Bravo Mr. Chance
byThis year I attended Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH’s Wall Street Project in New York and sat in on a hip hop workshop. The…
Entertainment
Deborah Cox Stars In ‘The Bodyguard’
byLet’s make this perfectly clear: No one can sing like Whitney Houston. No one. But Deborah Cox certainly comes close in the musical play…
Q&A with Rod Dixon
byFor the past 12 years, The Auditorium Theater has presented TOO HOT TOO HANDLE on its stage. I chaired this event for 9 years,…
A Review Of Fences
byI imagine that one of the greatest playwrights would’ve celebrated with the rest of us as he watched the adaption of his play; Fences…
Remembering Reggie
byThis holiday season is sentimental for me. This writing is strictly personal. I lost a dear friend last May suddenly. I met Reginald Torian…
Q And A: Omar Epps & DC Young Fly of “Almost Christmas”
byWritten and directed by David E. Talbert (First Sunday, Baggage Claim), Almost Christmas tells the festive story of a beloved patriarch who asks his…
VIVA Herb Kent, The Cool Gent, Dies at 88.
byHerb Kent was the Cool Gent. That was his title but it was also his life. He was the ultimate deejay and has died…
The Million Dollar Divorce
byMary J. Blige the Queen of Hip-Hop R&B’s estranged husband and former manager Martin “Kendu” Isaac’s is seeking $129,319 per month in spousal support….
Tyler Perry’s BOO
byFans of Tyler Perry’s famed Madea character will see her in a very different light come this Halloween as the mouthy matriarch returns to…
Q And A: Tim Meadows, Son of Zorn
byMany people instantly associate Tim Meadows with his iconic Saturday Night Live character, Leon Phelps AKA The Ladies Man. But those that take a…
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in LIterature
byBob Dylan has taken songwriting to another level. He has been called the greatest song writer ever. His words poetic and beautiful. He has…
The best performance at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival was Dee Alexander with Dwight Trible.
byIt was one of the most historical weekends in America with the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture…