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Maya Angelou in a publicity still for Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
Actress and writer Maya Angelou — in costume, dressed in a white strapless gown cut to the thigh — captured facing the camera, mid-dance, face turned to the right while smiling broadly, right hand on her hip, as three musicians sit on the floor around her, comically dressed and playing drums and guitar, in a full-length black-and-white shot for the film Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
January 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Paul Robeson on the set of The Emperor Jones (1933)
Actor Paul Robeson — in costume, dressed in a dark-coloured short-sleeved shirt and white trousers, wearing a gun and bullet holster and belt — captured with his back to the camera as he looks into a wooden mirror, his reflection visible as he smiles broadly with his hands on the belt, during a break from filming on the set of The Emperor Jones (1933)
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Nat King Cole photographed upon arrival at Idlewild Airport in New York City, 1959
Musician and actor Nat King Cole — dressed in a dark-coloured suit and tie — captured facing the camera, left hand in his jacket pocket, smiling broadly as he crosses the tarmac on the runway, a Trans World Airlines aeroplane and attached airstair directly behind him, in a full-length black-and-white shot taken on the runway upon Cole's arrival at Idlewild Airport in New York City
February 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Donna Summer playing chess at her home in Munich, 1969
Musician Donna Summer — dressed in a black turtleneck sweater and dark-coloured jeans — captured facing the camera while seated in front of a small chessboard, looking downward as she holds a black chess piece in her left hand, right hand resting on her leg, in a medium-length black-and-white shot taken at her home in Munich Musician Donna Summer — dressed in a black turtleneck sweater and dark-coloured jeans — captured facing the camera while seated in front of a small chessboard, hands clasped together as she looks upward at her opponent, whose arm is visible as they lift a white queen chess piece, in a medium-length black-and-white shot taken at her home in Munich
February 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Diana Ross leads her fellow Motown artists across Oxford Street while in London for the Tamla-Motown UK tour, 1965
Singer and actress Diana Ross — dressed in a light-coloured dress and fur coat — captured walking across the road, glancing to the right, wind in her hair and her hands in the air, as a number of Motown artists and personnel — all bundled up in coats — stand on the kerb of the pavement behind Ross, getting ready to follow her, while several pedestrians are visible nearby, in a full-length black-and-white shot taken on Oxford Street in London
February 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Hattie McDaniel photographed at the 12th Academy Awards, 1940 #Oscars
Actress Hattie McDaniel — dressed in a light-coloured gown and jacket with white flower stole — captured facing the camera while standing behind a table replete with Academy Award statuettes, a microphone beside her, in a full-length black-and-white shot taken at the 12th Academy Awards
March 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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"Why don't you give the man back his binoculars?"

Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt) ruffles some feathers in Anna Lucasta (1958)
March 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra in a publicity still for Ocean's 11 (1960)
Actor Peter Lawford and actors and singers Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra — all dressed in dark-coloured suits and ties — captured facing the camera while seated together in a row, Lawford, Martin and Davis Jr. with their hands in their laps, Sinatra with his arms folded, all looking toward each other, in a medium-length black-and-white shot for the film Ocean's 11 (1960)
March 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Josephine Baker photographed by Boris Lipnitzki in her dressing room at the Casino de Paris, 1930
Dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker — dressed in a sparkling flapper dress — captured sitting in profile on a chair, face turned to the camera, smiling broadly with her feet resting on a small table in front of her, a lighted mirror and vanity table in the background, in a full-length black-and-white shot taken in her dressing room at the Casino de Paris
March 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Nichelle Nichols in a promotional still for the television series Star Trek, 1967
Actress Nichelle Nichols — in character as Uhura, dressed in her iconic Star Trek crew uniform — captured facing the camera, arms folded, while posing against a space background, in a medium-length black-and-white shot for the television series Star Trek
March 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Hazel Scott performing "Taking a Chance on Love" in I Dood It (1943)

Full clip on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/DEQXo8V...

Full clip on YouTube: youtu.be/Lj-Q9MlH4f4
December 31, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Diahann Carroll in a promotional still for the television series Julia, 1968
Actress and singer Diahann Carroll — in costume, dressed in white nurse uniform and hat, wrapped in a black cape — captured facing the camera and smiling broadly while holding a black leather medical bag, a brick wall behind her, in a medium-length black-and-white shot for the television series Julia
March 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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This remains the only film where a submersible car explodes a helicopter.
From THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
March 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM