Ester Dean The Firework Culture Katy Perry, Rihanna, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Ciara, and R. Kelly can all thank Ester Dean for their chart topping success.  The Oklahoma native’s song writing resume reads like a who’s who of music’s A-list.  After relocating to Atlanta, Dean teamed up with producer Polow da Don, Zone4Inc., and […]

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I WILL BE SPOTLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN THAT WERE THE PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELDS. TODAY’S FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: HATTIE McDANIEL HATTIE MC DANIEL ACADEMY AWARD “BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS” ACCEPTANCE SPEECH HATTIE MCDANIEL  “GONE WITH THE WIND” (click the photo to view clip) FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: MAGGIE LENA WALKER FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: […]

Tempestt Bledsoe, best known for her role as Vanessa Huxtable on The Cosby Show has been happily unmarried for 19 years to live-in boyfriend, Darryl M. Bell, remembered as Ron Johnson, Jr. from A Different World. Both Chicago natives, Bledsoe and Bell began their courtship five years after meeting during Beldsoe’s guest appearance on A […]

Tempestt Bledsoe, best known for her role as Vanessa Huxtable on The Cosby Show has been happily unmarried for 19 years to live-in boyfriend, Darryl M. Bell, remembered as Ron Johnson, Jr. from A Different World. Both Chicago natives, Bledsoe and Bell began their courtship five years after meeting during Beldsoe’s guest appearance on A […]

Racism should be the least of our worries these days, but it’s not. It seems as if people are taking their personal opinions on black people and churning out their corniest racist insults. This is when sh*ts and giggles goes really wrong. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, especially within the comforts of their […]

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I WILL BE SPOTLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN THAT WERE THE PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELDS. TODAY’S FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT:MAGGIE LENA WALKER BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: DELLA REESE FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: NAOMI SIMS FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: VANESSA WILLIAMS FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: HAZEL […]

Grant Hill and Tamia know a love that tests wedding vows. Through sickness and health couldn’t have been more palpable for the two. Four years into their 12 year marriage, Tamia was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis–a disease that affects the spinal cord and brain. No one signs up for a sick partner, but life happens. […]

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I WILL BE SPOTLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN THAT WERE THE PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELDS. TODAY’S FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: DELLA REESE DELLA REESE DELLA REESE “EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE” (LIVE) BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: NAOMI SIMS FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: VANESSA WILLIAMS FIRST […]

President’s Day falling in the middle of Black History Month gives us reason to ask for definitive answers to some questions that may get swept under the rug. While it is wonderful to acknowledge the greatness of our Presidents, we cannot pretend that slavery wasn’t a part of our past in America. It’s hard to […]

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I WILL BE SPOTLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN THAT WERE THE PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELDS. TODAY’S FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: HAZEL SCOTT HAZEL SCOTT “TAKIN’ A CHANCE” HAZEL SCOTT (SHE’S PLAYING 2 GRAND PIANOS AT ONCE) HAZEL SCOTT AND CHARLES MINGUS “FOGGY DAY” (SHE’S SINGING AND PLAYING) BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON […]

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I WILL BE SPOTLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN THAT WERE THE PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELDS. TODAY’S FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT: JANE M. BOLIN JANE M. BOLIN CLICK HERE TO LIKE FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER First Lady Spotlight: Jill Brown First Lady Spotlight: Vanessa Williams

DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I WILL BE SPOTLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN THAT WERE THE PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELDS. TODAY’S FIRST LADY SPOTLIGHT:  NAOMI SIMS NAOMI SIMS NAOMI SIMS BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER