bon-aventure:

in my dreams

vintagegal:

“The Duchess”, born Norma-Jean Wofford, was an acclaimed guitarist who played with Bo Diddley and his band from 1962-1966. 

grishma:

Truth.

dreamhampton1:

photo by Sue Kwon

A rep for the Dalai Lama released a statement over MCA’s death:

“Adam had helped us raise awareness on the plight of the Tibetan people by organizing various freedom Tibet concerts and he will be remembered by his holiness and the Tibetan people.”

dorothydandridge:

Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge were great friends. However, NO biography of Marilyn Monroe mentions her friendship with this great black actress.

After Dandridge would finish performing with the Desi Arnez band in Hollywood, she would call Monroe, they would talk for hours about their career, problems with men and racism in Hollywood. Dorothy, Marilyn, and Ava Gardener partied together.

Marilyn never tried to hide her friendship with Dorothy. It was simply unpopular for whites to have black friends during segregation. So white media outlets refused to report on their friendship.This may be why Marilyn Monroe biographers are “unaware” of the great friendship these two shared.

Dandridge was also a good friend’s of actor James Dean, she considered Dean a ‘play brother.’ Monroe and Dean tried to shield Dandridge from racism. 

Actor Marlon Brando was extremely attracted to Dorothy Dandridge and shocked an audience when he kissed Dandridge on the mouth during an awards ceremony. Interracial mixing in Hollywood was unheard of in the 1950s and was looked down upon. 

Marilyn Monroe was very ‘black friendly’ and it’s rumored that she tried to talk President John F. Kennedy into doing more for civil rights before her death. 

Ironically, Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge would die in a similiar fashion. Both died of accidental pill overdoses.

talented10th:

WORD UP

emeraldtriangleprincess:

so there’s a lot of beautiful Rosie the Riveters out there, and I’ve compiled a set of them, so we can appreciate them all together :)

ps I don’t know the artists or women depicted for most of these, so if you have info, let me know and I’ll add it!

1. original print (J. Howard Miller)
2. Sabina England (artist and portrayal)
3. unknown
4. Kelly Rowland (portrayal); Derek Blanks (photographer)
5. Guatelmalan Woman of Quetzalteca Especial (artist: Mario Lanz)
6. unknown
7. Roshan the Riveter (artist: Omid Hast)
8. Latina Rosie the Riveter (artist: my-little-native)
9. Robert Valadez (artist)
10. unknown