I think somebody is going to lose their job over this… Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West caused a bit of a ruckus at John F. Kennedy airport this week after the couple failed to go through security prior to boarding a flight. The mom-to-be and her beau were attempting to board a connecting flight […]
Frederick Augustus Douglass,orator,activist,abolitionist was born a slave in Tuckahoe MD. on this date in 1817. Douglass was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp issued on his birthday 150 years later.
On February 13, 1970, Joseph L. Searles III became the first black floor member and floor broker in the New York Stock Exchange He was a member of the Stock Exchange Luncheon Club. He worked as a floor partner in the firm of Neuberger, Loeb and Company. He graduated and played football at Kansas State […]
Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner — the suspect in three killings that have targeted law enforcement and the subject of a continuing manhunt — was suspected last week of fleeing to Mexico, according to a federal court document. The criminal complaint filed in federal court on Feb. 7 charges Dorner with fleeing […]
The National Association for The Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization founded in 1909 by 60 black and white citizens. It helps prevent unjust acts,and set equality for all minorites. It achieved major success in the arts, business,and other fields. Currently, it is trying to abolish the “N-word” in the Websters dictionary […]
Happy 57th Birthday to the first black late-night talk show host in history, Arsenio Hall. From January 2, 1989, until May 27, 1994, he had a Paramount contract to host a nationwide syndicated late night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show. The show became a breakout, late-night success, especially rating high among the coveted younger […]
Described by many as Houston’s best ever live performance. That night she won a record 8 Amercian Music Awards.
One year ago, what was typically regarded as the jewel of pre-Grammy events and a surefire Whitney Houston sighting became a tragic international news circus. Just hours before Clive Davis’ bash on the eve of the 2012 music awards telecast, Houston passed away in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Twelve months later, folks […]
Maybe there should be another category for the 55th Grammy Awards — best “dis.” Plenty were lobbed, and we’re not talking about the Twittersphere — these insults were hurled right from the stage. Here some of the most memorable moments some would probably prefer to forget. Chris Brown and Frank Ocean are still in a […]
I think he has a thing for hoodies at awards shows…I know there’s more but seeing what he rolled out onstage with last night sparked a memory from the ’85 Oscars. At least he added the cane for style this time around.