Black History 365
Vanessa Williams at 43: The Crown, the Scandal, the Comeback
Forty-three years ago, Vanessa Williams became the first Black Miss America. They took her crown, but she staged one of…
Tag: representation
Black History 365
Julia at 58: The Nurse Who Kicked TV’s Door In
Fifty-eight years ago, Diahann Carroll became TV's first Black leading lady outside a servant role. What that door opened, what…