Moms Mabley

thumb|Moms Mabley in 1968 Jackie "Moms" Mabley (March 19, 1894 – May 23, 1975) was an African American comedienne. Quotes They say you shouldn't say nothin' about the dead unless it's good. He's dead. Good! http://books.google.com/books?id=4gLQlHab4NsC&pg=PA312&lpg=PA312&dq=%22They+say+you+shouldn't+say+nothin'+about+the+dead+unless+it's+good.+He's+dead.+Good!%22&source=bl&ots=vc8aIflDYJ&sig=uoSv1BYEAN6E6EWcWCWxZEnbOLg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lIWCUpmQPNGpsATX-IHQBQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ 1,001 Insults, Put-Downs, and Comebacks Price Steven 2007 Globe Pequot 312 Ain’t nothing an old man can do for me but bring me a message from a young one. 'Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley' celebrates the groundbreaking African-American comedian New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/whoopi-goldberg-presents-moms-mabley-tv-review-article-1.1518719 Hinckley David November 17, 2013 December 2, 2013 Quotes about Mabley The tap dancers and the be-bop musicians influenced the pitch and pace of my work. And along with the Chitlin' Circuit women, including women like Jackie "Moms" Mabley, they made me very curious about the national and international black community. You see, these were women who traveled a lot, and they would bring back information from all over the country and all over the world. 1987 interview in Conversations with Toni Cade Bambara edited by Thabiti Lewis (2017) External links 0531098 Category:Comedians from the United States Category:1975 deaths Category:African Americans Category:People from North Carolina Category:LGBT people