Feb 21SaveBlack Excellence2/21/20Black Excellence2/21/20BIST, or the 'Black EGOT': Celebrating the Elite Who've Won a BET Award, NAACP Image Award and Soul Train AwardTonja Renée Stidhum6SaveTwo—that’s the number of black people who have an EGOT, that is, at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.…
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Mar 16 2018Save3/16/18I’m Seeing Anita Baker, Y’all, and You Can, Too, at Jazz in the Gardens This WeekendDanielle Young4SaveWhen someone asks you to attend a concert featuring Chaka Khan, Anita Baker, Fantasia, Smokey Robinson and more,…
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Feb 20 2018Save2/20/18Caption This: Win Tickets to See Anita Baker, Chaka Khan at 2018 Jazz in the Gardens Music FestivalAarick Knighton5SaveIf I told you The Root was giving away tickets to see Anita Baker, Chaka Khan, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Smokey…
Jan 2 2018Save1/2/18Anita Baker Announces ‘Farewell Tour’ for 2018Angela Helm38SaveWhen R&B songstress Anita Baker hit the scene in the mid-’80s, it was as if we didn’t know what we’d been missing.…
Aug 16 2017Save8/16/17The 10 Best ‘Brown Liquor’ Songs of All TimeLawrence Ware106SaveI didn’t learn how to drink alcohol until I was 33.
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