Category Archives: Movies

Saturday Open Thread | Sidney Poitier Week

Posted on April 25, 2015 by rikyrah

Have a great weekend everyone! We continue with Mr. Sidney Poitier Week! In the Heat of the Night Clips Buck and the Preacher Love this movie! Buck and the Preacher is a 1972 American Western film starring Sidney Poitier as … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Sidney Poitier Week

Posted on April 23, 2015 by rikyrah

Today’s featured movie is A Patch of Blue and Uptown Saturday Night! Wiki: A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the relationship between a black man, Gordon (played by Sidney Poitier), and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Sidney Poitier Week

Posted on April 22, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy HUMP day, Everyone! We hope you’re enjoying Sidney Poitier week with 3 Chics. To Sir, With Love To Sir, with Love is a 1967 British drama film, starring Sidney Poitier, that deals with social and racial issues in an … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Sidney Poitier

Posted on April 21, 2015 by rikyrah

  More Sidney! Today’s feature is Lilies of the Field. Wiki: Lilies of the Field is a 1963 film adapted by James Poe from the 1962 novel with the same name by William Edmund Barrett, and stars Sidney Poitier, Lilia … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Sidney Poitier Week

Posted on April 20, 2015 by rikyrah

Hello Everyone! This week 3 Chics is featuring the life and works of Sir Sidney Poitier. Mr. Poitier is a man of dignity, grace, a man of enormous courage and conviction, who in my opinion, never sold out to Hollywood. … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Cicely Tyson Week

Posted on March 13, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy Fry-day, Everyone! Hope you’re enjoying Ms. Tyson this week. Today it’s the show The Trip to Bountiful.

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Thursday Open Thread | Cicely Tyson Week

Posted on March 12, 2015 by rikyrah

The many faces of Cicey Tyson on the cover of Ebony Magazine

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Wednesday Open Thread |Cicely Tyson Week

Posted on March 11, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy Hump day! Hope you’re enjoying Cicely Tyson week. Now let’s get to the ROOTS! In 1977, Cicely Tyson starred as Kunta Kinte’s mother in the ground-breaking TV Mini series ROOTS.

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Tuesday Open Thread | Cicely Tyson Week

Posted on March 10, 2015 by rikyrah

More Cicely! Today we look at Ms tyson and the movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Realistic Fiction Novel The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The story depicts the struggles ofAfrican … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Cicely Tyson Week

Posted on March 9, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy Monday, Everyone! This week’s featured artist is the incomparable Ms. Cicely Tyson. Her career and life spans for 8 decades. We’ll explore her work as an actress and her ground-breaking work in TV and film. Cicely L. Tyson (born … Continue reading →

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