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"Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian."
--Spike Lee

"Donald Bogle is a] pioneering safe-keeper of the history of blacks in film."
--Vogue

From Donald Bogle, author of the bestselling Dorothy Dandridge and Toms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, and Bucks, a groundbreaking history of African American portrayals in Hollywood, comes the long-awaited, definitive biography of one of America's brightest and most troubled theatrical stars: actress and singer Ethel Waters. In Heat Wave, Bogle explores Waters'...

With a wink or a nod, a shake of their shoulders or hips, America's "Dark Divas," "Sepia Sirens," "Black Beauties" have acted out fantastic stories full of whispers and secrets. They have played with the myths, created legends, turned the social order topsy-turvy. One thing is certain: in 20th- and 21st-century America, an impressive lineup of African American women have dazzled and delighted the world with their energy and style.

Who are these great women of the stage and screen? the singers, dancers, comediennes, actresses? In this...

From the moment Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson met, they were fascinated by one another. He peered into her violet eyes and was transfixed; she, in turn, was dazzled by his talent, intrigued by his sweet-tempered childlike personality, and moved by the stories she had already heard about his troubled...

Almost everyone has dreams about who they want to be. Some are quite grand, while others are less so. No matter the size of your goals, it can be difficult to keep motivated to become the person you want to be. For many, that's enough to forget about the type of person they want to be and simply be satisfied with who they are. Dreams and goals die, and people settle for less than their best.

It doesn't have to be that way. Author Donald A. Bogle's "It's Your Life Things You Ought to Know" encourages and motivates you to be the person you ought to and dream to be. Based on everyday...