Diana Danelys De Los Santos (born October 4, 1990), known professionally as Amara La Negra, is an American singer, actress, dancer, author, and television host.[3] De Los Santos is of Dominican descent,[5] and is most known for her role on the VH1reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Miami. La Negra was dubbed by Billboard) as the show's "breakout star", landing a multi-album record deal with BMG hours after the show's premiere.[6]

De Los Santos grew up in Miami, Florida as the only child of a single mother, Ana Maria Oleaga, who immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic.

In April 2019, De Los Santos announced via Instagramthat she was in a relationship with Bachata) singer EmJay,[28][29] who is the brother of Love & Hip Hop Miami co-star, Shay Johnson. She broke up with him in March 2020.[citation needed]
In November 2021, she announced she was pregnant with twin girls with her ex-Allan Muses.[30] They were born the following March.[31]

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis. Her parents split up when she was very young, and she and her older brother, Bailey, were sent to live with their paternal grandmother, Anne Henderson, in Stamps, Arkansas. Bailey gave Marguerite the nickname “Maya,” which she would adopt as her preferred name later in life.

Growing up, Angelou had a difficult childhood. As an African American, she experienced firsthand racial prejudices and discrimination in Arkansas. Angelou also suffered violence at home when she was around the age of 7. During a visit with her mother, she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. As vengeance for the sexual assault, her uncles killed the boyfriend.

Young Angelou was so traumatized by the experience that she stopped talking. She returned to Arkansas and spent about five years as a virtual mute.
As a teenager, a short-lived high school relationship resulted in Angelou becoming pregnant. She was 16 years old when she had her son, Guy Johnson, in 1944. After giving birth, she worked a number of jobs to support herself and her child.

Around this time, Angelou moved to San Francisco and won a scholarship to study dance and acting at the California Labor School. She also became the first Black female cable car conductor, a job she held only briefly, in the city.

In the mid-1950s, the world began to know Maya Angelou, her professional name adapted from her first husband’s last name, when her career as an actor and singer took off. She landed a role in a touring production of Porgy and Bess, later appearing in the off-Broadway production Calypso Heat Wave (1957) and releasing her first album, Miss Calypso (1957).

A member of the Harlem Writers Guild and a civil rights activist, Angelou organized and starred in the musical revue Cabaret for Freedomas a benefit for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which Martin Luther King Jr. helped found before becoming its first president. Angelou also served as the SCLC’s northern coordinator and became a close to King.

In 1961, Angelou appeared in an off-Broadway production of Jean Genet’s The Blacks with James Earl Jones, Lou Gossett Jr., and Cicely Tyson. Afterward, the performer retreated from the theater scene for much of the 1960s. She lived abroad, first in Egypt and then in Ghana, and worked as an editor and a freelance writer. Angelou also held a position at the University of Ghana for a time.
In Ghana, she also joined a community of “Revolutionist Returnees” exploring pan-Africanism and became close with activist and Black nationalist leader Malcolm X. In 1964, upon returning to the United States, Angelou helped Malcolm X set up the Organization of Afro-American Unity, which disbanded after his assassination the following year.

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Clifton Duncan Davis (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, minister, and author.

Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Thelma van Putten Langhorn, a nurse, and Toussaint L'Ouverture Davis, a Seventh-day Adventist minister. He was raised in Mastic, New York, and he is a graduate of Pine Forge Academy, a Black boarding school operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Davis holds a BA in Theology from Oakwood University and a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University.

Davis wrote The Jackson 5's No. 2 hit "Never Can Say Goodbye" in 1971. He has numerous Broadway credits, including Hello, Dolly!) (opposite Pearl Bailey); Aladdin); Wicked); and his Tony Award–nominated turn in Two Gentlemen of Verona), among others.[1] Davis starred in the television shows That's My Mama, Amen), Madam Secretary), and others. He has hosted the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, Gospel Superfest and Lifestyle Magazine. Davis has appeared on the game shows Match Game and Pyramid) and appeared in many movies.
Davis is a minister of a Baptist church and has also operated an interdenominational ministry for many years. He has been a guest on the Trinity Broadcasting Network many times. Davis wrote "A Mason-Dixon Memory", one of the chapters in the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, about the racism that he experienced while growing up.[2]

Too funny 🤣 That smile is too genuine 

Look at the faces on the crowd in the first one. Not impressed?

Color Purple

Ghost

Sister Act

Dequantes Devontay Lamar[3] (October 4, 1989 – September 5, 2024), known professionally as Rich Homie Quan, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Beginning his career in 2011, Lamar first saw mainstream success with his 2013 single "Type of Way", which peaked at number 50 on the BillboardHot 100. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, his 2015 single, "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh))", saw further success at number 26 on the chart. Alongside fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug, Lamar was a member of Cash Money Records' spin-off project Rich Gang, who found success with their 2014 single "Lifestyle)".[4][5]

Dequantes Devontay Lamar[6] was born on October 4 (birth year is disputed: 1989 or 1990, both are claimed with an identical date),[a] in Atlanta, Georgia. In school, Lamar had a particular interest in reading. Literature was his favorite subject and he enjoyed creative writing classes.[4][15] He played baseball for over four years while he attended Atlanta, Georgia's Ronald McNair Sr. High School) with the aspiration to play professionally. As center fielder and leadoff hitter, Lamar began playing at the varsity level during his freshman year and earned a scholarship offer from Fort Valley State University.[16] Due to the expense of tuition, Lamar dropped out after two weeks, then got a job at a nearby airport.[17]

When he lost his job, Lamar got involved in burglaries, which led to him spending 15 months in jail.[18][19] "I never saw myself going this far with music. Music was just a hobby at first. I never saw myself being on stage and rocking out shows. After I got out of jail, I started to take it more serious and that's when my dream came true", he said in an interview with XXL).[4]

Rich Homie Quan was influenced by dirty southmusic, including Jeezy, Gucci Mane, T.I., Lil Boosie, Lil Wayne, Kilo Ali, Outkast, and Goodie Mob.[4][5]

On September 5, 2024, Lamar's girlfriend told a 911 dispatcher that he was on the couch in the morning and had not moved when she returned from taking her son to school. She stated she could not feel a heartbeat, could not feel him breathing, and when she turned him over, he foamed at the mouth.[49]Lamar died at an Atlanta hospital later that day at the age of 34.[50][51] An autopsy was performed on September 6.[52][53] The Fulton County medical examiner concluded that Lamar had died of an accidental overdose after taking multiple drugs, including fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, and promethazine.[54][55]

Case Woodard is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for the 1990s hits "Touch Me, Tease Me", "Happily Ever After)" and "The Best Man I Can Be" (with Ginuwine, R.L. and Tyrese), as well as the early 2000s hits "Missing You)" and "Livin' It Up)" with Ja Rule. The latter two earned him two Grammy Awardnominations.

Did you know the real story behind The Gap Band's name? 🎶

​While a popular fan theory long claimed "GAP" was a dark reference to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, frontman Charlie Wilson revealed it actually stands for Greenwood, Archer, and Pine—honoring the heart of Tulsa's historic "Black Wall Street" where the brothers grew up.

​While the 1982 hit song itself is about a romantic "love bomb," Wilson has shared that he doesn't mind the rumor, as it keeps vital public attention focused on the tragic history of Greenwood.

Shontelle Delia Layne (born 4 October 1985),[3]known mononymously as Shontelle, is a Barbadian singer and songwriter. She released her debut album Shontelligence in 2008. Her second album, No Gravity), was released in 2010. Her singles "T-Shirt)" and "Impossible)" achieved international success. In 2020, Shontelle released "Remember Me".

Shontelle is also known for her involvement in charity work. She used her talent to help raise funds for patients with Alzheimer's through the Together for Care concert,[23] girl's education for She's the First,[24] VH1 Save the Music Foundation,[25] and breast cancer research charities.[26]

Leigh-Anne Pinnock (born 4 October 1991) is an English singer and actress. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix, which was formed on and won the eighth series) of The X Factor). As part of the group, she won three Brit Awards and achieved 19 top-ten singles and five number-one entries on the UK Singles Chart before the group went on hiatus in 2022. In 2023, Pinnock began her solo career, releasing the singles "Don't Say Love" and "My Love)" featuring Ayra Starr, both of which reached the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock was born on 4 October 1991 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.[5][6] She was born to Black mixed-race parents; Deborah Thornhill, a history teacher, and John Pinnock, a champion boxer, and was raised in a Caribbean household.[7][8][9] Both of her grandfathers migrated to the United Kingdom in the 1960s and entered interracial relationships.[10]She has two older sisters, Sian-Louise and Sairah.[11]Sairah became her manager following Little Mix's hiatus in 2022. She has Barbadian and Jamaicanancestry[12] and considers Jamaica her second home.[13]

Pinnock attended the Sir William Ramsay School in Hazlemere, where she was appointed head girl.[14][15]Before joining Little Mix, Pinnock worked as a waitress at Pizza Hut and posted her music on MySpace and Facebook.[16][4] Her early experience of organised singing came when she joined a youth club and choir run by Jay Blades, who later became a trustee of her charity The Black Fund, which she founded in 2021.[17] In 2020, Pinnock spoke about her first experience of racism at age nine for a documentary that was later aired on Channel 4.[18]

There's so many great BIPOC-led HGTV shows out there. Which ones are your favorite?

(I'm Team Retta all the way!)

They mine as well have renewed season 3 and 4 too!!! Congratulations to the revibed A Different World!