Paris had never seen anything like it it wasnt ballet or burlesque and it wasnt tribal dance either it was the spirit of an era. The spirit of laughter desire and freedom that took the french capital by storm in the 1920 s. Josephine baker dazzled white audiences with her uninhibited performances. But behind her exuberance lay troubled memories of a childhood marked by poverty and. Buz the searing sting of segregation and entrenched racism on the other side of the atlantic i i i i i. I. I i i it would take 40 years until she felt this burden lifted. I gone with the feathers the sequins and glitter it was in military dress that she participated in a defining moment in the American Civil Rights movement i want. That there is the happiest day of my and i like i just said the baker put her global celebrity to use as a champion of racial equality this is the story of the worlds 1st black superstar. Dancing to stay alive dancing to forget the harsh missouri winters. With dance steps passed d
Cameras. But the suspect, jermaine brim hid behind a will or hid his face the entire t he did not enter a plea. Hes been charged with five felony counts, including carjacking, murder and theft. There are special circumstances attached for Great Bodily Injury and the use of a weapon among other things. He was arrested tuesday afternoon in a gas station parking lot not far from the south hayward b. A. R. T. Station. B. A. R. T. Police say he got into a fight on a b. A. R. T. Train headed through hayward, grabbed that mans knife and killed him. Oliver tyrone williams, the family told us that they are devastated by his loss and wondering why no one came to his aid during an altercation that lasted for the time it takes to travel between two b. A. R. T. Stations. My heart is truly broken over this. It breaks my heart that this goes on on b. A. R. T. Trains. Just going to miss him, truly. He was the one that kept our family together. He was the one that made sure that he kept in touch with e
The day not looking too different to what we had yesterday. Sunshine and showers, and the same for the start of the week. Its sunday, 18th august. Our top story the home secretary, priti patel, says more needs to be done to support the families of Police Officers who are killed or injured at work. Pc Andrew Harper died of multiple injuries as he responded to a suspected burglary in berkshire on thursday night. Charlotte simpson reports. Colleagues, friends, and the local community, pay tribute to police co nsta ble community, pay tribute to Police Constable Andrew Harper, where he lost his life. Almost exactly a month ago, the pc was getting married. He should have been heading off on his honeymoon next week. A postmortem showed he died from multiple injuries. Detectives are still trying to establish why are called to investigate a burglary endedin called to investigate a burglary ended in tragedy. His death has highlighted the danger that officers face in their everyday work. The home
To encroach upon the old guard, on the mainstream. It focus on three different people. One is rick dalton, an actor played by leonardo dicaprio, who feels like his moment has passed. He feels middle aged and too old. Cliff booth is played by brad pitt, who is ricks best friend, his stuntman, and you have sharon tate, played by margot robbie. Sharon tate was a real person, she was a real actor, married to roman polanski, and she is the opposite, her star is on the rise. It is these three people over a few days in hollywood, 1969. This is a clip where rick is desperately trying to get some stunt work for cliff. Let us have a look. I cant afford to hire a bunch of guys that Smoke Cigarettes and sit around and talk to each other all day n the chance i might use them. I got a four man team here. I need more than that, i got to get it approved. I got to look after my dudes. If your dudes were a better match i would say ok, you got me, but that is not the case and you know it. He is a great m
Hello there, welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is james king. What the leites do you have for us this week . Playmobil is an animated musical, but will it have us dancing in the dark of the cinema . We go back to the glory days of hitchcock, bergman and great with the reissued thriller notorious. And, yes, ive been using Bruce Springsteen song titles because blinded by the light is out. It is the story of one boys passion for the boss. Lets talk with playmobil the movie. Who is this aimed at . It is aimed young. We are quite used to family comes not to have several layers to them, several levels to them. Obviously children are to be taken to these poems by parents. This one aims squarely at under tens. Theres not really anything there for the older folk. In the wake of the lego movie and its sequel, brands like playmobil were going to be looking to get into the movie world. This actually starts out as a live action film, a brother and