// From The Urban Daily: Almost seven years ago David Lamb and his wife Jamillah created and produced the off-Broadway play, Platanos & Collard Greens. The romantic comedy tells the story of two college students, Freeman, an African-American man and Angelita, a Latino woman, both forced to confront and overcome cultural and racial prejudices while […]
Via: HelloBeautiful.com // For a long time it was an understood rule that men were to be the breadwinners in their marriages. While men were expected to “marry down” in terms of finances, women were inversely expected to “marry up,” by finding the man most likely and able to out-earn, and take care of them. […]
Via: TheUrbanDaily.com // Rihanna’s appearing on today’s episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show to perform her recently released charity single, a cover of Bob Marley’s classic “Redemption Song.” GIVE HAITI QUAKE RELIEF! While it’s not the worst thing she’s ever recorded (that dubious honor would go to “Unfaithful,”) I don’t think Rihanna has tapped into […]
Via: NewsOne.com // PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Scores of U.S. troops landed on the lawn of Haiti’s shattered presidential palace Tuesday to the cheers by quake victims eager for reinforcements in the sluggish global effort to bring food, water and shelter to the devastated country. Thousands more U.S. troops are on the way and the U.N. […]
Via: HelloBeautiful.com Rain or shine, celebs hit the red carpet at the 2010 Golden Globes last night! Take a look at the glam gowns and swanky suits the stars wore here! Check out Zoe Saldana’s classic hairstyles here! Mariah’s remix album is pushed back
Via: HelloBeautiful.com // Alicia Keys recently completed her Sessions@AOL show, where artists perform their songs exclusively and intimately (often acoustic or stripped down). She made sure to sing “Unthinkable (Ready),” a stand-out track from her “Element of Freedom” album, featuring man-of-the-moment Drake. He had this to say about their collabo: “They reached out and she […]
Via: Hiphopdx.com As we reported earlier this week upon news of the devastating 7.0 earthquake that shook the nation of Haiti, stars in the Hip Hop world urged fans and listeners to contribute, cooperate and rally in support of the nation and its people. One of those stars was Haiti’s Goodwill Ambassador Wyclef Jean who […]
Via: NewsOne.com // The Haitian ambassador appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show last night and made it a point to address Pat Robertson’s recent comments that Haiti had signed a pact with the devil to defeat the French in 1804, which led to the recent earthquake. He connected the Haitian revolution to the development of […]
Via: TheUrbanDaily.com // Before Jay-Z had Roc-A-Wear or Nelly had Applebottoms, Teddy Pendergrass had Teddy Jeans. Watch this rare commercial from the early 80’s advertising Teddy Pendergrass’ line of designer jeans for women, Teddy Jeans. https://theurbandaily.com/external/js/video/523652/ Soul Legend Teddy Pendergrass Dead At 59 Teddy Pendergrass’ Music Lives On Through Sampling http://cdn1.theurbandaily.com/external/js/gallery/522872/
By Hello Beautiful January 14, 2010 10:26 am // Today we honor R&B Singer Teddy Pendergrass who died at age 59 due to a rare illness related to paralysis that surfaced in 1982 following a car accident. Teddy Pendergrass started singing gospel music in Philadelphia churches, becoming an ordained minister at ten years old. While […]