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Rita Moreno, photographed by Loomis Dean, 1954.
Rita Moreno, photographed by Loomis Dean, 1954.

(Source: missavagardner, via classicalallure)

allinthebestofbadtaste:

Jean Idelle

Fan dance legend Jean Idelle 

allinthebestofbadtaste:

Jean Idelle

Fan dance legend Jean Idelle 

The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, first published in 1956

The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, 1956

The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, 1956


Miriam Makeba, Monterey Jazz Festival, 1960 | photographed by Jim Marshall

Miriam Makeba, Monterey Jazz Festival, 1960 | photographed by Jim Marshall

(Source: classicalallure, via talented10th)

vintageblackglamour:

Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), the legendary singer and civil rights activist seen here in 1960, was born 81 years ago today in Johannesburg, South Africa. I was pleasantly surprised this morning to see that the doodle on Google’s homepage is in honor of her birthday. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty.

vintageblackglamour:

Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), the legendary singer and civil rights activist seen here in 1960, was born 81 years ago today in Johannesburg, South Africa. I was pleasantly surprised this morning to see that the doodle on Google’s homepage is in honor of her birthday. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty.

divalocity:

A Glamtastic Flashback: Eartha Kitt - 1959 by Isaac Sutton.

Eartha Kitt, 1959 by Issac Sutton

divalocity:

A Glamtastic Flashback: Eartha Kitt - 1959 by Isaac Sutton.

Eartha Kitt, 1959 by Issac Sutton

vintageblackglamour:

I hear that Dame Shirley Bassey will make her first appearance on the Academy Awards on February 24th. I can’t wait to see that! Here, she is in her dressing room in London in May 1958, looking almost as good as she does today! Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images.

vintageblackglamour:

I hear that Dame Shirley Bassey will make her first appearance on the Academy Awards on February 24th. I can’t wait to see that! Here, she is in her dressing room in London in May 1958, looking almost as good as she does today! Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images.

guywoodhouse:

A young Diahann Carroll, workin’ it

guywoodhouse:

A young Diahann Carroll, workin’ it

lauramcphee:

Eartha Kitt, 1951 (Russell Westwood)

lauramcphee:

Eartha Kitt, 1951 (Russell Westwood)

(via classicalallure)