In honor of Black History Month we revisit one of the most beautiful love stories of our time. Take a look back at the bond Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis shared during their 57-year marriage.

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Enjoy "The Women of Purlie Victorious" by Hasna Muhammad below: I grew up with Purlie Victorious. Purlie’s voice carries the stories that my father told us about his own life in Cogdell, Georgia.

“Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch,” Ossie Davis’ 1961 satiric farce that was the basis for the 1963 film "Gone Are the Days!" and the 1970 musical “Purlie,” is ...

The name’s Purlie, like the heavenly gates—which you’ll never see unless you sit down, shut up and find love in your heart. The name’s also Purlie like the teeth, flashing to the back row as the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The stars Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young and the director Kenny Leon discuss the revival, and why its satirical take on racism is still so timely. By ...

He had something in him–the rich baritone and the gaze that saw all and feared nothing–that suggested God on a day full of promise and threat. OSSIE DAVIS, who died last week in Miami Beach, at 87, ...

Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the first Broadway revival of “Purlie Victorious.” The first Broadway revival of Ossie Davis’ comedy “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch,” now ...