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Isaiah Washington Finds His Roots
by DeWayne Rogers
Isaiah Washington is a man on a mission. But not a mission that finds him lobbying for the type of | READ MORE
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Real or Fake? Celebrity Women With Very Questionable Butts
by Terry Shropshire
Real or Fake? Celebrity Women With Very Questionable Butts | READ MORE
Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall Reportedly Leaving BET’s ‘The Game’
by Danielle Canada
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Kanye West Signs Teyanna Taylor to G.O.O.D. Music
by Amir Shaw
Kanye West has stepped up and given Teyana Taylor an opportunity. Kanye West recently announced that he signed the Harlem, | READ MORE
Black Men Who’ve Dressed in Drag
by Terry Shropshire
A movie producer recently shared something in an interview that was both funny and extremely sad. He said the | READ MORE
20 Worst Jobs Ever
by Terry Shropshire
Just how far would you go to get a job? These people have demonstrated that they would go to great, | READ MORE
The Blog
Janelle Monae, June Ambrose, Rocsi Diaz Help Celebrate ‘Essence’s’ 1st Annual Black Beauty Awards
by Renee Gardner
Beauty industry veterans, style editors, celebrity makeup artists and hairstylists flocked to the Dream Hotel last week where Essence held | READ MORE
Artist Debra Hand Transitions From Technology to Art
4/16/2012 by Tony Binns
Honing and cultivating one’s art takes years to perfect. And when an expert or at least someone who is knowledgeable | READ MORE
Artist James S. Smoote Weaves New Take on an African American Tradition
4/16/2012 by Tony Binns
Quilting as an art form is firmly rooted in the black community. Chicago textile artist, James S. Smoote II, has | READ MORE
Charli Hunt Shows Inspiration Can Lead to Dream Realization
2/3/2012 by Tony Binns
Charli Hunt’s latest musical project, “Sweet Loving,” is causing a stir on the Internet. The self-trained vocalist, poet, and writer | READ MORE
Glawdys N’Dee Enlightens Community and the World With Afro-Caribbean Sound
12/21/2011 by Tony Binns
Music critics have compared Glawdys N’Dee’s voice to Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. Known as “The New Voice of the | READ MORE
Sherman Kizart Joins FCC to Ban Racist ‘No Urban Dictates’ Policies in Advertising
12/16/2011 by Tony Binns
Racist "no Urban Dictates" have cost minority firms $250 million in loss revenue. | READ MORE
‘America’s Got Talent’ Winner, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Sings the Classics
11/30/2011 by Tony Binns
Who would have imagined an African American young man from West Virginia, who grew up in Detroit, would wow the | READ MORE
Bernard Baltimore Keeps Chicago Safe With Aid of CeaseFire
11/18/2011 by Tony Binns
In Chicago, there are neighborhood heroes patrolling some of the city’s most precarious blocks and while they do not seek | READ MORE
Samuel Williams Makes His Violin His Mistress for a Good Cause
10/21/2011 by Tony Binns
Of all the musical instruments in jazz music it’s fair to say the violin has gone the short end of | READ MORE
Delisa Johnson and Thema Jackson Give Career Tips on Movie Casting Business
10/21/2011 by Tony Binns
When you meet someone for the first time you never know how or when that relationship might take form and | READ MORE
Larry Brown Jr. Gives Back to His Hometown Through Music
10/21/2011 by Tony Binns
Listening to jazz guitarist Larry Brown Jr., a million thoughts run through your mind about who this impressive wonder of | READ MORE
Loretta Lee, Jazz Chanteuse, Channels Billie Holiday
10/14/2011 by Tony Binns
Strange Fruit, a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday, became the national anthem for African Americans after it was | READ MORE
Sydney Chatman’s Tofu Chitlin’ Circuit Provides New Insight Into Chicago’s Live Theater
9/20/2011 by Tony Binns
Tell me about The Tofu Chitlin Circuit (TCC). How and what was its impetus? The Tofu Chitlin Circuit was started | READ MORE
Paulette McWilliams’ Musical Journey Toward Nirvana Memory Filled
9/20/2011 by Tony Binns
You may not recognize her name, but you have probably heard her voice hundreds of times. She has been the | READ MORE
Bill T. Jones Examines Himself and Abe Lincoln as a ‘Good Man’
9/19/2011 by Tony Binns
Hercules and Quinn’s new documentary, A Good Man, examines acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones’ creative journey in developing his most | READ MORE
Allen Rochelle and Anthony Beckham Open Le Fleur de Lis Restaurant in Bronzeville
9/2/2011 by Tony Binns
Starting a new business can be daunting. And given our current recession, one would wonder why someone would take a | READ MORE
Director Darryl Pitts Looks Closely at Black Romance and Hollywood
8/26/2011 by Tony Binns
There is an old saying in Hollywood circles that goes, “Films will make you famous, TV will make you rich.” | READ MORE
Dion and Susan Strowhorn, Partners in Film and Life
8/24/2011 by Tony Binns
As newbies to the entertainment industry, Dion and Susan Strowhorn set one goal for their production company, 9x18ProductionS, and that | READ MORE
Dedry Jones Discusses Why Independent Record Store Owners Are Still Relevant
8/3/2011 by Tony Binns
Independent record store owner, Dedry Jones, has been a fixture in his South Shore neighborhood as a resident and business | READ MORE
Chicago Rapper Tonio Keeps Hip-Hop Real in the ‘Hood
7/11/2011 by Tony Binns
In a time when hip-hop artists and rappers come a dime a dozen, it is rare that an artist remains | READ MORE
Chi Bakery in South Loop Making Chicago Sweeter, One Cake at a Time
7/11/2011 by Tony Binns
Tanika Echols’ Chi Bakery, located in Chicago’s growing, fashionable South Loop, is making quite a name for itself. In the | READ MORE
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Pitbull and Flo Rida stopped by 103.5 KTU’s KTUphoria this weekend and gave the audience a wonderful show! Arsenio Hall put | VIEW GALLERY
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Trayvon screaming. America is still having a collective nightmare over those horrifying screams that echo in our heads and reverberate | READ MORE
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