Ethel Waters News

The Newark Public Library will explore the world of black theater through March 4 as part of its Black History Month programming.

Ethel Waters , James Baskett and James Edwards were among the first. It's been a long, difficult road for African Americans in achieving equality in all aspects of American life, and Hollywood is no exception.

There was rarely a problem obtaining a file and the trips to other sites can even be a benefit, as an already worthwhile collection can get a boost from additional free songs available there.

After her start in Baltimore, she toured on the black vaudeville circuit. As she described it later, ''I used to work from nine until unconscious.'' Despite her early success, Waters fell on hard times and joined a carnival which traveled in freight cars to Chicago, Illinois.

The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Venus.