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Beauford Delaney

December 30, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Beauford Delaney was born on December 30, 1901 (to March 26, 1979). He was an important modernist painter remembered for his work during the Harlem Renaissance, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris, France, in the 1950s. Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of respected members of Knoxville’s Black community. His father, Samuel, was a barber and a Methodist minister, and his mother, Delia, was prominent in the church, and […]

Categories: All, December, December 30, Delaney, Beauford • Tags: 1901, 1979, Beauford Delaney, December 30, March 26, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Joseph Beam

December 30, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

  Joseph Beam was born on December 30, 1954 (to December 27, 1988). He was an important and visionary writer and thinker, and a gay rights activist who worked to foster greater acceptance of gay men and women in the Black community, by correlating the gay experience with the movement for civil rights in the United States. His groundbreaking anthology, “In The Life,” provided Black, gay men with crucial affirmations of their identities, their aspirations, and their desires. Joseph Fairchild […]

Categories: All, Beam, Joseph, December, December 30 • Tags: 1954, 1988, December 27, December 30, Joseph Beam, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Larry Duplechan

December 30, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Larry Duplechan was born on December 30, 1956. He is a popular Lambda Literary Award-winning author whose novel “Blackbird” was turned into a film directed by Patrik-Ian Polk. He is also a vocalist, musician, and graphic artist. Lawrence Duplechan, Jr., was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of the late Lawrence Duplechan, Sr., an aircraft electronics engineer, and Margie Nell (Andrus) Duplechan, who worked as a postal clerk, office administrator, and homemaker. His mother was also a fine gospel […]

Categories: All, December, December 30, Duplechan, Larry • Tags: 1956, December 30, Larry Duplechan, Ubuntu Biography Project

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