Adds Don Cheadle: "Sammy Davis, Jr., was not only a towering, sui generis talent but also a performer who used his platform and prestige to fight for equality and justice" A century ago, on Dec. 8, ...

In a typical ten-day period recently, Sammy Davis, Jr., had this schedule: the final week of an eighteen-day engagement at the Copacabana (sixteen performances interspersed with general frolicking, a ...

The entertainer, who would have turned 100 this month, reinvented himself by starring in the musical version of Clifford Odets’s prizefighting drama “Golden Boy.” By Laurence Maslon She was a white ...

Born on December 8, 1925, Sammy Davis, Jr. would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year: a milestone that invites reflection on a career spanning six decades, and creating an impact that still ...