POLITICAL CROSSFIRE By Justin A. Williams, Political Editor Trump’s Budget Cuts Slash Mental Health $$$$$ What is the value of a human mind? In our society, we often neglect the state of our mental health for the necessities life requires: the job, the kids, the schooling,etc. When we become anxious or depressed, even cripplingly so, […]
As Beyoncé changed the game with her unprecedented Coachella headlining performance, she breathed life into the hip hop music and dance scene, inspiring millions to DO THEM and speak their own truth! Already Beyoncé endorsed – “They Killed It!” – Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies are back at it again with their rendition of Everybody Mad. […]
It is with great sadness that American Idol winner, Ruben Studdard announces the passing of his brother, Kevin Studdard. Many American Idol fans got a chance to meet and become acquainted with Kevin Studdard while Ruben was on the 2nd season of the show. Kevin was with Ruben all the way from auditions to the […]
Roseanne Barr, the star and co-creator of the show “Roseanne”, posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, an African-American woman who was a senior adviser to Barack Obama throughout his presidency and considered one of his most influential aides. Ms. Barr wrote if the “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” […]
President Trump has promised that if North Korea were to respond to America’s sanctions with bombing and other actions of war, that the U.S will respond with “Fire and Fury.” But Pres. Trump may bare witness to a conflagration of his own making that could damn his own presidency, due to a fury from his […]
Universal Pictures, Screenvision Media, a national leader in cinema advertising, and Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced today the return of Scarface to movie theatres nationwide, in celebration of its 35th anniversary. Additionally, film fans outside of New York will have the chance to participate in a Tribeca Film Festival retrospective event on the […]
HBO and The Atlantic have partnered to create Question Your Answers, a series of short films that challenge audiences to, in a time of increasing cultural and political polarization—when every side seems convinced it has the answer—confront their own beliefs and assumptions. The series begins today with a film starring Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright wrestling […]
Similar to other celebrities Taylor Swift, Ellen DeGeneres, Meg Ryan and Diane Keaton, the late rocker Prince was a bit of a real estate collector buying and selling homes from California to Europe. But by the end of his second marriage in 2006, Prince centered his real estate purchases around his home state, Minnesota. […]
ESSENCE hosted its 7th annual Best in Black Beauty Awards, at Town Stages on Thursday, April 26th. The highly anticipated, invitation-only beauty extravaganza brought to life one of ESSENCE’s most beloved franchises—its annual May issue Best in Black Beauty Awards—as over 100 beauty industry mavens and social media influencers got a front row seat to this […]
Former first lady Barbara Bush passed away Tuesday evening from complications related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and congestive heart failure. Earlier this week the Bush family released a statement saying that after a “recent series of hospitalizations,” she decided to stop receiving medical care and was focusing on “comfort care.” “It will not surprise […]
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Ruben Studdard, America’s Idol, officially confirmed that he will be releasing “RUBEN SINGS LUTHER” to his hero Luther Vandross on March 16th and will be launching a 22 city ‘Always and Forever Tour’ starting in Sacramento, California on April 8th. A full schedule of tour dates follows this release. “My goal was to not […]
Les Payne, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his Harlem home on Monday, March 19, 2018. He was 76. Payne’s impressive career in journalism spanned four decades and without question has left an indelible mark on the field. Please check out this comprehensive article and tribute on Newsday for […]
JAY-Z AND BEYONCÉ are joining forces for the newly announced OTR II stadium tour. Kicking off Wednesday, June 6th in Cardiff, UK, the international outing will stop in 15 cities across the UK and Europe and 21 cities in North America. The full itinerary can be found below. The tour is presented by Live Nation […]
