Eartha Kitt and her daughter Kitt McDonald in London in 1965. I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Kitt and her daughter in 2001 when Ms. Kitt played the Fairy Godmother in “Cinderella” on Broadway and, I have to say, the mutual adoration was adorable. Photo: Bettman/Corbis
Lena Horne hugs her daughter Gail Jones, backstage at the York Playhouse on October 6, 1960 after Gail made her stage debut in the musical Valmuouth. Gail Jones is now Gail Buckley and the author of several books including The Hornes: An American Family.” Photo: Bettman/Corbis.
Roxie Roker with her son, Lenny Kravitz. Via Lenny’s Facebook fan page.
Eartha Kitt and her daughter Kitt McDonald in London in 1965.
Lena Horne embracing her daughter Gail Jones in 1960. Now Gail Buckley, she is the author of The Hornes: An American Family.
Martin Luther King Jr. with his mother, Alberta Williams King and his wife Coretta Scott King at Harlem Hospital in 1958. Dr. King was recovering from a stab wound after an attack by a disturbed woman.
Coretta Scott King plays with her daughter Berniece outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church in November 1964. #mothersday
