Black Woman in the U.S. - Ruby Dee: Importance of reading.
Ruby Dee (born Ruby Ann Wallace) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist.
Ruby Dee is still living in 2011 she is going to be 87 in october,23.
Ruby Dee was an American actress, screenwriter, poet, playwright and civil rights activist who had an illustrious career spanning more than 50 years. She was born on October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. She grew up in Harlem, New York and began acting as a teenager. She attended Hunter College and studied acting at the American Negro Theatre.
Ossie Davis, American writer, actor, director, and social activist who was known for his contributions to African American theater and film and for his passionate support of civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was also noted for his long and distinguished artistic partnership with his wife, Ruby Dee.
Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers recently released their new album “Little Black Heart” and to celebrate we asked Ruby to tell us about the song “Who You Think I Am”. Here is the story: Eight years ago, I was in a pretty bad accident that left me with a moderately severe TBI.
RUBY DEE WAS a marvelously expressive actor, and a lifelong risk-taking radical committed to challenging racial and economic inequality. She made history as part of an extraordinary group of Black Arts radicals — including Paul Robeson, Lorraine Hansberry, Harry Belafonte, John O. Killens and Julian Mayfield, as well as her husband Ossie Davis — who actively protested white supremacy and.
Ruby's writing style made it easy for me to read this book. The book gave a detailed account of these two legendary actors. I personally enjoyed reading Ruby's stories more than I did Ossie's. There were more life lessons in Ruby's stories. Yes, it was a long book and should have been edited down to 300 pages.