Photos by Melanie L. Brown with Steed Media Men from various civic groups hold Safe Summer Series demonstrations for the Chatham community on Fridays in
In what was an epic Day 1 of Panorama Festival, artists such as SchoolboyQ, DJ Khaled, TI, Fat Joe and Remy Ma blessed the stage
Photos by Melanie L. Brown Nikki Giovanni performed in Chicago on the stage with Morris Gearring. She shared her classic written poems and discussed the
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa take pride in being the voice for hippies who love hip-hop. The two rappers make it a point to celebrate
If you were in Atlanta last week, you couldn’t avoid the pink and green. The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. took over Atlanta
Miller Lite Tap the Future kicked off its fourth year of the Live Pitch Tour. Held at The Hobby Center in Houston, Texas on July
Music industry pioneers New Edition and TLC came all the way through at Detroit’s Chene Park last weekend. The supergroups performed for a sold out crowd and they
Wale visited East Chicago, Indiana, to take part in the Party in Peace Fest that was formerly known as Craze fest. Last year it was
The Silver Room Sound System Block Party is back after a break following its move from Wicker Park to the South Side Hyde Park Community. For
R Renowned artist Hebru Brantley recently celebrated the launch of his brand-new art show titled “Parade Day Rain” presented by Hennessy VS at the Chicago
V103 hosted its second annual block party at First Merit Bank Pavillion on Northerly Island in Chicago recently. In true Chicago fashion, the weather decided to
Ford is really taking to heart their new catch phrase of being “unstoppable.” This was the third year in a row that I was able
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama paid tribute to the five fallen police officers who were gunned down during an attack last week
The 2nd annual Teen in the Park Festival, also known as T.I.P. Fest, held in Chicago was an amazing success. T.I.P. Fest is the largest
The Betty Shabazz international Charter School is a network of African Centered Charter Schools. The schools blend African cultural influences within the schools’ curriculum. Barbara
Talib Kweli was in Chicago recently performing at The City Winery in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. If you know anything about City Winery,
The Roots showed Chicago what a hip-hop band could do at Taste of Chicago by delivering dopeness on the stage of the Petrillo Music Shell
Thousands came to tap into the spirit of house music at The Chosen Few Music DJs Festival in Chicago recently. Mother Nature must be a
Even though Maxwell closed out the show, New Edition shut the house down with their old school dance moves, outfit changes and hits like “Candy
Only a Fortune 500 company like McDonald’s could pull off having a pop up shop brunch during the Essence Festival in its parking lot-=without anyone realizing
