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Jesse Williams On Black Lives, Equal Rights And Freedom

June 27, 2016 admin 0

“We’ve been floating this country on credit for centuries, yo, and we’re done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us, burying black people out of sight and out of mind, while extracting our culture, our dollars, our entertainment like oil — black gold.

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Gladys Knight’s Restaurants are in Receivership

June 23, 2016 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles, an Atlanta-area restaurant chain co-founded by singer Gladys Knight and operated by her son, Shanga Ali Hankerson, has agreed to go into receivership under state supervision, […]

Whitney Houston’s Valuables to be Auctioned in Dallas

June 20, 2016 Staff 0

From left: Whitney Houston toured so much that her passport had to have pages added to it; A pair of game-worn shoes that Michael Jordan presented to Whitney Houston; and leather jacket personalized with Whitney […]

Blacks and Hamilton Win Big at Tony Awards

June 13, 2016 Staff 0

Clockwise from top left: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. (Credit Photographs by Sara Krulwich/The New York Times) By Michael Paulson, nytimes.com “Hamilton,” an improbable hip-hop musical about America’s first […]

Kirk Franklin 20 Years of Music Tour Made you Wanna Shout!

June 8, 2016 admin 0

Kirk Franklins 20 Years in One Night Tour stop in Jacksonville was a musical odyssey of songs written and performed over the gospel artist 20 year career. Christian hip hop, contemporary gospel artist Kirk Franklin entered […]

Celebrity Sightings Highlight Memorial Holiday weekend

June 2, 2016 admin 0

Comedian Bruce Bruce held court at the Comedy Zone this past weekend churning out jokes and laughter to the sold out audience. The former BET Comic View host bought the house down with jokes about […]

Stirring Remake of ‘Roots’ Needed for Modern Times

May 30, 2016 Staff 0

ACTOR MALACHI KIRBY stars as Kunta Kinte in the remake of the miniseries “Roots,” which will air Memorial Day on the History channel. Alex Haley When it debuted on ABC in 1977, Alex Haley’s “Roots” […]

Friends of Hemming Park Announces Free Prince Tribute Concert

May 27, 2016 Staff 0

On April 21, 2016 the world lost another cultural icon. Prince was an unparalleled musician and artist who blurred the lines of sound and identity in way that inspired many and will not be forgotten. […]

Russell Simmons Repays Rushcard holders, Pushes for Credit Reform

May 26, 2016 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer) Russell Simmons is just starting to regain a little normalcy in his life. He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and business mogul is even able […]

Tony Awards Marks Historic Year for Diversity on Broadway

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

By Joan H. Allen Two Black productions, “Hamilton” with 16 nominations and “Shuffle Along” with 10 nominations, lead the pack for the prestigious Tony awards for 2016. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” has not only been the […]