The first thing that strikes many about Amiri Baraka‘s poetry, most especially his later works, is that it carried the sharp tone of an oppressed,…
Countee Cullen (pictured), a poet who rose to fame during the Harlem Renaissance, was a contemporary of famed writer Zora Neale Hurston. Cullen amassed an…
Nashville, TN — Thicker Than Water, the new hit Bravo series that follows former pro basketballer and Smoothjazz / Gospel legend Ben Tankard with his blended family, smashed ratings records with it’s fifth episode airing this past Sunday. Bravo’s newest series, “Thicker Than Water” was up from a season best 1.85 million total viewers to […]
20th Anniversary Essence Festival July 3-6, 2014, New Orleans, LA With Prince, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Lionel Richie and Just Added Mary J. Blige New York, NY — ESSENCE Festival organizers today announced that programming for the leading cultural gathering of its kind will expand to 20 stages of entertainment and empowerment in celebration […]
The “45TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS” NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Two-Hour Special Airs Live on Saturday, February 22 on TV One at 9:00 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) One-Hour…
The 29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards today announced the lineup for Gospel music’s biggest night. Mary Mary’s Erica Campbell, Shirley Caesar, Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah…
This morning, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired a top aide who engineered political payback against a town mayor for his non-support in Christies re-election…
Dr. Bobby Jones and Faith Evans are making a lot of noise with their new single, “Rejoice With Me.” He talks to “The James Fortune Show” about the March…
Faith Evans and Dr. Bobby Jones join forces on a new track “Rejoice With Me.” Listen to the exclusive interview on “The James Fortune Show”…
The 2014 General Assembly session is underway in Richmond. Ethics reform nearly topped the agenda at the G-A on Wednesday following a scandal involving outgoing…
The woman who has been labeled “Worlds Ugliest Women” is devoted her like to being a motivational speaker….turning hate into love!!!
Phi Beta Sigma was founded on January 9, 1914 by three African American students on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. A. Langston Taylor,…
