LOS ANGELES — Two students were shot at the Univeristy Of Southern California dorm after a confrontation over stolen headphones, according to officials. After two USC students noticed some Dr. Dre headphones were missing after a party at an USC apartment complex, they confronted a man who they suspected of stealing them, who shot them […]
In a weekend in which 47 people were shot, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that he blamed illegal handguns for the rise in violence and a shooting that killed three people and wounded two police officers a few blocks from the route of the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. He called out federal […]
The African-American jobless rate climbed from 15.9 to 16.7, which only strengthens the argument of Black lawmakers that there is a critical need to specifically address this problem. Their white counterparts who saw their unemployment rate decrease to 8.0% in August from 8.1% in July, African Americans saw their unemployment rate increase to 16.7% in […]
The visionary behind the contemporary gospel sound, the Rev. James Cleveland, was a pioneering composer and choral director whose progressive arrangements — jazzy and soulful, complete with odd time signatures — helped push the music past the confines of the traditional Baptist hymnal into new and unexpected directions, infusing elements of the sanctified church style […]
This fall brings us great reads from first time author, rap extraordinaire Tip.’T.I.” Harris, Terrance Dean and Scott Paulson Bryant. Each one of their books tells stories that are suspenseful, page turning reads in “Power & Beauty, The V.I.P.’s” and “Mogul. Power & Beauty- Tip T.I. Harris Summary: Tip Harris, better known as Grammy Award-winning, […]
Deitrick Haddon’s “Anthology: The Writer and His Music is a walk through what I believe is some of his greatest work. If you have never listened to him, or just discovered him, this is the perfect thing to listen to. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to discuss his music and his past. You […]
Mathew Knowles’ Music World Gospel, an imprint label of Music World Music, today signed an exclusive International Distribution Agreement with Houston-based gospel recording artist James Fortune and Fiya World, LLC for recordings distributed worldwide, excluding North American. This Agreement covers any and all product that Fiya World, LLC wishes to place forth for distribution that […]
After spending the month of Ramadan praying and fasting, Muslims around the world will celebrate with their biggest holiday party, Eid al-Fitr, which translates as the “break-the-fast feast.” Today thousands of Muslims– will begin to eat sweets, show off new clothes and pray together. For Muslim kids, it’s likened to Christmas, a day marked by […]
We need to embrace who we are. This is the reason most of us become lost. Most problems in our lives happen when we do not take time to get to know who the person in the mirror is. Peace comes when we accept ourselves. It is what we need to move forward in life. […]
For the most updated information on Hurricane Irene and local weather, please use the links below: HURRICANE TRACKER: IRENE | LOCAL WEATHER | ACCUWEATHER.COM _ Via: weather.com Hurricane Irene is poised to deliver a punishing blow to the Mid-Atlantic States, with a destructive combination of storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rain. That being said, […]