BLACK ENTERTAINMENT
AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT
BLACK HOLLYWOOD
BLACK VAUDEVILLE
THE CHITLIN CIRCUITS
BLAXPLOITATION
BLACK ENTERTAINMENT RELATED TOPICS
BLACK ENTERTAINMENT LINKS
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BLACK VAUDEVILLE
Black Vaudeville was based on performances that came out of the movement
and style of African Americans. The vaudeville years were the early 1880s
until the early 1930. These acts were unique on the vaudeville scene because
the performers brought in different experience that the white performers
could not convey.
Although African-American performers were mistreated, a Vaudeville gig was
better than being a maid or farm worker. Vaudeville had what they called
circuits to keep the show business at the time organized. It was difficult
for a black performer to be accepted into the white circuit due to the racial
issues of the time. Eventually, black circuits were created to give black
performers more opportunities. Black Vaudeville made it possible for African
Americans to enjoy entertainment through their own heritage.
Black Vaudeville
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Vaudeville
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THE CHITLIN CIRCUITS
The "Chitlin' Circuit" is the collective name given to the string of
performance venues throughout the eastern, southern, and upper mid-west
areas of the United States that were safe and acceptable for African
American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers to perform in
during the age of racial segregation in the United States (from at least
the early 19th century through the 1960s).
In the 21st century, the term is applied to the venues where contemporary
African-American blues singers such as Bobby Rush, Denise LaSalle, and O.B.
Buchana continue to appear regularly, especially in the South. The name
derives from the soul food item chitterlings (stewed pig intestines); it is
also a play on the term "Borscht Belt", which referred to a group of resort
venues (primarily in New York State's Catskill Mountains) that were popular
with Jewish performers and audiences during the 1940s, '50s and '60s.
The chitlin circuits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitlin%27_circuit
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BLAXPLOITATION
Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is a film genre that emerged in
the United States in the 1970s. It is considered an ethnic subgenre
of the general category of exploitation films. Blaxploitation films
were originally made specifically for an urban black audience,
although the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and
ethnic lines.
The term itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation,"
following upon the briefly-common use "sexploitation" for porn-inflected
films, and was coined in the early 1970s by the Los Angeles National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) head, and
ex-film publicist Junius Griffin. Blaxploitation films were the first to
regularly feature soundtracks of funk and soul music as well as primarily
black casts. Variety credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, released
in 1971, with the invention of the blaxploitation genre while others argue
that the Hollywood-financed film Shaft, also released in 1971, is closer to
being a blaxploitation piece and thus is more likely to have begun the trend.
Stereotypes
The genre's role in exploring and shaping race relations in the US has been
controversial. While some held that the Blaxploitation trend was a token of
black empowerment, the movies were accused by others of perpetuating common
white stereotypes about black people. As a result, many called for the end
of the genre.
The NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and National Urban League
joined together to form the Coalition Against Blaxploitation. Through their
influence, during the late 1970s, they contributed to the demise of the genre.
Blaxploitation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaxploitation
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BLACK ENTERTAINMENT
RELATED TOPICS
African-American media
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African-American_media
African-American representation in Hollywood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_representation_in_Hollywood
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BET
List of African-American actors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_actors
Internet Broadway Database
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Broadway_Database
Internet Movie Database
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database
Race record
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_record
List of blaxploitation films
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blaxploitation_films
List of topics related to Black and African people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_topics_related_to_Black_and_African_people#Cinema_and_theater
Stereotypes of African Americans#Film and television
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_African_Americans#Film_and_television
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BLACK ENTERTAINMENT
AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT
BLACK HOLLYWOOD
LINKS
4africanamerican.com
http://www.4africanamerican.com/
50 Blaxploitation Movies on DVD
http://www.blackmoviesofthe70sdvdset.com
African American Achievements In TV and Film
http://www.directpackages.com/african-american-achievements-in-tv-and-film/
African American entertainment
http://www.blackrefer.com/entertainment.html
African American Minstrel Performers
http://exhibits.lib.usf.edu/exhibits/show/minstrelsy/jimcrow-to-jolson/african-american-performers
African American Registry AAREG
http://www.aaregistry.org/
AfroRoots.Com
http://www.afroroots.com/
Archive for African Americans in vaudeville
https://travsd.wordpress.com/tag/african-americans-in-vaudeville/
ART, MUSIC, DANCE & FILM
http://milwaukee.nabwmt.org/africanamerican_links.htm#art
BET Black Entertainment Television
http://www.bet.com/
Black1
http://www.blackl.com/black-google.php
Black Actors
http://blackactors.net/
Black actors & actresses
http://www.listal.com/actors/black
BLACK BURLESQUE
http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/black-burlesque-live-nude-girls#.VgLrQv4tCcw
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Black Burlesque
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/black-burlesque
Black Burlesque Performers
https://es.pinterest.com/lotuseats/black-burlesque-performers-black-pin-ups-black-exo/
Black Burlesque Performers, FTW (For the Win)!
http://elixher.com/black-burlesque-performers-ftw/
Black Burlesque and Vaudeville Performers
http://pragmaticobotsunite.com/saturday-open-thread-black-burlesque-and-vaudeville-performers/
Black Entertainment & Celebrities
http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture#axzz3maHXFUyZ
Black Entertainment History Timeline
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/10789-moments-in-black-entertainment-history
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/black-entertainment-television-bet-1980
Black Entertainment Websites
http://www.msoyonline.com/african-american-web-portal/black-directory/2/entertainment
blackfilm.com
http://www.blackfilm.com/read/
Black Firsts in Entertainment
http://www.africanamericanhistoryplace.com/Entertainment.html
The Black Hollywood Education & Resource Center
http://bherc.org/
BLACK HOLLYWOOD FILMS
http://blackhollywoodmovies.wix.com/blackhollywoodfilms#!
Black Pin Up Models and Burlesque Dancers
http://thepinupclub.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/black-pin-up-models-and-burlesque-dancers-part-one/
Black Vaudeville
http://www.pinterest.com/blackheritage/black-vaudeville/
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Blaxploitation
http://www.blaxploitation.com/st-intro.html
Blaxploitation.com
http://www.blaxploitation.com/
Blaxploitation Films
http://blaxploitation-films.com/
Blaxploitation Movies
http://www.blackclassicmovies.com/Movie_Database/blaxploitation.html
Blaxploitation Pride
http://www.blaxploitationpride.org/
The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/22618
Brown Girls Burlesque
http://browngirlsburlesque.com/
Burlesque in Harlem
http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Burlesque_in_Harlem
Burlesque In Harlem
http://www.streetswing.com/films/video/f2_burlesque_in_harlem.htm
Classic Black Hollywood
http://www.pinterest.com/dhornbuc/classic-black-hollywood/
The Development of an African-American Musical Theatre
http://www.igranick.com/archives/african_theatre/musicaltheatrehistory.html
Electronic Urban Report (EUR)
http://www.eurweb.com/
Entertainment Black America Web
http://blackamericaweb.com/category/entertainment/
Everything BLACK
http://www.everythingblack.com/
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Famous Women of Color in Burlesque
http://blog.kuhmillion.com/2012/10/14/Famous-Women-of-Color-in-Burlesque/
Historic chitlin' circuit clubs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82873840@N00/sets/72157626168024439/
Hollywood Black Film Festival
http://www.hbff.org/
I N T E R N A T I O N A L B L A C K B U R L E S Q U E C O M P A N Y
http://blackburlesque.com/
It's About Time
http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/index_2.html
The Movies, Race, and Ethnicity: African Americans
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/imagesafam.html
Old Black Hollywood Stars You Should Know
http://madamenoire.com/50750/old-black-hollywood-stars-you-should-know/
Old Hollywood Black Actresses
http://www.pinterest.com/joko9395/old-hollywood-black-actresses/
Old Hollywood Black Actors
http://www.pinterest.com/joko9395/old-hollywood-black-actors/
Performers of Color in Burlesque
http://www.burlesquehall.com/not-so-hidden-histories-performers-of-color-in-burlesque/
Race and Burlesque
http://21stcenturyburlesque.com/race-and-burlesque-the-curious-case-of-the-performer-of-colour/
The Royalty of Negro Vaudeville
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/theatre_journal/v053/53.4smith.html
T.O.B.A. Black Vaudeville
http://www.vaudeville.org/profiles_Q_Z/index_files/Page755.htm
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Urban Search Engine
http://urbanmecca.net/news/searchlinks/
Vintage Black Burlesque!
https://sweetleighsewn.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/vintage-black-burlesque/
Women of Color in Burlesque
http://www.racialicious.com/2011/06/03/women-of-color-in-burlesque-the-not-so-hidden-history/
The Young, Black, and Fabulous
http://theybf.com/
African-American Resources
http://www.ushistory.org/more/african-american.htm
African American Studies Library Research Guide
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/aframer.htm
African Music Encyclopedia
http://africanmusic.org/
AFROPEDEA
http://www.afropedia.org
World Afropedia
http://worldafropedia.com/afropedia/Main_Page
African Indigenous Science and Knowledge Systems
http://www.africahistory.net/
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http://tribalspedia.wikia.com/wiki/Natives_Wiki
Islamic Wiki
http://islam.wikia.com/
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