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Queen of Disco Donna Summer leaves behind a catalog of greatest hits, but we’ve decided to share our top five with all of you. The five-time Grammy Award winner was known for her high energy and ability to bring people of all ages and races to the dance floor. Remembering Donna Summer Breaking News: Disco […]
Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born on May 16, 1966. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years. The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her […]
Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950 on May 13th. Owing to his being born six weeks premature, the blood vessels at the back of his eyes had not yet reached the front and their aborted growth caused the retinas to detach. When Stevie Wonder was four, his mother left his father and moved herself and her […]
James Joseph Brown is the originator of funk music and is a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance. Brown was born in Barnwell, South Carolina on May 3, 1933. In 1955, Brown and Bobby Byrd‘s sister Sarah performed in a group called “The Gospel Starlighters”. Eventually, Brown joined Bobby Byrd’s vocal group, […]
Via: Elev8.com Gospel singer BeBe Winans is writing a memoir about his friendship with Whitney Houston. Worthy Publishing of Nashville said in a news release…
Soulful sisters, Tina and Erica, members of popular Gospel group Mary Mary have released the first visual from their same titled album “Go Get It.”…
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. […]
Remember Watoto Of The Nile, the Natur sisters from Baltimore who penned the “Open Letter To Little Wayne” song that went viral last year on youtube? Well they are back with another socially conscious song, this time with “Warning – A Dedication To Trayvon Martin.” Sisters Kamaria, Nia and Nya captivated the world with their […]
Howard University students have joined the national outcry for justice for murdered teen Trayvon Martin. Over the past month, public figures like Geraldo Rivera have basically criminalized Trayvon Martin for simply wearing a hoodie when he was murdered by George Zimmerman. Did he take into account that it was reported that it was raining that […]
Photos by @robinrazzi Monday evening thousands of Baltimoreans marched in honor of slain teenager Trayvon Martin. The rally began on the corner of Pratt and Light Streets, made its way to police headquarters on Gay Street and ended on the steps of City Hall. It was definitely an emotional event. Residents young and old, Black […]