Kindaris Pictures Podcast

In this episode, we pay tribute to Louise Beavers and Fredi Washington - stars of the 1934 film, "Imitation of Life". The actresses (and eventual friends) received high praise for their performances. 

Paying tribute to James Baskett - winner of an Honorary Academy Award in 1948.

Within Our Gates opened in Chicago on January 12, 1920. It is believed that the film was Oscar Micheaux's response to the D.W. Griffith blockbuster, "The Birth of a Nation". In this episode, we discuss the ruckus surrounding the movie's release.

Honoring Eartha Kitt - the dynamic entertainer we lost on December 25, 2008.

In this episode, Adrienne briefly addresses the criticism of the NBC sitcom, "Julia" - starring Diahann Carroll.

The Anita Bush Players were an all-Black theater troupe that would later become known as the Lafayette Players. The troupe launched the careers of many stage and film greats.

Season One, Episode Ten

Paying tribute to the author and historian whose work has GREATLY inspired the Kindaris Pictures Podcast, and Kindaris Pictures in general. Donald Bogle is the author of seven (not six, as stated in the podcast) books, including "Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films", "Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood", and most recently (not mentioned in the episode) "Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers".

Did you know that The Ronettes were almost cast in a movie with Joey Dee and the Starlighters?

Learn about actor/agent Ben Carter in this episode of the Kindaris Pictures Podcast. Carter was responsible for booking the majority of Old Hollywood's Black talent.