Robert Ashby was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II before becoming the first Black pilot hired by Frontier Airlines.Ashby became interested in flight as a boy delivering newspapers in his neighborhood.
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Bill Wright was the first Black golfer to win a United States Golf Association (USGA) event, 1959’s Amateur Public Links Championship in Denver.Wright was a standout golfer and basketball player when he attended high school in Seattle, as well as at Western Washington University. He was in his senior year of college when he entered the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship.
Robert Ashby was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II before becoming the first Black pilot hired by Frontier Airlines.Ashby became interested in flight as a boy delivering newspapers in his neighborhood.
EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired Masquerade, a thriller written and directed by Shane Dax Taylor and starring Bella Thorne. The deal struck with XYZ Films is for North American, UK and Ireland rights, and the pic will now get a day-and-day release in the U.S later this year.
https://t.co/f5QyzdY264 pic.twitter.com/wx0MOb6D9yThe Flying Wallendas were among the defining stars of 20th century European circus. Respect & tribute. https://t.co/j2W8BoiscTFull Obituary: Los Angeles Times
Sparks were flying while Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock filmed an intense fire scene on the set of their new movie, Bullet Train. The pair were spotted in Los Angeles on March 5, walking amid debris and flames, with the 57-year-old actor sporting some heavy-duty special effects makeup. The look included fake bruises, blood, and dirt, as he donned a white tee that was also covered in fake red blood, and grime. You can see the photos here.
Gabby Barrett celebrated her birthday by staying close with her adorable family! The American Idol alum, who turned 21 on Mar. 5, posed for the cutest selfie on her special day along with her husband Cade Foehner, 24, and their one-month-old daughter Baylah May. In the snapshot, she had her long straight blonde locks down and wore a black short-sleeved top while smiling with a makeup-free face and holding her baby girl, who was wearing a pink, white and black top.
Brad Pitt is having a very busy March as he's currently shooting for David Leitch's directorial Bullet Train with not one, but two of his female co-stars.
The Mandalorian actor Bill Burr has defended Gina Carano, who was fired from the show after sharing a series of offensive and controversial social media posts.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.In a recent episode of The Bill Bert Podcast with Bert Kreischer,
Shelia Washington was instrumental in the exoneration of the Scottsboro Boys, nine young Black men who were wrongfully convicted of raping two white women in a famous 1935 case.The Scottsboro Boys – Haywood Patterson, Clarence Norris, Charlie Weems, Andy Wright, Roy Wright, Olin Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, and Eugene Williams – were riding on a freight train through Tennessee when a white mob tried to force them from the train and later accused them of raping two white women.
Andra Day won the Golden Globe best actress in a drama trophy for her performance inThe United States vs. Billie Holiday, becoming the second-ever Black actress to win the category and the first to do so in 35 years.
Andra Day took home the Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at this year’s ceremony, and fans have reacted with a mixture of shock and delight. Day won the prize for her performance in The United States vs Billie Holiday, her first major film role.
Chase Stokes and Madison Bailey not only star in the Netflix series Outer Banks together, they’re also starring in a fashion campaign together!
EXCLUSIVE: The Exchange is to introduce to buyers at the upcoming virtual EFM to feature Our Last Summer, executive-produced by Oscar-winner and True Blood and Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball (American Beauty).
Douglas Turner Ward was an actor, playwright, and director who co-founded New York’s Negro Ensemble Company.Ward began his acting career in the 1950s, appearing in stage productions including “A Raisin in the Sun” on Broadway.
Edgar Wright is taking on a new project!