Black Omnibus : Season 1 Episode 5

The theme for this show is black women. Lou Rawls, the baritone-voiced, world-renowned singer, and three-time Grammy-winner is the program's opening act. Paula Kelly, actress, singer, and dancer returns to Black Omnibus singing a song made famous by Billie Holiday, following up with a moving, interpretive dance duet with a male partner. Mr. Jones leads a discussion of the intersection of race and gender with two prominent black women of the time, Althea Gibson, tennis star, professional golfer, and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, the first black woman to represent the west ...