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Grammy Award winning rapper, singer-songwriter Missy Elliott Performs KCON

On August 25, Five-time Grammy Award winning rapper, singer-songwriter Missy Elliott performed at KCON 2013, the country’s largest K-pop fan convention as part of the event’s M COUNTDOWN What’s up LA concert. Missy Elliott represents the most recent example of a hip hop artist participating in the worldwide explosion of K-pop.  Since releasing her debut

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U.S. Postal Service Honors Civil Rights Movement and Tennis Icon Althea Gibson with stamp

On Friday, August 23, 2013, the US Postal Service (USPS), with the help of Georgia Representative John Lewis (D) and Actress Gabrielle Union, unveiled its’ “1963 March on Washington,”Forever® stamp at the Newseum in Washington, DC.   The limited-edition commemorative stamp observing the march’s 50th Anniversary is the last in a trio, joining the “Rosa Parks”

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Lee Daniels' The Butler Cruises to the Top for 2nd Week in a Row

Lee Daniel’s”The Butler” is bonafide a hit!   Based on overwhelming positive reviews from the critic’s, to box office numbers, the film  is well on its way into award season as a front runner. Box Office Mojo has reported  that the top  earning three films over the week-end were: 1. “The Butler” – $17 million 2. “We’re the

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Film Review: Lee Daniels', "The Butler" Bold Reflection On History of Race Relations

Slap! “Everything you are, and everything you have, is because of that Butler.” One of many powerful quotes in Lee Daniel’s’ film “The Butler.” In the explosive scene which this particular quote is referring to, the character Gloria Gaines portrayed by Oprah Winfrey, takes her hand and as we say in Black culture, “slaps the

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