Today In History Ethel Waters, famed blues singer and actress, was born in Chester, PA, on this date October 31, 1900. Waters, a popular figure during the “Harlem Renaissance,” as she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her notable recordings include "Dinah", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Heat Wave", "Supper Time", "Am I Blue?", "Cabin in the Sky", "I'm Coming Virginia", and her version of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award, the first African American to star on her own television show, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She won best supporting actress for her role in Pinky (1949). CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #carter #cartermagazine #ethelwaters #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CkXx-X5usmW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=















