Didn’t they do it…yes they did!  Nominations for the 42^nd NAACP Image Awards were announced on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 and FOR COLORED GIRLS received 7 nominations. Congratulations to Ntozaki Shange, Tyler Perry and the entire cast of FOR COLORED GIRLS: 

 

Motion Picture

"For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

 

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Michael Ealy - "For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

 

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Anika Noni Rose - "For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

Kimberly Elise - "For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

Phylicia Rashad - "For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

Whoopi Goldberg - "For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

 

Directing in a Motion Picture -(Theatrical or Television)

Tyler Perry - "For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

7 Nominnations FOR COLORED GIRLS

 

 

French singer/songwriter, Jean-Jacques Goldman will discuss his music collaboration with the late American singer, Carole Fredericks, in an upcoming radio interview on Bonjour Chanson. Host, Charles Spira shares how Carole's sister, a resident of Canandaigua, NY reached out to the private Goldman for the show. Read more in this France-Amerique article:
"Bonjour Chanson" décroche une interview exclusive de J.J. Goldman http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2010/10/25/bonjour_chanson_decroche_une_interview_exclusive_de_j_j_goldman.html

REGARDS NOIRS is Henry Roy's beautiful photo book which features leading black personalities from the whole of the francophone world. MARYSE CONDÉ wrote the introduction, NOIR C'EST NOIR. Roy’s breathtaking black and white photographs are accompanied by powerful text, and the INDEX includes individual biographies. JENNY ALPHA, IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO, RTOUCHA NINE, YANNICK NOAH, SURYA BONALY, PASCAL LEGITIMUS, PRINCESS ÉRIKA, MANU DIBANGO, MC SOLAAR, and African-American, CAROLE FREDERICKS are a just few of the 60 brilliant, important personalities HENRY ROY chose to showcase in REGARDS NOIRS. Originally published in 1996 by DAGORNO – L’HARMATTAN, REGARDS NOIR is currently out of print. Excellent condition used copies of this outstanding work can be found on the Internet.

FRANCE-AMÉRIQUE Point Final: L’héritage en français de Carole Fredericks
March 2010 FRANCE-AMÉRIQUE - POINT FINAL
“Un, deux, trois: le français en version Fredericks Goldman Jones” by Jean-Cosme Delaloye

Wikipedia page
An extensive Wikipedia page has been compiled about the late singer, Carole Fredericks. This page will provide detailed information about Ms. Fredericks' life, music and legacy. You will also find links to a large selection of French and American recording artists, videos, and organizations including Tralco Educational Services, AATF, NECTFL, Les Enfoires, the Grammy Foundation.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Fredericks

TARATATA Carole Fredericks page:
http://www.mytaratata.com/Pages/ARTISTES_Fiche.aspx?ArtistId=802

MySpace:
www.myspace.com/carolefredericks

French Music - The American Woman Who Conquered Paris
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrenchBlog/~3/LpR27aOE7j0/

Jean-Jacques Goldman:
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Goldman
English Bio: www.parler-de-sa-vie.net/index_en.html
www.sonymusic.fr/jeanjacquesgoldman
http://www.jeanjacquesgoldman.net/
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/jeanjacquesgoldmanunofficial
www.myspace.com/labas_space

Michael Jones:
Official French website: www.michael-jones.net
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/michaeljones
www.myspace.com/michaeljonesweb

FREDERICKS GOLDMAN JONES
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericks_Goldman_Jones

CDF Music Legacy LLC
http//www.cdfmusiclegacy.com
Carole D. Fredericks Foundation, Inc.
http//www.CaroleFredericksFoundation.org