Dianne Kirksey

Dianne Kirksey. Actress: Rain Without Thunder. Born in Eutaw, Alabama, in 1950, Kirksey-Floyd graduated in 1973 from the University of Alabama, where she set a number of firsts. She was the first black "Bama Belle," athletic hostesses, and the first black member of the university's homecoming court. She helped found the UA African American Association (now known as the Black Student Union), and was the first black officer of the...