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Constructed in 1934, The Apollo Theater has been the launching pad for musical legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and Micheal Jackson. Eight decades later,…

Brandi Johnson (pictured above) was awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages last week, after she sued her boss Rob Carmona (pictured below) over a four-minute N-word…

Confirmed and ready to roll, Fantasia continues to expand her craft. She’s headed back to broadway. The multi Grammy Winner becomes part of a  rotating roster of artist that will guest star and headline the Cotton Club jazz tribute. The Broadway play of  “Around Midnight” a tribute to the famous Cotton Club of Harlem saluting […]

Today, April 6, Billy Dee Williams turns 76 years-old. Mr. Williams is best known for portraying smooth dishonest, Lando Calrissian in two “Star Wars” movies.  He’s an actor, artist, singer and writer.  Williams was born in New York City, New York, the son of Loretta Anne, a West-Indian born elevator operator. He first appeared on […]

American R&B, soul and gospel singer Stephanie Mills turns 56 today. She began her career at the age of nine where she appeared in her first play. A couple of years later Mills won amateur night at The Apollo theater in Harlem, NY.  After her victory she was cast in her first Broadway show, where she played […]