Friday, February 3, 2017

Trailblazers in Black History: Diahann Carroll



Her 1968 series Julia changed the game for black women on television. Playing a nurse and a single mother, Carroll’s Julia was poised, well-spoken, professional, beautiful and a devoted mother. When she joined Dynasty in the 1980s, she turned up the heat as Dominique Deveraux, proving that black women of a certain age could be just as glamorous and treacherous as Joan Collins’ Alexis. At 74, she’s still representing, proving that ageless beauty and glamour never go out of style. 

Source: The Grio

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