Born of an August 14, the great Jazz Age figure known as Bricktop (Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, 1894-1984). Bricktop was a queer woman of color. Two colors, not just black but also red. Her rusty hair and freckles were commonly attributed to some Irish ancestry. At any rate, it gave her that […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:03AM on August 14, 2024