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My Rich History: Blacks or African Americans have built the foundation for this America. We are inventors, doctors, lawyers, professors, business owners, entertainers, ambassadors, carpenters and presidents. But in all of our contributions and accomplishments we still haven’t mastered “colorism.” Kiara Lee is a senior attending the University of Richmond majoring in Sociology with a […]
Freda Thorton local African American owner-operator takes 150 high school kids to see the movie Red Tails ( she funded the entire event), she wanted to give kids an opportuntity to see what strides have been made in Black History. She quickly made contacts to have an up close and personal interaction with the Tuskegee Airman […]
Meet Mary Gresham the newest member of the 99.3/105.7 KISS FM Winners Circle to walk away with a grand prize after texting “McBites” to 80185! Mary won a CIAA Prize Pack courtesy of McDonald’s and the new McDonald’s Chicken McBites. www.mcdonalds.com
Television has come a long way in terms of children’s programming. Now there are channels and networks dedicated exclusively to content aimed at children. I wonder if you knew… The 1st tv network kids show in the U.S. was captain Kangaroo.
Singer Whitney Houston may have been getting ready to tell her story. Apparently, she began talks about developing her biopic not long before she died. Actress Meagan Good said Tuesday she and Houston began discussions about a possible movie for Good to star in. “We were fairly in the beginning stages,” Good explained to E! […]
I’m Miss Community Clooovia, a true race fan. NASCAR opens the 2012 season this weekend with the Daytona 500. Lenny Kravitz will perform at the Daytona pre-race show. Kravitz has sold 35 million albums nationwide and is the only black artist to win a Grammy for best male vocals in rock music four times consecutively. […]
Kevin Frazier co-anchor of “The Insider” and contributor on the Tom Joyner Morning Show gives an update on Whitney Houston’s funeral. Frazier during his interview with National Syndicated Radio Host Tom Joyner said “emotions were real and raw” at Whitney Houston’s funeral last Saturday. Kevin Frazier is the first African American male to host a daily entertainment news […]
BREAKING NEWS, February 22, 2012: The “Personhood” and “Ultrasound Probe” bills votes have been delayed twice in the House of Delegates. Delegate Joe Morrissey ways in on the measure. He said, “members have realized that a mistake was made by introducing these unnecessary bills.” UPDATE, February 20, 2012: Hundreds of people gathered at the Capitol […]
Two weeks ago, it was widely reported that actress Halle Berry had become engaged to her actor/boyfriend Olivier Martinez. Then came news that she filed court documents requesting permission to relocate to France with her new fiance, and 3-year-old daughter Nahla. Only one problem: She’s still involved in a bitter custody battle with her ex-boyfriend […]
The telephone has come a long way since it was invented. In fact, mobile phones are so popular, many parents are buying them for their elementary school aged children. Telephones are such big business that… There are more telephones than people in Washington D.C.
Today is the national launch of African Americans for Obama at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) . The spotlight is on Virginia State University in Ettrick, VA at 6p.m. Mike Blake is Deputy Director of the Obama re-election Campaign Vote program and he talks about the event with me. Listen in live. Mike Blake is the […]
The Honorable Cory A. Booker, 42, is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, the largest city in the State of New Jersey. Mayor Booker is presently serving in his second term. Newark is fast becoming recognized as one of America’s rising cities of hope and promise. Mayor Booker’s leadership in these signifant civic strides […]
