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James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006)  gone but not forgotten “Godfather of soul” was also known as the “King Of Funk”.  His work helped shaped the course of contemporary music. His catalog of classics have made him the most sample recording artist to this day.  The hip-hop world finds his work to be […]

‘Songbird Of The South’ Dottie Peoples Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At Allstate Gospel Superfest To Celebrate Her Legendary Career In Gospel Music. In addition…

Gospel Power Couple David and Tamela Mann celebrated 25 years of marriage with an intimate wedding ceremony and vow renewal surrounded by family and close…

Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. The widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King helped lead the African American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Mrs. King played a prominent role in the years after her husbands 1968 assassination when she took on the leadership of the […]

The natural hair revolution is officially here to stay. Black Hollywood has embraced her tresses and is now the inspiration for us all. From Erykah…

Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the “First Lady of Song” “Queen of Jazz” and “Lady Ella,” was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. She […]

Cathy Hughes, born Catherine Elizabeth Woods in Omaha, Nebraska on April 22, 1947, is an African-American  entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. Hughes founded the media company Radio One and later expanded into TV One, the company went public in 1998, making Hughes the first and only African-American female to head a publicly traded corporation at the time. In the […]

Luther Ronzoni Vandross, would’ve been 62 today but we continue to celebrate his life in the entertainment  industry. Luther finally made his long desired career breakthrough as a featured singer with the vaunted pop-dance act change, a studio concept created by French-Italian businessman Jacques Fred Petrus. Their 1980 hits, “The Glow of Love” (by Romani, […]

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The first images of Boston Marathon terror suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, after he was apprehended by law enforcement have surfaced and the ATF has confirmed…