When you take a trip to the far north part of Manhattan and visit what had once been the Audobon Ballroom — now redesigned and renamed the…
The body of an Egyptian woman, who died more than 3,000 years ago, was discovered recently. On her head were about 70 or so hair…
How often have you heard it said that black Americans don’t support each other economically? It’s a common refrain in conversations around sociopolitical uplift for…
Sunday’s Academy Awards was championed by many for its diversity. The program had big wins for people of color. Quite a few also presented awards.…
Source: Perez Hilton Whitney Houston is the first woman in history to have three albums in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. Currently sitting at number two is Whitney: The Greatest Hits. The Bodyguard soundtrack is at number six, and her debut album, Whitney Houston, sits comfortably at number nine. For the full […]
A sweeping, high-profile, and ambitious musical film, ‘The Underground Railroad’ blends two powerful, redemptive stories into the background of Gospel/blues songs. The first story tells about a slave, Samuel Woodward, who escapes with his family to Canada. On their heels, is an obsessed slave hunter, JD Plimpton, who has never lost a slave. Along the […]
From the New York Times: There is no prouder moment in Haiti’s history than Jan. 1, 1804, when a band of statesmen-warriors declared independence from France, casting off colonialism and slavery to become the world’s first black republic. They proclaimed their freedom boldly — “we must live independent or die,” they wrote — but for […]
According to Billboard, Marvin Sapp’s new album “Here I Am” is not only Sapp’s highest charting album, but the highest-ranking gospel album ever in the 54-year history of the Billboard 200 chart. The album is currently number 2 with 76,000 units sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Sapp’s previous high-water mark came with his previous set, […]
From New York Times WASHINGTON — With the stroke of President Obama’s pen, his health care overhaul — the most sweeping social legislation enacted in decades — became law on Tuesday. Mr. Obama affixed his curlicue signature, almost letter by letter, to the measure, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, during a ceremony in […]
From New York Times: Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the nation’s health care system along the lines proposed by President Obama. By a vote of 219 to 212, the House passed the bill after a day of tumultuous […]
VIA: Rolling Stone Beyonce made history last night at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, scooping up six trophies — the most ever for a female artist on a single Grammy night — most notably Song of the Year and Best R&B Song for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and Best Female Pop Vocal […]
Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration. The son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother is now one victory from becoming president of a nation where, […]
