WASHINGTON – The Congressional Black Caucus’ annual legislative conference in Washington is a nonstop cavalcade of programs, panel discussions, workshops, job fairs, ultraexclusive receptions and
Essence and Southern Company teamed up during this year’s Congressional Black Caucus to continue the celebration of the magazine’s 40th anniversary and to honor those
A trendsetter and a visionary, Dr. James “Butch” Rosser has always tried to help the underserved and disenfranchised segments of society. He’s a physician, scholar,
Pete Rock and CL Smooth will go down as one of the greatest hip-hop groups of all time. During the early ’90s, Pete Rock’s use
Fans lined up early outside the Center Stage arena to witness a performance from one of the greatest hip-hop groups of all time. To celebrate
On Sept. 11, 2010, BMI hosted its 10th annual Urban Awards in Los Angeles. At this awards show, the songwriters, producers and music publishers of
Preparing the lovestruck women in the audience for another peek into his emotions with Passion, Pain & Pleasure, Songz thanked the audience for letting him
“I feel like a queen today. Best experience that I’ve had all year.” “This [is] awesome … really, really awesome.” “I always thought my black
Fantasia was uncomfortable with the metal barriers that separated her from fans during her performance at the 19th Annual For Sisters Only at the Georgia
Two weeks after being arrested along with his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, in Los Angeles for possession of an illegal drug, T.I. held his first
The biggest fashion party in history has gone global, but there’s no other place in the world I would’ve been than its birthplace — New
Throughout the years we’ve witnessed scores of entertainers who have garnered considerable attention and captured a moment of fame along the continuum of time. But
No more Bryant Park. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week made its debut at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Sept. 9. To commence the highly anticipated event,
Wednesday night, Sept. 8 was charged with the type of energy that makes aspiring young African Americans re-commit to doing more with their lives, and
For the fifth year in a row, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges celebrated his birthday in a grand fashion during his LudaDay Celebrity Weekend. With a barbecue,
An interesting thing happened during Labor Day weekend. I was out with a few friends having dinner and drinks at one of the more popular
The Black Enterprise annual Golf & Tennis Challenge has become a favorite place for many of the country’s highest ranking corporate leaders and successful business
And Madea lives on. Actually, the iconic character isn’t just living! She’s thriving — if the receipts from the national theater tour of Madea’s Happy
So, you woke up this morning laying next to someone other than your significant other. Now, your first thoughts were probably somewhere along the lines
I would never profess myself to be a mathematician, so I’ll just leave that to the experts. However, a friend recently sent me an e-mail
