Pam Grier

Spectacled Birthday

’70s as a bombshell vigilante in blaxploitation films, demands unadulterated appeal, and power. It was a lethal combination—Grier took down Mafia members, racist police officers, and drug lords on-screen with whip-smart instincts amid an era when the feminist movement’s second wave was gaining speed. Enemies were defenseless against her fierce moves, and soon Grier came to stand for a one-woman hit squad with killer style.