Dec 31 2019
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The year 2019 took us on a rollercoaster ride of emotions: It began with the swearing-in of the most diverse Congress
Ericka Blount Danois
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I am an author, journalist and professor. My first book, Love, Peace and Soul, the behind-the-scenes story of the television show, Soul Train, was published in 2013.
Mar 22 2019
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At 6 feet 5 inches, Winston Duke already stands out as the gentle giant who has to get brolic in Jordan Peele’s new…
Jan 25 2019
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The crowd was feverish with anticipation to see their NBA All-Star darling, Golden State Warriors point guard Steph…
Nov 30 2018
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Cinematographer Hans Charles wanted to visually frame the Wu-Tang Clan and all of their personas in a way that…
Sep 1 2018
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At 49, it takes a lot more work for the King of R&B, Bobby Brown, now a grandfather to two, to hump around. But at a…
Feb 20 2018
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In 2010, Baltimore resident Jovonne Walker was a party planner and a nurse. She and her husband, Jamal, planned…
Nov 3 2017
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As the number of homicides in Baltimore this year climbs past 300 and the city’s Police Department remains embroiled…
Oct 16 2017
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Marilyn Mosby is fighting new battles. She’s used to that. The Baltimore prosecutor—an African-American woman,…
Aug 13 2017
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Most Law & Order junkies and millennials probably only know Ice-T affectionately as the gruff, no-nonsense NYPD…
Aug 6 2017
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In the fall of 1991, the feel-good single “I Love Your Smile” set five-octave singer Shanice afloat with a music…
Jul 23 2017
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The story of Switch, the group that paved the way for the group DeBarge with sibling harmonizers Bobby and Tommy…
Jul 16 2017
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Marvin Sapp is more than a preacher who sings or a singer who preaches. Both singing and preaching represent…
Jul 9 2017
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For ’90s hip-hop heads, Wyclef Jean will always be known as one-third of the legendary group the Fugees. And anyone…
Jul 7 2017
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Twins Brian and Brandon Casey, along with their friends Richard Wingo and Kyle Norman, made up the 1990s R&B group…
Jun 4 2017
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If you wondered when R&B singers became rappers and rappers became R&B singers, you just need to take a trip back to…
May 4 2017
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Every year around this time, the National Urban League releases a “State of Black America” report, with its…
Apr 9 2017
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Two weeks ago, I logged into my email to read a note written by the headmaster of my daughters’ school about the…
Feb 15 2017
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It was the summer of 1989 when the R&B trio After 7 dropped their infectious eponymous debut album with the lead…
Feb 8 2017
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Chicago native Dave Hollister has always had vocal chops, straddling the secular and gospel worlds with seeming…
Jan 27 2017
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When a federal judge made the unusual move earlier this month to allow key parts of a lawsuit filed by five of the…