Dangerous Dames
Dangerous Dame – Grace Jones
What do you really need to say about the Jamaican-American singer, model, and actress, Grace Jones? Just look at her! I have always loved Grace, even when most people thought she was too black, scary, and ugly; I knew she was a beautiful badass ! She inspires me and I am thankful for all the [...]
Dangerous Dame – Josephine Baker
Born Freda Josephine McDonald, Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture and to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer. She is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (she was offered the unofficial leadership of the [...]
Dangerous Dame – Sigourney Weaver
“Get away from her, you bitch!” – Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Aliens Sigourney Weaver, born Susan Alexandra Weaver, is in her 60′s and still kicking ass in the film industry! She’s proven that a woman can be sexy whether she is butch or fem with roles such as Ellen Ripley in the Alien [...]
Dangerous Dame – Pam Grier
Pam Grier showed us the reality that a black woman could do a helluva lot more than be a slave or a mammy by kicking ass and taking name with sophistication on the big screen. I learned by reading her memoir, Foxy: My Life in Three Acts,that even though she played a bad ass on [...]
