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Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the “First Lady of Song” “Queen of Jazz” and “Lady Ella,” was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. […]
Rappers and artists in general tend to draw inspiration from others, but you’re not going to believe who made Wiz Khalifa want to become a…
Via: hellobeautiful.com We all have those lies–large and small–we tell ourselves to justify why we do the things that we do. The reality is that every single decision we make is either helping us or hurting us. There really isn’t much grey area there. Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not now, really doesn’t […]
Think Like A Man swept the box office opening weekend landing at No. 1 raking in $33 million, beating out the Warner Bros. drama “The Lucky One,” starring Zac Efron, at No. 2 with $22.8 million. The Hunger Games slipped to third place after four weekends at No. 1 with $14.5 million. The Review via […]
Cathy Hughes, born Catherine Elizabeth Woods in Omaha, Nebraska on April 22, 1947, is an African-American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. Hughes founded the media company Radio One and later expanded into TV One, the company went public in 1998, making Hughes the first and only African-American female to head a publicly […]
Via: CNN Justice George Zimmerman apologized to the parents of slain teen Trayvon Martin this morning at the neighborhood watch’s bond hearing. Zimmerman was allowed to say a few words before newly appointed Florida judge set a $150,000 bond that will let him get out of jail while he awaits trial. “I wanted to say […]
Via: Foxbaltimore.com George Zimmerman will appear in court today to request bond from a new judge appointed to the Trayvon Martin murder case. He’s been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. This will be the first time Martin’s family will see Zimmerman face to face. Zimmerman’s family is said […]
In this exclusive opinion piece, actor Gabrielle Union issues an impassioned and very personal plea to spare the Affordable Care Act, now under attack by politicians. ———— I am going to do something that most people in my position don‚Äôt do often ‚Äì tell you my age. I am 39 years old. I am at […]
TMZ has reported Dick Clark has died at age 82 due to a massive heart attack. From TMZ – Clark’s rep tells TMZ, the TV icon had been in St. John’s hospital in L.A. after undergoing an outpatient procedure last night. Clark suffered the “massive” heart attack following the procedure. Attempts to resuscitate him were […]
For 10 years the ABC hit show The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have been bringing in the ratings but one thing has been obviously missing from the show, the presence of minorities. Every now and then they have casted an African-American but that character is quickly eliminated from the show, but NEVER has their been […]
