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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 16h

Yesterday also marked the golden anniversary of the release of Earth, Wind & Fire’s SPIRIT LP. What a time to be alive. #MusicSky #BlackSkyOver50

A wall clock with the album cover of Earth, Wind & Fire’s SPIRIT album as its face

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

[SOUND ON] Happy heavenly 87th to the mighty Marlena Shaw. #MusicSky #BlackSkyOver50

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Richard Pryor, as a former Vietnam War POW, visits his stroke-recovering mother (played by Olivia Cole) in the overlooked and offbeat (for Pryor) drama SOME KIND OF HERO [Pressman, 1982]. Despite being cast as Pryor’s mother, Cole was nearly two full years younger than the comedic GOAT. #BlackSky

A pensive Richard Pryor kneels next to a wheelchair-bound Olivia Cole, who gazes dotingly at him

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sisters with voices, O.G. edition: Screengrab of The Jones Girls ascendant, early ‘70s. #BlackSkyOver50 #MusicSky

[Left to right] Shirley, Valorie and Brenda Jones astride an outdoor banister in shoulder-length hair, midriff blouses and slacks and jeans

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“We didn’t need dialogue—we had faces.” Ali meets another greatest—silent screen legend Gloria Swanson—circa early ‘70s. #FilmSky #MuhammadAli

Muhammad Ali and Gloria Swanson seated on a florid couch in conversation with a painting behind them on the wall

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The mnemonic HOMES that we used to remember the Great Lakes is now SHAME. Way to go, Cheeto…so on-brand. #LakeOntario

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Forget the trash headline and outlet it came from—that’s the portrait of my big brother @donaldformey executed by Barkley Hendricks in Jimmy Iovine’s office. [📸: New York Times via @dionnetheicon] #BlackSky #BlackSkyOver50 #ArtSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Eddie KANG!!! Very sad to learn of the death of veteran actor Michael Wright at the relatively early age of 70. May all of his loved ones be comforted by the fact that his sterling, fervent work will live forever. #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky #RIP

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Another example of the Joan Crawford Template ™️ at work in shaping Diana Ross’ film persona. Left: LADY SINGS THE BLUES [Furie, 1972]. Right: PAID [Wood, 1930]. #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Actor and Johnson Publishing Company darling Suzette Harbin as Jet’s Beauty of the Week, 1 April 1954 issue. #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Eccentric dancer” Ethel Williams [center] flanked by two unidentified fellow chorines on a bill for the Ethel Waters revue, ca. 1920s. The open secret in showbiz circles was that Williams was the longtime romantic partner of Waters as well, which led folks to dub them “The Two Ethels.” #MusicSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Screengrab of Barbara-O Jones as the put-upon protagonist of Haile Gerima’s pivotal L.A. Rebellion feature BUSH MAMA (1979). #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

She paved the way: Arlene Smith, the lead singer of the massively influential early R&B girl group The Chantels, joined the soprano section of the heavenly choir on July 29th at the age of 84. Thank you, and rest in melody and power. #BlackSkyOver50 #MusicSky #RIP

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Megawattage: B.B. King, Carla Thomas, Godfrey Cambridge, and O’Kelly Isley, 1970. #BlackSkyOver50 #MusicSky #FilmSky

B.B. King, Carla Thomas, Godfrey Cambridge, and O’Kelly Isley pose and smile together at an event, 1970.

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Tamara Dobson opens a righteous can of whoopass on Shelley Winters on a lobby card for CLEOPATRA JONES [Starrett, 1973], which dropped in US theaters 53 years ago yesterday. #BlackSky #FilmSky

Tamara Dobson slaps Shelley Winters against a blue sky backdrop

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

[SWIPE] A valiant Minnie Riperton leaving it all on the stage near the end of her life. Today marks the 47th anniversary of her transition at the age of 31. [📸 from the inlay booklet of the 2-disc compilation “Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection,” Capitol, 2001] #BlackSkyOver50 #MusicSky

Minnie Riperton emotes into a microphone in a black, cowl-necked jumpsuit and brown headwrap.

Two photos of Minnie Riperton in a black cowl-necked jumpsuit, brown headwrap and heels on stage. One depicts her singing with eyes closed; another depicts her executing a sweeping bow.

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

From behind the veil: Lena Horne’s landmark Show magazine cover story, September 1963. The article traces Horne’s evolution from MGM “pretty pony” to civil rights activist in a striking way after a recent series of jolting events in her life, Medgar Evers’ assassination among them. #BlackSkyOver50

A tanned Lena Horne in a white sheath peeks through a tear in a white paper backdrop on the cover of Show magazine, September 1963 issue.

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Nothing new under the sun: 75 years earlier to the very day of the Swift-Kelce nuptials, gospel-rock-guitar foremother Sister Rosetta Tharpe married her third and final husband, manager Russell Morrison, before a ticketed crowd of 25,000 at DC’s Griffith Stadium, culminating in a commemorative LP.

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

youtu.be/LIXQUI1ywjg?... “I know from love I came, to love I’ll goooooooooo….”

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Heed the Warning

YouTube video by Chaka Khan - Topic

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A woman, an activist, a school of master vocalizing, a force turns 73 today. Much love and many happy returns to the great #ChakaKhan. #BOTD #MusicThreads #BlackSkyOver50

Chaka Khan walking by a sunny lake holding a balloon in the late ‘70s

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

James Earl Jones as Captain Woody Paris with Lee Chamberlin as his wife Barbara in a publicity photo for the short-lived CBS police drama “Paris,” 1979-80. #BlackSkyOver50 #TVSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Nina Mae McKinney, signed publicity shot, circa 1930s. #FilmSky #BlackSkyOver50

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The O.G. anointed Pace sisters: Judy (L) and her vocalist/actor/activist sister Jean at the west coast premiere of the concert film GOSPEL, Pickwood Theater, Los Angeles, 1983. [📸: A. Ace Burgess for Jet magazine] #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky #JudyPace

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Michael BEEEEEEEE!!!! I feel a whole lot better now!!! #Oscars2026

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Loving Pedro’s starburst accent on the tuxedo shirt! #Oscars2026

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Babs!!! There, I said it.🤎🤎🤎🤎 #Oscars2026

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Yes, Cooglerrrr!!!!✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 #Oscars

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Delroy Lindo’s face is ALL of us right now. This is bull. #Oscars2026

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

“The most beautiful Negro girl in Hollywood”: A family member has confirmed that Judy Pace Flood, one of the most visible, versatile, and gorgeous Black film/TV actresses of the 1960s and 1970s, has made her ancestral transition at the age of 83. #FilmSky #TVSky #BlackSkyOver50

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

[L-R] Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards and Melvin Franklin of The Temptations promote their CLOUD NINE LP at a press conference, 1969. #BlackSkyOver50 #MusicSky

Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards and Melvin Franklin of The Temptations sit at a press conference table each holding up a copy of their CLOUD NINE LP with two men standing behind them.

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Dorothy Dandridge on set during a break in the filming of the nautical thriller THE DECKS RAN RED [Stone, 1958]. #FilmSky #BlackSkyOver50

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It’s the 92nd heavenly birthday of actor/singer Barbara McNair. #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky #MusicSky #Broadway

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Shakespeare with seasoning: Clifton Davis and Jonelle Allen in the John Guare/Mel Shapiro/Galt MacDermot Broadway rock music adaptation of the Bard’s TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, St. James Theatre, 1971. Allen was nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical at the Tonys. #BlackSkyOver50 #Broadway

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Three-time Tony nominee Gilbert Price (1942-1991) in costume for Geoffrey Holder’s TIMBUKTU!, 1978. It’s been speculated that Langston Hughes, who was reportedly smitten with Price, may have based a character named “Beauty” on the singer/dancer/actor in several of his works. #BlackSkyOver50

Actor Gilbert Price captured swirling in a gold lamé cape designed by Geoffrey Holder for the Broadway show TIMBUKTU!, 1978

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

February 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of Supreme Florence Ballard’s untimely passing at the age of 32. #MusicSky #BlackSkyOver50

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

At least one unreleased Roberta Flack album-length project remains in the vaults—a 1985 collection of unsung early R&B chestnuts with a delicious working title: MISS MELODY AND THE UPTOWN HARLEM STOMPERS. Flack was dissatisfied with the results, so it remains shelved to this day. #MusicSky #BlackSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I experienced Santa Claus/Tooth Fairy levels of disillusionment —as a grown-ass man—when I discovered that Ron O’Neal wore hairpieces in the SUPER FLY movies. #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Flyer for the Eartha Kitt-Wendell Corey Broadway production of Lonnie Coleman’s JOLLY’S PROGRESS, 1959. The play, by most accounts a rather ill-advised Alabama-set interracial redo of PYGMALION, ran for only 9 performances that December. #BlackSkyOver50 #BroadwaySky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Original 35mm slide of Debbie Allen as Michelle [a proxy for the director’s ex-wife Deboragh] in Richard Pryor’s semi-autobiographical directorial maiden voyage JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING [1986]. #BlackSkyOver50 #FilmSky

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Ruby Dee is riveting as Rachel, an enslaved passenger aboard an 1861 train on which a pre-inauguration 🔫 attempt on Lincoln’s life is foiled, in Anthony Mann’s THE TALL TARGET [1951]. #FilmSky #BlackSkyOver50

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Crescresyall @crescresyall.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

youtu.be/B4Azb4_qI_c?... Rest in peace to Mr. Lamonte McLemore—one-fifth of The 5th Dimension and master photographer—who has slipped away at the age of 90. #BlackSkyOver50 #MusicSky #RestInPeace

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Ashes To Ashes (Digitally Remastered 1997)

YouTube video by The Fifth Dimension - Topic

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