This weekend, old school is new again as Earth, Wind and Fire, the O’Jays and Tony, Toni, Tone all are performing around the country. Bishop T.D. Jakes has a new book out to help people with their spiritual walk and Oprah’s “Lifeclass” is giving fatherless sons a voice. Here’s what else is going on this […]
Will Hitt & the UFB record in the Blueberry Smoothie Studio for the Tom Joyner Morning Show
On May 2, 1963 a large crowd of black teens came rushing through the doors of the 16th Street Baptist Church in protest of Bull Connors‘ election and the growing discrimination in Birmingham. The strategy to combat the racist policy and associated deaths was labeled as Project C (for Confrontation). This strategy would include the […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston’s largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, police said Thursday. It’s unclear if the man fatally shot himself or was killed by […]
Coming to PBS in June is a documentary that explores the beauty and grace of African-American funerals. “Homegoings” (airing June 24, 10 to 11 p.m.), from filmmaker Christine Turner, is told through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens and filmed at his Harlem-based Owens Funeral Home. It takes an up-close look at the world […]
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum outside New York City. The rapper and music mogul attended a meeting Thursday on Long Island, where the media was briefed on four proposals to renovate the arena and surrounding property. Nassau County officials have been trying to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer’s doctor and said Jackson was sick. A voicemail from the manager was played Thursday for a Los Angeles jury in the lawsuit by Jackson’s mother against the concert promoter who was then arranging his “This Is It” tour. On the […]
[ooyala code=”c3ZnFiYjp2__bbng7dvI6YgiQWeoFdCq” player_id=”undefined”] Nikki Woods talks with cast member, Kimrie Lewis-Davis about her role in the upcoming movie, Peeples.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ever wonder what makes young, pretty, “good” girls pursue careers in porn? So did Deborah Anderson, that’s why she made a documentary and fine-art photography book on the subject. “Aroused” opens in select theaters Thursday and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon. Many of the […]
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