classicalallure

A fan-made tumblr showcasing vintage performers of color in all their glory. Ran by michonnes, isitscary, and ryners. More [here]. Check out our lovely affiliates! FAQ

[chantssecrets]

James Baldwin with actress Diana Sands and filmmaker Burgess Meredith

[southcarolinagoddess]

Mrs. Lille Belle Armstrong of The Celebrated Armstrongs of South Carolina, a vaudeville magical act she put on with her husband and daughter.

[davidhudson]

Sidney Poitier, February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022.

1960 photo by Roy DeCarava.

[yearningforunity]

Carnival. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - 1941

Photo: Pierre Verger

[deforest]

DOROTHY DANDRIDGE in COW-COW BOOGIE — 1942, dir. Josef Berne

[initialsbb]

Lola Falana in A Man Called Adam (1966)

[africanrenaissance]

James Baldwin

[20thcenturystarlet]

Donna Summer, 1977

[updownfragile]

Burning an Illusion (1981), dir. Menelik Shabazz

[criticalmera]

Two women dancing and shouting Black Power slogans amidst the traffic. Cape Town, August 1976. Cape Times photographer.

[femaleknifeclass]

Nina Simone's gorgeous white netted jumpsuit, performing in Newport, 1967. Photos in part by David Redfern/Getty and John Rudoff via Flickr.

[nataliawoods]

[20thcenturystarlet]

Janelle Commissiong, crowned Miss Universe 1977

[geminiluvv]

Gladys Knight, 1974 ♡

[weirdtvland]

Joyce Walker in Willie Dynamite, 1973 💚

[lavieopulent]

New Orleans Drag Queens on Bourbon St,

1975

[nataliawoods]