Kie Robertson Biography

It is true that she had great challenges to come because of her disabilities. When she was only 19 months old she became ill with what at the time was called, “brain fever,” and is now thought to have been meningitis or scarlet fever. When she finally recovered,

In 1924 she went back to live with her mother, traveling and being schooled all over the state until she was fourteen. At the age of fourteen she decided to drop out of school and go to work. Because she was talented and light skinned it was not hard for her to find a job. She became a chorus girl in Harlem’s Cotton

Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928. Her real name is Marguerite Johnson, but she later changed it to Maya. She was born in St. Louis, shortly after her birth her family up and move to Arkansaw. Maya grew up there in the rural parts of Arkansaw, and later married to a South African Freedom Fighter. She lived in Cairo with him, there she began her career as editor of the Arab Observer.

were plantation owners and slave holders. Angelinas father was a well-known attorney who then later on served as chief judge in the Supreme Court of South Carolina. He was a strong

She was well known for her distinct, raspy voice. Many people express disapproval of her, but honestly, she had real capacity. She was one of the substantial female stars in her lifetime, and there weren’t many recognized female artists in the 60’s. One really needs to give her credit, despite her controversial personal life of moving from man to man, and being a lesbian at one point. In my eyes, she was just confused, depressed, and seriously needed help. Her death in 1974 was harrowing, and I wish she could’ve lived longer to make more beautiful music. Her songs have a lot of emotion and soul in her voice and it’s so pleasing to the

She became a well known dancer and a high paid chorus member. In 1925 she got the chance to tour Europe and especially fell in love with France. In France she encountered a much more accepting atmosphere than the racist atmosphere in St. Louis. Her performances became much more exotic and extravagant. She later chose to live in France and leave the racism of the United States behind.

Willie Robertson - Willie is one of the narrators in the book. He is the son of Phil and Kay Robertson. His grew up in poverty, went to Harding University with Korie Howard, helped start Duck Commander and is now the CEO. Korie and Willie married in 1992 and had their first kid in 1995. They had two kids of their own and adopted three.

She was very talented for her age. When she was 18 years old, she sang, tapped dance, and acted her way into the hearts of millions. Box office said she beat out the greatest adult stars of her day like Clark Gable and Bing Crosby. She was the top singer at the box

Later in time, she retired from her music career in order to raise a family. But she still performed with local

All this success has been just in her working world. In her personal life she has four children. Two of those four children have been adopted from Malawi.

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Her relevance in the fashion industry never seems to decline even after three decades later. She truly is deserving of the icon award. The supermodel never backed down from taking risks which have paved way for models. She has an album, appeared on television shows, initiated charity events, and created a fragrance collection.

would have been a movie star, even if her death had not come so soon.

She was idealized by every young African American girl in the 70's. She produced number one hits one after the other and became a social icon.

The biggest issue standing in her way was how to obtain her success, and then be able to maintain it instead of fading away like many other celebrities do as they get older.