#Miss Jane Pittman

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Um clássico da TV Americana: "A autobiografia de Miss Jane Pittman" (1974)

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The Last Movie I Watched...

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974, Dir.: John Korty)

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Carol Joan Sutton (née Dickerson; December 3, 1944 – December 10, 2020) was an actress of theater, film and television. She was known for her appearances in the films Steel Magnolias, Monster’s Ball, and Ray.

She was born in New Orleans. She attended the Xavier University Preparatory School and enrolled at the Xavier University of Louisiana, she left to get married. She worked for Total Community Action and earned certification in early childhood development from Texas Southern University. She was a parishioner at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church in New Orleans. Her brother Oris Buckner III was a New Orleans homicide detective who revealed widespread corruption and racism in the New Orleans police department.

She died from complications of COVID-19, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in New Orleans. The sixth episode of the second season of Outer Banks, titled “My Druthers”, is dedicated to her memory.

She joined the Dashiki Project Theatre in the 1960s. Her acting debut came in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

She devoted much of her career to the theater and served as an acting teacher in her hometown. She recorded a large number of supporting roles in American film and television, participating in productions such as The Pelican Brief, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, American Horror Story: Coven, True Detective, Kidnap, The Last Exorcism, Outer Banks and Killer Joe.

In 2012, she received a New Orleans Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2019, she played Lena Younger in A Raisin in the Sun.

She was married to Archie Sutton and they had two children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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on the agenda - Jan. 20

📖: "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" by Ernest J. Gaines

🎧: "Lied To" by Zayn

🎤: ‘but poetry, romance, love, beauty? these are what we stay alive for!’ - John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989).

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Cicely Tyson was an actress and fashion model. In a career which spanned more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. Tyson was discovered by a photographer for Ebony magazine and became a popular fashion model in the early 50s. Her first acting role was on the NBC series Frontiers of Faith in 1951. Tyson got her first play role in 1950 and her first film role in Carib Gold in 1956. Tyson appeared on the popular television series East Side/West Side and the soap opera The Guiding Light.

She was nominated for the Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress for her performance as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972), also winning the NSFC Best Actress and NBR Best Actress Awards. She starred in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), for which she won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA Award. Tyson has been nominated for thirteen Primetime Emmy Awards, winning three.

In 2011, she appeared in the film The Help, for which she received awards for her ensemble work as Constantine from the BFCA and SAG Awards and she has an additional four SAG Award nominations. She starred on Broadway in The Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Watts, for which she won the Tony Award, Outer Critics Award, and Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play. She previously received a Drama Desk Award in 1962 for her Off-Broadway performance in Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.

Tyson was named a Kennedy Center honoree in 2015. In November 2016, Tyson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian honor in the United States. In 2020, she was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

Tyson's memoir, Just As I Am, was published on January 26, 2021, and she was promoting the book during the last weeks of her life. When she was asked how she wanted to be remembered in an interview with Gayle King, Tyson said, "I’ve done my best. That’s all."

Tyson died on January 28, 2021, at the age of 96. Her funeral was held February 16 in Harlem, and was attended by Tyler Perry, Lenny Kravitz, and Bill and Hillary Clinton.

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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman [Movie Review]

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“Something magical happened. Suddenly, I saw her. I saw her. It was Miss Cicely Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. She had a long neck and was beautiful, dark-skinned, glistening with sweat, high cheek-bones, thick, full lips, and a clean, short afro.”

"I'm devastated. My heart is just broken. I loved you so much!! You were everything to me!"

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Ernest J. Gaines Center. Typescript draft of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, alternate draft of Huey P. Long chapter.

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Cicely Tyson

Her Accomplishments

Cicely Tyson was a pioneering actress whose career spanned over seven decades. Here are some of her notable accomplishments:

Emmy and Tony Award Winner: Tyson was the first African American woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie for "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" in 1974. She also won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for "The Trip to Bountiful" in 2013.

Trailblazing Career: Tyson broke barriers and paved the way for future generations of black actresses, playing complex, fully-realized characters in film, television, and on stage. She was known for her dignity, grace, and authenticity in portraying black women in a variety of roles, from enslaved women to civil rights activists to strong-willed matriarchs.

Lifetime Achievement Awards: Tyson was the recipient of numerous lifetime achievement awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2019, and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2015.

Activism and Philanthropy: Tyson was a dedicated activist and philanthropist, supporting causes such as education, civil rights, and the arts. She served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and was a founding member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Author: Tyson wrote a memoir, "Just As I Am," which was published just days before her death in 2021. The book chronicled her life and career, including her struggles and triumphs as a black actress in Hollywood.

Cultural Icon: Tyson's talent, grace, and authenticity made her a beloved cultural icon. She was an inspiration to countless people, breaking down barriers and paving the way for future generations of black actresses.

Legacy: Tyson's legacy as a pioneering actress and humanitarian has been recognized with numerous awards and honors. She continues to inspire and empower people today with her trailblazing spirit and unwavering dedication to making a positive impact on the world.

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#usstamps #ernestjgaines . A January 2023 #uspostalservice 20 #foreverstamps panel of the most recent #blackheritage #stamps The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the life of author Ernest J. Gaines, best known for the novels “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “A Lesson Before Dying,” as the 46th honoree in the Black Heritage Stamp series in a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. #philately #philatelist #philatelic #stampcollection #stampcollecting #mystamps #stampcollector #ushistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Co22sWTuND5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When it comes to the world of film, there are countless talented and legendary actors who have graced the screen with unforgettable performances. However, for me, at the very top of a long list of icons stand two pillars of excellence: Cicely Tyson and Sidney Poitier.

Cicely Tyson was more than just an actress, she was a beacon of strength, grace, and resilience. Her roles were not only memorable but groundbreaking, portraying African-American women with dignity and depth. Whether in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” or “Sounder,” her performances have stayed with me, always reminding me of the power of storytelling to uplift, inspire, and reflect truth.

Sidney Poitier, on the other hand, broke barriers and transcended the screen with his powerful presence and unwavering commitment to his craft. He wasn’t just an actor; he was a pioneer, paving the way for so many who came after him. From “In the Heat of the Night” to “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” Poitier didn’t just play characters—he challenged the status quo and made history with every role.

Both Tyson and Poitier have left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment and beyond. Their combined decades of work, accomplishments, and dedication to their craft deserve to be honored, and I’m forever grateful for the impact they’ve had, not only on cinema but on culture itself. They stand as two giants at the top of my list, forever deserving of homage.

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ERNEST J. GAINES The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Book III

There’s an old oak tree up in the quarters and it has seen much much, and it knows much much. And I’m not ashamed to say I have talked to it, and I’m not crazy either. It’s not necessary craziness when you talk to trees and rivers. But a different thing when you talk to ditches and bayous. A ditch ain’t nothing, and a bayou ain’t too much either. But when you talk to an oak tree that’s been here all these years, and knows more than you’ll ever know, it’s not craziness; it’s just the nobility you respect.

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Ernest James Gaines (January 15, 1933 – November 5, 2019) was an author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Chinese. Four of his works were made into television movies: A Lesson Before Dying, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men, and The Sky is Gray.

His 1993 novel, A Lesson Before Dying, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. He was a MacArthur Foundation fellow, was awarded the National Humanities Medal, and was inducted into the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) as a Chevalier.

He was among the fifth generation of his sharecropper family to be born on a plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. He was the eldest of 12 children, raised by his aunt.

His first years of school took place in the plantation church. He spent three years at St. Augustine School, a Catholic school for African Americans in New Roads, Louisiana.

When he was 15 years old, he moved to Vallejo, California, to join his mother and stepfather, who had left Louisiana during WWII. His first novel was written at the age of 17, while he was babysitting his youngest brother, Michael. He wrapped it in brown paper, tied it with string, and sent it to a New York publisher, who rejected it. He burned the manuscript but rewrote it to become his first published novel, Catherine Carmier.

He published his first short story, The Turtles, in a college magazine at San Francisco State University. He earned a BA in literature from SFSU. After spending two years in the Army, he won a writing fellowship at Stanford University.

He was a Writer-in-Residence at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1981-2004). He spent a full semester as a visiting professor at the University of Rennes in France, where he taught the first creative writing class ever offered in the university system.

In the final years of his life, he lived on Louisiana Highway 1 in Oscar, Louisiana, where he and his wife built a home on part of the old plantation. #africanhistory365 #africanexellence

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And even more for the list below the cut because I accidentally deleted the original list, to be regularly updated:

The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)

Lady from Louisiana (1941)

Savage Pampas (1945)

Native Son (1951)

The Tall Target (1951)

The Landowner's Daughter (1953)

El Grito Sagrado (1954)

Tamango (1958)

Porgy and Bess (1959)

Ganga Zumba (1963)

Lola Colt (1967)

The Great White Hope (1970)

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Sounder (1972)

Buck and the Preacher (1972)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)

Arabian Nights (1974)

Mandingo (1975)

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

Xica (1976)

Sparkle (1976)

Roots (1977)

Ribo ou le soleil sauvage (1978)

A Woman Called Moses (1978)

West Indies (1979)

Freedom Road (1979)

Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

Backstairs at the White House (1979)

Manganinnie (1980)

Quest for Fire (1981)

Women of the Sun (1981)

Ragtime (1981)

Sugar Cane Alley (1983)

For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)

Cross Creek (1983)

Quilombo (1984)

Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)

The Killing Floor (1984)

The Jesse Owens Story (1984)

The Cotton Club (1984)

Silverado (1985)

Shaka Zulu (1986)

Native Son (1986)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Sarraounia (1986)

Yeelen (1987)

Angel Heart (1987)

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)

Harlem Nights (1989)

Erik the Viking (1989)

The Mahabharata (1989)

The Women of Brewster Place (1989)

Tilaï (1990)

The Long Walk Home (1990)

Brewster Place (1990)

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Malcolm X (1992)

The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)

Sarafina! (1992)

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

Queen (1993)

Posse (1993)

Sankofa (1993)

Great Moments in Aviation (1993)

Corrina, Corrina (1994)

The Flintstones (1994)

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)

Witch Hunt (1994)

Guimba the Tyrant (1995)

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

A Little Princess (1995)

Solomon & Sheba (1995)

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

The Journey of August King (1995)

Xica da Silva (1996)

The Final Passage (1996)

The Cherokee Kid (1996)

Gulliver's Travels (1996)

Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Coloured (1996)

Eve’s Bayou (1997)

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)

Hoodlum (1997)

Mama Flora's Family (1997)

Boogie Nights (1997)

Miss Evers' Boys (1997)

True Women (1997)

Rosewood (1997)

Beloved (1998)

Ruby Bridges (1998)

Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)

Peggy Su! (1998)

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)

Annie (1999)

Unbowed (1999)

Deep in My Heart (1999)

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

Liberty Heights (1999)

Força de um Desejo (1999-2000)

Lumumba (2000)

Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

Remember the Titans (2000)

The Colour of Friendship (2000)

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

Feast of All Saints (2001)

The Old Settler (2001)

Ali (2001)

Bojangles (2001)

A Samba for Sherlock (2001)

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001)

Boycott (2001)

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)

O Quinto dos Infernos (2002)

Chicago (2002)

Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

The Rosa Parks Story (2002)

8 Women (2002)

Far from Heaven (2002)

Esperança (2002-2003)

Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)

Wondrous Oblivion (2003)

The Royal (2003-2011)

Kubanacan (2003-2004)

Salem Witch Trials (2003)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Chocolate com Pimenta (2003-2004)

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Jack Paradise: Montreal by Night (2004)

Um Só Coração (2004)

Ray (2004)

Brother to Brother (2004)

Vanity Fair (2004)

Alexander (2004)

Something the Lord Made (2004)

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

Lackawanna Blues (2005)

Roll Bounce (2005)

Casanova (2005)

Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Sinhá Moça (2006)

Wide Sargasso Sea (2006)

Idlewild (2006)

Mad Men (2007–2015)

Oliver Twist (2007)

Talk to Me (2007)

Zorro, La Espada y la Rosa (2007)

September (2007)

Pride (2007)

American Gangster (2007)

Hounddog (2007)

Hairspray (2007)

Murdoch Mysteries (2008-)

Merlin (2008-2012)

Skin (2008)

A Raisin in the Sun (2008)

La Traición (2008)

Little Dorrit (2008)

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

A Ilha dos Escravos (2008)

Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Mississippi Damned (2009)

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)

Notorious (2009)

Precious (2009)

Children of the Corn (2009)

Black Dynamite (2009)

The Assailant (2009)

The Nativity (2010)

Mrs. Mandela (2010)

Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)

Love's Labour's Lost (2010)

Spartacus (2010-2013)

Frankie & Alice (2010)

Black Venus (2010)

Shirley (2011)

Black Gold (2011)

The Awakening (2011)

X-Men: First Class (2011)

The Playboy Club (2012)

Endeavour (2012-2023)

Lado a Lado (2012)

Django Unchained (2012)

Call the Midwife (2012-)

Hotel Noir (2012)

Toussaint Louverture (2012)

Hannah's Law (2012)

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Julius Caesar (2012)

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O Inventor de Sonhos (2012)

Sparkle (2012)

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The Sapphires (2012)

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Burton & Taylor (2013)

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1982 (2013)

42 (2013)

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The Carrie Diaries (2013-2014)

12 Years a Slave (2013)

The Sound of Music Live! (2013)

Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)

Black Girl in Paris (2013)

They Die by Dawn (2013)

The Butler (2013)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Masters of Sex (2013-2016)

Mr Selfridge (2013-2016)

Dancing on the Edge (2013)

Strange Empire (2014)

Salem (2014-2017)

Pompeii (2014)

Grantchester (2014-)

Get on Up (2014)

Northern Soul (2014)

The Knick (2014-2015)

Crossbones (2014)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2014)

The Musketeers (2014-2016)

Outlander (2014-)

The Keeping Room (2014)

Hieroglyph (2014)

Turn: Washington's Spies (2014-2017)

Palm Trees in the Snow (2015)

Still A Rose (2015)

Born to Be Blue (2015)

Texas Rising (2015)

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The Book of Negroes (2015)

Hetty Feather (2015-2020)

Whitney (2015)

Danny and the Human Zoo (2015)

Iyore (2015)

Good Girls Revolt (2015-2016)

Miles Ahead (2015)

Jekyll and Hyde (2015)

Tut (2015)

The Ark (2015)

Celia (2015-2016)

Poldark (2015-2019)

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Of Kings and Prophets (2016)

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

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The Birth of a Nation (2016)

'76 (2016)

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Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016)

Roots (2016)

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Mercy Street (2016-2017)

Lady Macbeth (2016)

Fences (2016)

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The Nice Guys (2016)

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Underground (2016-2017)

Escrava Mãe (2016)

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The Greatest Showman (2017)

1745 (2017)

Novo Mundo (2017)

Double Play (2017)

Gook (2017)

Guerrilla (2017)

White Gold (2017-2019)

Mudbound (2017)

Howards End (2017)

The Good Time Girls (2017)

Timewasters (2017-2018)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Sweet Country (2017)

Black Holler (2017)

The French Dream (2017-2018)

The Adventures Of Selika (2017)

Anne with an E (2017-2019)

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Taboo (2017)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

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A Christmas Story Live! (2017)

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Genius (2017)

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The Chosen (2017-2023)

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The Long Song (2018)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

The Little Drummer Girl (2018)

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Les Misérables (2018)

Ordeal by Innocence (2018)

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Wrong Kind of Black (2018)

Where Hands Touch (2018)

Luis Miguel: The Series (2018-2021)

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In the Long Run (2018-2020)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)

The Nightingale (2018)

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

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World on Fire (2019-)

Dumbo (2019)

The Best of Enemies (2019)

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The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

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A Christmas Carol (2019)

American Horror Story: 1984 (2019)

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Black Monday (2019-2021)

When They See Us (2019)

The Kitchen (2019)

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Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

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Seberg (2019)

Sydney to the Max (2019-2021)

Hollywood (2020)

Come Away (2020)

Bridgerton (2020-)

Enola Holmes (2020)

Lovecraft Country (2020)

Misbehaviour (2020)

The Queen's Gambit (2020)

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The Glorias (2020)

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The 24th (2020)

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How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Lady in the Lake (TBA)

The Big Cigar (TBA)

Dark Harvest (TBA)

Six Triple Eight (TBA)

The Nickel Boys (TBA)

Manhunt (TBA)

The Extraordinary Farewell (TBA)

Seacole (TBA)

Wicked Little Letters (TBA)

The Man Who Saved Paris (TBA)

De La Resistance (TBA)

Colour of Autumn (TBA)

The Richest Black Girl in America (TBA)

The Personal History of Rachel Dupree (TBA)

Bitter Root (TBA)

Josephine (TBA)

Eartha Kitt C'est Si Bon (TBA)

In the Pines (TBA)

Caste (TBA)

Steal Away (TBA)

Seize Them! (TBA)

Blitz (TBA)

Silver Star (TBA)

Benn/Eubank (TBA)

Untitled Harriet Tubman Project (TBA)

Untitled Stephanie St Clair Project (TBA)

Bonus:

Perseus (1973)

Hercules (1997)

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

John Henry (2000)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

The Polar Express (2004)

La Reine Soleil (2007)

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Chico & Rita (2010)

The Rabbi’s Cat (2011)

Zarafa (2012)

Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (2013)

Aya of Yop City (2013)

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)

Castlevania (2017-2021)

Spirit Riding Free (2017-2020)

Spirit Untamed (2021)

Encanto (2021)

The Bell Affair (2022)

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess (2022)

The Sea Beast (2022)

Tiana (2023)

Castlevania: Nocturne (2023-)

Wish (2023)

BLACK WMEN IN HISTRIC/PERID DRAMAS Dreamgirls (2006), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), The Help (2011), Belle (2013), Selma (2014), Hidden Figures (2016), Harriet (2019), Lady and The Tramp (2019), Self Made (2020)

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Holidays 1.31

Holidays

Amartithi (Meher Baba; India)

Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day

Backwards Day

Child Labor Day

Dicing for Maid's Money Day (Surrey, UK)

Eve of Brigantia (Ireland)

Feast of Great Typos

Hell Is Freezing Over Day

Hug an Economist Day

Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Men & Boys

International Day of the Magicians

International Omphalocele Awareness Day

National Seth Day

International Street Children’s Day

International Zebra Day

Jackie Robinson Day

Me-Dam-Me-Phi (Assam, India)

National Bug Busting Day (UK)

National Gorilla Suit Day (Don Martin, in Mad Magazine)

National Music Therapy Day (Mexico)

National Pick on Lindsay Day

National Punk Day

Nelson Day (New Zealand)

Play An Old Game You Haven't Played In Years Night

Rabbit Rabbit Day [Last Day of Every Month]

Scotch Tape Day

Street Children's Day (Austria)

St. Veronus' Day (patron saint of Lembeek & Belgian brewers)

Thermos Bottle Day

Tupiza New Year (Indigenous Bolivia)

Twist Off Cap Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Brandy Alexander Day

Eat Brussels Sprouts Day

National Hot Chocolate Day

5th & Last Tuesday in January

A.F.R.M.A. Fancy Rat & Mouse Day [Last Tuesday]

National Plan for Vacation Day [Last Tuesday]

Up Helly Aa Day (Scotland) [Last Tuesday]

Independence Days

Ladoland (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Nauru (from Australia, 1968)

Varladia (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Anacreon (Positivist; Saint)

Banyu Pinaruh (Water Purification Ceremony; Bali)

Celebration of the Triple Goddess (Goddess of the Moon and the Seasons; Old European Lunar New Year) [Thru 2.3]

Cyrus and John (Christian; Martyrs)

Disfest (a.k.a. Disablot (Sacrifice Homoring the Disir, all female relatives from forever)

Domitius (Domice) of Amiens (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Isis (Ancient Egypt)

Festival of Transmission Errors

Francis Xavier Bianchi (Christian; Saint)

Geminianus (Christian; Saint)

Honey Badger Avoidance (Pastafarian)

John Bosco (Christian; Saint)

Julius of Novara (Christian; Saint)

Ludovica (Christian; Blessed)

Mary the Gorilla (Muppetism)

Mauni Amavasya (Day of Silence; Hinduism) [1st New Moon @ Jan/Feb]

Máedóc (a.k.a. Maidoc, Mogue, Aidan, Aiden)

Marcella (Christian; Saint) Navajo Sing (Preparation Festival for Coming Agricultural Season) [Through 2.8]

Peter Nolasco (Christian; Saint)

Samuel Shoemaker (Episcopal Church (USA))

Seapion (Christian; Saint)

Theodore Kaczinski Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tysul (Christian; Saint)

Ulphia (Christian; Saint)

Valkyries’ Day (Norse)

Veronus  (Christian; Saint) [Lembeek & Belgian brewers]

Wilgils (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 31 [11 of 72]

Premieres

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV Film; 1974)

Bellerophon, by Jean-Baptiste Lully (Opera; 1679)

Down and Out in Beverly Hills (Film; 1986)

Family Guy (Animated TV Series; 1999)

The Green Hornet (Radio Series; 1936)

Key & Peele (TV Series; 2012)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Series; 1933)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Film; 1941)

Murphy’s Romance (Film; 1986)

Mystery Girl, by Roy Orbison (Album; 1989)

Ragnarok (TV Series; 2020)

These Are My Children (TV Soap Opera; 1949) [1st TV Soap Opera]

The Witness for the Prosecution, by Agatha Christie (Short Story; 1948)

The Wonder Years (TV Series; 1988)

Today’s Name Days

Johannes, Marcella (Austria)

Ivan, Julije, Vanja (Croatia)

Marika (Czech Republic)

Vigilius (Denmark)

Meeland, Meelik, Meelis, Meelit, Meelitu, Meelo, Meelu (Estonia)

Alli (Finland)

Marcelle (France)

Johannes, Marcella, Rudbert (Germany)

Evdoxia, Kyros (Greece)

Gerda, Marcella (Hungary)

Geminiano, Giovanni (Italy)

Dekla, Jalna, Tekla, Tikla, Violeta (Latvia)

Astra, Budvilė, Marcelė, Skirmantas (Lithuania)

Idun, Ivar (Norway)

Cyrus, Euzebiusz, Jan, Ksawery, Ludwik, Marceli, Marcelin, Marcelina, Piotr, Spycigniew, Wirgiliusz (Poland)

Chir, Ioan (Romania)

Ksenia (Russia)

Emil (Slovakia)

Juan, Marcela (Spain)

Ivar, Joar (Sweden)

Cyrus, Kira, Kyra, Lona, Loni, Lonnie, Scarlett, Zane (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 31 of 2023; 334 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 5 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 10 (Ji-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 9 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 9 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 1 Xin; Oneday [1 of 30]

Julian: 16 January 2023

Moon: 80%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 3 Homer (2nd Month) [Anacreon)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 41 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 10 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Año Nuevo en Tupiza (Tupiza New Year; Indigenous Bolivia)

Xīn (Month 2 of 12; J Calendar)

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Holidays 1.31

Holidays

Amartithi (Meher Baba; India)

Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day

Backwards Day

Child Labor Day

Dicing for Maid's Money Day (Surrey, UK)

Eve of Brigantia (Ireland)

Feast of Great Typos

Hell Is Freezing Over Day

Hug an Economist Day

Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Men & Boys

International Day of the Magicians

International Omphalocele Awareness Day

National Seth Day

International Street Children’s Day

International Zebra Day

Jackie Robinson Day

Me-Dam-Me-Phi (Assam, India)

National Bug Busting Day (UK)

National Gorilla Suit Day (Don Martin, in Mad Magazine)

National Music Therapy Day (Mexico)

National Pick on Lindsay Day

National Punk Day

Nelson Day (New Zealand)

Play An Old Game You Haven't Played In Years Night

Rabbit Rabbit Day [Last Day of Every Month]

Scotch Tape Day

Street Children's Day (Austria)

St. Veronus' Day (patron saint of Lembeek & Belgian brewers)

Thermos Bottle Day

Tupiza New Year (Indigenous Bolivia)

Twist Off Cap Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Brandy Alexander Day

Eat Brussels Sprouts Day

National Hot Chocolate Day

5th & Last Tuesday in January

A.F.R.M.A. Fancy Rat & Mouse Day [Last Tuesday]

National Plan for Vacation Day [Last Tuesday]

Up Helly Aa Day (Scotland) [Last Tuesday]

Independence Days

Ladoland (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Nauru (from Australia, 1968)

Varladia (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Anacreon (Positivist; Saint)

Banyu Pinaruh (Water Purification Ceremony; Bali)

Celebration of the Triple Goddess (Goddess of the Moon and the Seasons; Old European Lunar New Year) [Thru 2.3]

Cyrus and John (Christian; Martyrs)

Disfest (a.k.a. Disablot (Sacrifice Homoring the Disir, all female relatives from forever)

Domitius (Domice) of Amiens (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Isis (Ancient Egypt)

Festival of Transmission Errors

Francis Xavier Bianchi (Christian; Saint)

Geminianus (Christian; Saint)

Honey Badger Avoidance (Pastafarian)

John Bosco (Christian; Saint)

Julius of Novara (Christian; Saint)

Ludovica (Christian; Blessed)

Mary the Gorilla (Muppetism)

Mauni Amavasya (Day of Silence; Hinduism) [1st New Moon @ Jan/Feb]

Máedóc (a.k.a. Maidoc, Mogue, Aidan, Aiden)

Marcella (Christian; Saint) Navajo Sing (Preparation Festival for Coming Agricultural Season) [Through 2.8]

Peter Nolasco (Christian; Saint)

Samuel Shoemaker (Episcopal Church (USA))

Seapion (Christian; Saint)

Theodore Kaczinski Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tysul (Christian; Saint)

Ulphia (Christian; Saint)

Valkyries’ Day (Norse)

Veronus  (Christian; Saint) [Lembeek & Belgian brewers]

Wilgils (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 31 [11 of 72]

Premieres

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV Film; 1974)

Bellerophon, by Jean-Baptiste Lully (Opera; 1679)

Down and Out in Beverly Hills (Film; 1986)

Family Guy (Animated TV Series; 1999)

The Green Hornet (Radio Series; 1936)

Key & Peele (TV Series; 2012)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Series; 1933)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Film; 1941)

Murphy’s Romance (Film; 1986)

Mystery Girl, by Roy Orbison (Album; 1989)

Ragnarok (TV Series; 2020)

These Are My Children (TV Soap Opera; 1949) [1st TV Soap Opera]

The Witness for the Prosecution, by Agatha Christie (Short Story; 1948)

The Wonder Years (TV Series; 1988)

Today’s Name Days

Johannes, Marcella (Austria)

Ivan, Julije, Vanja (Croatia)

Marika (Czech Republic)

Vigilius (Denmark)

Meeland, Meelik, Meelis, Meelit, Meelitu, Meelo, Meelu (Estonia)

Alli (Finland)

Marcelle (France)

Johannes, Marcella, Rudbert (Germany)

Evdoxia, Kyros (Greece)

Gerda, Marcella (Hungary)

Geminiano, Giovanni (Italy)

Dekla, Jalna, Tekla, Tikla, Violeta (Latvia)

Astra, Budvilė, Marcelė, Skirmantas (Lithuania)

Idun, Ivar (Norway)

Cyrus, Euzebiusz, Jan, Ksawery, Ludwik, Marceli, Marcelin, Marcelina, Piotr, Spycigniew, Wirgiliusz (Poland)

Chir, Ioan (Romania)

Ksenia (Russia)

Emil (Slovakia)

Juan, Marcela (Spain)

Ivar, Joar (Sweden)

Cyrus, Kira, Kyra, Lona, Loni, Lonnie, Scarlett, Zane (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 31 of 2023; 334 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 5 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 10 (Ji-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 9 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 9 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 1 Xin; Oneday [1 of 30]

Julian: 16 January 2023

Moon: 80%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 3 Homer (2nd Month) [Anacreon)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 41 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 10 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Año Nuevo en Tupiza (Tupiza New Year; Indigenous Bolivia)

Xīn (Month 2 of 12; J Calendar)