Check out the special announcement and birthday gift our Radio-One family member Faith Daniels gives D.J Perry Simmons that involves The Macy’s Music Festival. Also performing live the elegant and beautiful Vivan Green all apart of the MIxx Ultra Lounge new Neo Soul Series. RELATED LINKS: Lauryn Hill Receives Mixed Reviews at 2011 Jazz in […]
Dr. David M. French was a former Howard University professor of pediatric surgery who treated the injuries of civil rights protesters in the 1960s and fought to stop the segregation of health-care facilities. He passed away on March 31 at the age of 86. Dr. French was also a founding member of the Medical Committee […]
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast’s strongman leader Laurent Gbagbo holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence Tuesday, defiantly maintaining he won the election four months ago even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home. Gbagbo’s comments by telephone to France’s LCI television came as French officials and a diplomat […]
What if I told you that the largest slave rebellion in American history was one no one knows about? Well, we commemorate the successful end of one such rebellion 173 years ago this week… Some of you may have heard of the Black Seminoles, the free blacks and fugitive slaves who allied with Seminole Indians […]
Lauryn Hill performs at the 6th Annual Jazz in the Gardens at Sun Life Stadium on March 19, 2011 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Vallery Jean/FilmMagic) L-Boogie has made quite the return to the stage. In fact, Ms. Lauryn Hill is making it a family affair. Check out this exclusive live video clip featuring […]
Oprah Winfrey clearly believes that we have a real problem in this country: people are so fixated on their 9-5 jobs, they’ve lost focus of their 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. jobs — their families. Watch as Oprah takes a moment out of her own busy schedule and appropriately introduces Kidnapped by the Kids, a […]
Detroit, Michigan– Detroit is facing the challenge of cutting city costs by down-sizing the city and consolidating the city’s inhabitants in response to the rapid population decrease. Their ultimate plan is to have numerous people from all ends of the city relocate to the “strongest and most viable” neighborhoods, so the city can cost-effectively provide […]
Dariel Pulliam, the famous stylist, has died according to several reports on Twitter. Pulliam worked for BET, styling Keyshia Cole, Frankie & Neffe appearing on their shows as well as “What Chili Wants” . Several people are giving their RIPs and condolences on Twitter including former Atlanta Housewife, Lisa Wu and star of “What Chili […]
NEW YORK-While many sectors of the economy have not recovered from the recession, “loosies” or Black market single sold cigarettes are providing income for a lot of people in New York City. The New York Times reports: “The tax went up, and we started selling 10 times as much,” Mr. Warner said. “Bloomberg thinks he’s […]
NEW YORK-Joseph Donato a school janitor at John Quincy Adams Elementary School in Deer Park, L.I. was arrested and charged with weapon possession and he admitted to being a KKK member. The New York Daily News reports: Cops said they were investigating the extent of Donato’s involvement with the KKK – including whether he tried […]
Atlanta — Bernice King called into one of our radio sites, Praise 102.5, and spoke with Rhodell Lewis today on what is the 43rd death anniversary of her father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saying that today is a sad day for her on a lot of fronts, she talked about all of the problems […]
PHILADELPHIA-Mahlon Graham, a 5th grader from Philadelphia has been named a hero for alerting authorities about a fire that trapped several senior citizens. The Fire Commissioner in Philadelphia has already called him a hero. View more videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com. RELATED STORIES Mother Dies After Saving Children From Townhouse Fire 8-Year-Old Dies Trying To Save Baby […]
