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Tag: Ossie Davis

Jade Allen, a 2018-19 Ossie Davis Legacy Scholarship recipient (Courtesy of uncf.org)
Posted inEducation, Stacy M. Brown

Tenn. Student Receives Ossie Davis Scholarship

by Stacy M. Brown November 26, 2019December 21, 2021

This month, after a rigorous selection process, the family of the late actors and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee and UNCF (United Negro College Fund) announced that Lane College senior Jade Allen is the recipient of the Ossie Davis Legacy Scholarship.

Louise Beavers (left) plays a maid whose daughter (Fredi Washington) passes for White in “Imitation of Life." (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
Posted inBlack Experience, Entertainment

Films to Watch During Black History Month

by WI Guest Author February 2, 2018October 31, 2020
The children of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Entertainment

Children Remember Ossie Davis on the Centenary of His Birth

by WI Guest Author December 20, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Alicia Keys to Sing at Ruby Dee Memorial in NYC

by Washington Informer September 5, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Memorial Service for Ruby Dee Will Be Held in September

by Washington Informer July 2, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Photos: Remembering Ruby Dee

by Washington Informer June 13, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Ruby Dee’s Legacy of Activism, Acting Mourned

by Washington Informer June 13, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Daughter: Actress Ruby Dee Dead at 91

by Washington Informer June 12, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Black Love: Ruby Dee Shares Exclusive Photos Of Her and Ossie Davis

by Reporter II June 14, 2012October 30, 2020

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