When you take a trip to the far north part of Manhattan and visit what had once been the Audobon Ballroom — now redesigned and renamed the…
Maysa Leak aka Maysa (born August 17, 1966) is an American jazz singer. She is well known and loved by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo projects and for her work with the British band Incognito. I’m honored to have Maysa as a friend! For more information about Maysa Click here
James Hubert Blake aka Eubie Blake was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Blake was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed byAfrican Americans. Blake’s compositions included such hits as, “Bandana Days”, “Charleston Rag”, “Love Will Find […]
Are you over the light skin vs. dark skin conversation? Discussion is still needed cause we are still allowing this Divide & Conquor tactic to work. More pressing things to talk about in our community Over the convo. The only people still talking about it are dark skin people that are intimidated The follow-up to […]
These little known facts about Selma might surprise you! Selma’s voting rights movement was quite unique, and Jasmine Sanders‘ list will inform you and have you prepared…
The body of an Egyptian woman, who died more than 3,000 years ago, was discovered recently. On her head were about 70 or so hair…
How often have you heard it said that black Americans don’t support each other economically? It’s a common refrain in conversations around sociopolitical uplift for…
“I have never killed a bird nor shot a rabbit. I never liked fishing and always let others kill even the chickens which I ate.…
Radio-One Employees… All, As the celebration of Black History Month comes to a close, we thought it appropriate to use this day to acknowledge, celebrate and honor members of our Radio One Family who have passed away in the past year. We lost seven beloved members of our family; all of them taken from us […]
Shirley Ann Jackson was born August 5, 1946 in Washington D.C. Her parents strongly valued education and encouraged her in school. At Roosevelt High School, Jackson attended accelerated programs in both math and science, and graduated in 1964 as valedictorian. Jackson began classes at MIT in 1964, one of fewer than 20 African-American students and […]
