium: Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln, jazz vocalist, actress and civil rights activist, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2010. She was 80 years old. The Black Film Center/Archive hosted a program in March 2010 which honored the film Nothing But a Man. Abbey Lincoln played the leading female role, Josie, in this film. The BFC/A extend our condolences to… Read more »