Dorothy Dandridge walked so Beyoncé could run…♥️ Dorothy Dandridge singing the title song in “Cow Cow Boogie”, 1942 #dorothydandridge #cowcowboogie #40s #1940s #goodoldmovies The song “Cow Cow Boogie” was written (with two co-writers) by African American saxophonist and jazz musician Bennie Carter. Musically, the combination of boogie woogie style with western pop provides a good example of the way African American writers and performers have adapted and altered mainstream western motifs, not ju

Before the Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge and Diahann Carroll, there was Marpessa Dawn. Marpessa Dawn, was an American-born (Pittsburgh) black/Filipino actress, singer, and dancer (triple threat). She faced a lot of racial discrimination while living in the States which curtailed her career and deprived the world of her tremendous presence. Eventually, she moved to Europe and began acting in England, with some minor TV roles. In 1953, she relocated to France and while occasionally working as