A block away from Hollywood Boulevard, at 1751 Vine Street, sits a peculiar star on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, a reminder of a period of history that many in the film industry might prefer to ...

If Stepin Fetchit could have written his own legacy, he’d have described himself as a pioneer in American cinema, a comedian whose talents helped secure a place for black faces in the formative years ...

During his time, Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry’s success could have been considered the epitome of any man’s dream, regardless of race. Born in Key West, Fla., in 1892 to Caribbean parents, ...

*Stepin Fetchit, known as the laziest man in the world, grew from a widely famous character on the big screen of the 1930s to a modern day slur akin to Uncle Tom. But that’s not what actor Lincoln ...

Stepin Fetchit, whose portrayals of lazy, stereotypical black characters in numerous films made him one of the most controversial actors in Hollywood for three decades, will be examined this weekend ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –Roscoe Orman, who played Gordon on PBS's "Sesame Street" for 21 years, will present a one-man production called "The Confession of Stepin Fetchit" sponsored by the Black Cultural ...

Before the likes of Sidney Poitier and Denzel Washington, successful Black actors were hard to find in Hollywood. Lincoln Perry (1902-1985) is often credited as the world’s first Black movie star.