Charlene B. Regester

This annotated bibliography provides access to the coverage of Black performers in entertainment (especially motion pictures), as it appeared in the Chicago Defender, Baltimore's Afro-American, the Los Angeles Sentinel, and the New Amsterdam News between 1910 and 1950. Entries are arranged chronologically, and quotations from the articles provide a glimpse at each newspaper's style. Regester teaches at the University of North Carolina. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Black Entertainers in African American Newspaper Articles: An annotated bibliography of the Chicago defender, the Afro-American (Baltimore), the Los Angeles sentinel, and the New York Amsterdam news, 1910-1950

Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in 'Birth of a Nation' to Ethel Waters in 'Member of the Wedding', are profiled in this book. Regester poses questions about prevailing racial politics, on-screen and off-screen identities, and African American stardom and white stardom.

The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960

African American Actresses

Mae G. Henderson

Star of stage and screen, cultural ambassador, civil rights and political activist—Josephine Baker was defined by the various public roles that made her 50-year career an exemplar of postmodern identity. Her legacy continues to influence modern culture more than 40 years after her death. This new collection of essays interprets Baker’s life in the context of modernism, feminism, race, gender and sexuality. The contributors focus on various aspects of her life and career, including her performances and public reception, civil rights efforts, the architecture of her unbuilt house, and her modern-day “afterlife.”

Charlene B. Regester

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