![]() ![]() Two years later she returned to the United States and starred in a string of successful films and plays including the short film Black and Tan Fantasy with Duke Ellington (1929) Black Boy starring Paul Robeson (1930) Emperor Jones with Robeson again (1933) and Drum in the Night (1933) with an equal number of plays, including Singing the Blues (1930), Sweet Chariot (1930) and Run Lil’ Chillun (1933).ģWashington’s stardom was secured with her performance as Peola, the tortured bi-racial daughter who passes for white in Imitation of Life, the 1934 feature film starring Claudette Corbert and Louise Beavers. When the show closed she sailed to Europe to tour with her dance partner Al Moiret. In 1919 Washington launched her own career as a chorus girl in Harlem’s Alabam Club, and, in 1926, landed a coveted role in the landmark Broadway play Shuffle Along. But despite her trailblazing work on stage and screen beginning in the 1920s, Washington has largely been forgotten as one of the pioneering African-American leading ladies, and for her noteworthy civil rights activism.ĢThe eldest of five children, Washington was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1903 and relocated to Philadelphia aged eleven following the death of her mother, a former dancer. Courtesy of Schomburg Center, New York Public Library.ġNearly eight decades before #OscarsSoWhite focused attention on the dearth of roles for Blacks and other people of color in Hollywood, actress Fredi Washington became one of the most vocal critics of the industry’s racial bias. While graduating from New York Law School (LL.M in Taxation) that was heavily focused on compliance and structure issues of domestic and foreign entities with requirements of Foreign Financial Institutions regulations, Basel II, Dodd-Frank Act, FIRPTA, FATCA and Foreign Tax Credits, Fredi is providing expertise in several important fields such as: managing assets (commercial and residential), tax treatment, tax planning and liabilities solutions for both domestic and international Real Estate investors.Ĭontact Fredi today with your particular real estate needs.Fig. His former work experience and background is helpful now as a real estate agent because he understands both tenant and landlord point of views. Prior to becoming a real estate agent, Fredi was an attorney in Albania as well as a landlord and business owner. ![]() He continues to strive for excellence, because he believes customer service is the key to finding you your next home. he has been on the “Top Producers List” for years. In 2005 he was awarded Citi Habitats' Rookie of the Year Award and at New York Residence Inc. East and West Village, Midtown East, Upper East Side, Gramercy, Murray Hill, Battery Park City as well as the Financial District," he said.įor over 10-yaers Fredi's hard work is noticed and rewarded on all companies he has worked for. "Wherever I see a 'deal' on the horizon I run to be the first to get it for my clients. No matter what neighborhood, he aims to be the first person to show the apartments. He would never live anywhere else!įredi is always keeping on top of good deals that he can get for his clients. ![]() A native of Albania, Fredi Aleksi has always admired the fast pace and culture of New York City. ![]()
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