What are your children learning in school these days? Some of them, like the high school students from the Warren County Career Center, will be following the courts and the legal action surrounding the ongoing trials in the Ryan Widmer case. They’ve actually already begun to follow the case and even had an opportunity to […]
eLZhi, no explanation needed. One of hip hop’s greatest emcee’s took the time out to speak with me.
jive (origin unknown) – 1. the jargon of jazz musicians or enthusiasts. 2. deceptive, nonsensical or glib talk. 3. to play or dance to jive music.
Exciting and interactive news was sent to my cell phone this morning as word spread about a new feature happening in our nation’s capitol. There’s a brand new webcam set up to document and chronicle the ongoing construction of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. […]
soul (Middle English, from Old English sawol) – 1. the animating and vital principle in human beings, credited with the faculties of thought, actions and emotion and often conceived as an immaterial entity. 2. a sense of ethnic pride among African-Americans, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion and music.
In international news this morning, there’s an interesting story that caught our attention as Peruvian government officials reportedly are preparing to make formal charges against Joran van der Sloot as soon as possible – even sometime today. What did he do? Let’s all take a moment to review. Joran van der Sloot confessed yesterday to […]
She’s been all over the news making headlines with her ex-husband, Hip Hop’s superstar Nas, but now Kelis is actually getting back to what’s most important – making great music. We already know she’s gearing up for the release of a brand new project that’s long overdue if you ask me, but we also know […]
jubilee (Biblical) – 1. in Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year during which slaves were to be set free. 2. celebrations held by African-American slaves, usually at Christmas and Easter, which included respite from labor, feasting, music and dancing.
It really seems like for the last few weeks in entertainment news, we’ve had to read and write more than enough obituaries, but this next one just hit all of us today like a bolder. Emmy Award-winning actress Rue McClanahan, everyone’s favorite ‘Golden Girl’ has died. Known as the sexually liberated (and at times promiscuous) […]
Hip Hop royalty’s Big Boi of OutKast recently made a very interesting appearance at one of the stations in his hometown of Atlanta this week for a brief conversation with the on-air personalities at Hot 107.9. Big Boi spoke of his plans for an official solo album and even discussed the label drama going on […]
Meet the new editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine – Ms. Amy DuBois Barnett. Appointed to the coveted position today via reports from the Chicago Tribune, DuBois Barnett is an experienced author, creative writer and top media executive who’s previously been busy churning out great products with some familiar media gems. In the past, DuBois Barnett served […]
Ok, seriously, this brother is lookin’ freaky lately…and ladies, not in a good way. We heard 50 Cent was in Detroit over the weekend, and of course, being the nosey little busy bodies we are sometimes, we had Detroit HOT 102.7’s Big Greg sneak backstage during the show in Detroit on Saturday night to see what […]