Hatti McDaniels, Louise Beavers Die On The Same Day
This date in 1962, marks the twin deaths of two award winning Black actress’. Hatti McDaniel, 67, 'Gone With The Wind' and Louise Beavers, 62 'The Beulah Show' died.
Mahogany men
with massive hands and broad mustaches
who outlived wars
and married feisty oak-imaged women
be tight with money
tender of heart
and close to me
a gallery of... UNCLES by Nikki Finney