Diahann Carroll

Happy Friday!! I know this post is SUPER late! Sorry, I was dealing with my mane yesterday, which you can see is back in it’s natural state (well, kind of!) after being straight on and off for most of December and January.   Yesterday, I had to make a choice — outfit pics or hair? Hair won! So, I took my pictures on my lunch break today, and now I am scrambling to get those post up in the next 30 minutes. Anyway, today’s Style Me Friday submission comes from long time reader, Chinyere!  (Hi...Read Full Story

Black is beautiful and because it's Black History Month, it's obvious we're going to highlight the beautiful black men and women in history. We want to encourage you to make history so that 10, 20, 30 years from now, we'll be talking about YOU!   In 1968 Diahann Carroll starred in Julia one of the first television series to star a black woman in a non-stereotypical role. She later created the role of Dominique Deveraux in Dynasty . Diahann Carroll attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High...Read Full Story

Diahann Carroll Diahann Carroll (born July 17, 1935), is an American actress and singer. Born in New York City, she attended its LaGuardia High School for performing arts. Carroll was born Carol Diahann Johnson in The Bronx, New York, to John Johnson and Mabel Faulk. Her family moved to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City when she was an infant. She attended Music & Art High School, along with schoolmate Billy Dee Williams. She appeared in the prestigious African-American themed...Read Full Story

Diahann Carroll Diahann Carroll (born July 17, 1935), is an American actress and singer. Born in New York City, she attended its LaGuardia High School for performing arts. Carroll was born Carol Diahann Johnson in The Bronx, New York, to John Johnson and Mabel Faulk. Her family moved to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City when she was an infant. She attended Music & Art High School, along with schoolmate Billy Dee Williams. She appeared in the prestigious African-American themed...Read Full Story

*Veteran screenwriter, producer and director Hal Kanter died Sunday of complications of pneumonia in Encino, his daughter Donna Kanter told the Los Angeles Times. He was 92. His numerous TV credits included creation of the landmark sitcom “Julia,”  for which Diahann Carroll became the first black actress to star in her own sitcom whose character was a professional woman rather than a maid. “He was considered one of the wits of the industry,” said Carl Reiner, upon learning of Kanter’s...Read Full Story