I would name a Black woman who was well loved in the 70's. But I can't, not yet. I may have to let this thread go a page or more, before I tell who this was. But to be honest, nothing seems to surprise anybody anymore. Btw, it had nothing to do with sexual immorality, or anything. Then again, I don't think anybody here is old enough to even care, especially if they're not Black.
Then again, since it wasn't all that bad, especially compared to what you see today, I guess I can tell you it was Esther Rolle, mother on "Good Times". A few years before I started working at this art gallery, a guard told me he recognized her walking through an exhibit. When he asked her if she was Esther Rolle, she stuck her noise in the air, and said in a snobby way, "Yes", without even looking at him, and kept walking. I think I heard this about her from somebody else. But I was the one who brought it up that time. I just took it to mean it must be hard to be a celebrity, and not be recognized everywhere you go
