St. Louis Blues is a 1958 American film broadly based on the life of W. C. Handy, It starred various jazz and blues greats, and actress Ruby Dee, an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and what?
Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of "A Raisin in the Sun" (1961). Her other notable film roles include "The Jackie Robinson Story" (1950), and "Do the Right Thing" (1989).
List of honors received by Maya Angelou African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was honored by universities, literary organizations, government agencies, and special interest groups. Her honors include a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her book of poetry "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie," a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1973 play "Look Away", and five Grammys for her spoken albums. Beginning in 1982, Angelou held the first lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.