Barbara O. Jones Dies: Actress In The Independent Black Cinema Was 82
A prominent actress in the independent Black cinema of the 1970s is dead at 82.
Source: deadline.com
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A prominent actress in the independent Black cinema of the 1970s is dead at 82.
Her movies included the 1973's Child of Resistance, 1977's Diary of an African Nun, 1979's Bush Mama and 1979's Freedom Road.
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