Princeton University has named its first black valedictorian in the school’s 274-year history. According to their press release, Nicholas Johnson, an operations research and financial engineering from concentrator from Montreal, has been named valedictorian of Princeton’s Class of 2020. Grace Sommers, a concentrator from Bridgewater, New Jersey, has been named the Latin salutatorian. Johnson told The New
Andre Harrell, music executive known as the founder of Uptown Records, who gave the first career break to Sean Puffy Combs, has died at the age of 59. The news was revealed last night during the popular Club Quarantine hosted by DJ D-Nice. According to a report on The New York Times, His ex-wife, Wendy
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The music pioneer who changed the face of Rock N’ Roll from black and white to color, Little Richard, has died at the age of 87.According to RollingStone.com, his death was confirmed by Richard’s son, Danny Jones Penniman, adding his father died in Nashville, and that the cause of death was bone cancer. Born Richard Wayne
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By D.L. White The twenty-five cents question reverberating in communities across the country, “Could the spread of the deadly coronavirus also known as (COVID-19) have been minimized if the current administration had taken the matter more seriously early on?” President Donald Trump is on record asking, “Who could have known the pandemic would be as
April 14, 2020 – Hallelujah! The Lifetime Original Movie The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel hit a high note on Saturday night, delivering 2.7 million Total Viewers in L+SD, according to Nielsen Media Research, making it Lifetime’s highest-rated movie since 2016 and the strongest original movie on all of television for 2020 across key demos, including both broadcast and
We couldn’t love Rihanna more. Aside from her business ventures, (yes we are big fans of Fenty beauty products) she puts her money where her mouth is. Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has donated $5 million to various organizations assisting with coronavirus relief efforts.The non-profit announced the donation in a statement this past Saturday. “When we
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The New Normal…….. (?) Social Distancing, Self Quarantine: French Perfume Manufacture switch to Hand Sanitizer to address COVID-19 California now on lockdown! By D.L. White The threat and real impact of the coronavirus has forced Americans to modify their social functioning 360 degrees. Cities from California to New York are shutting down. California Governor Gavin
LOS ANGELES – Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in association with award-winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her non-profit organization, The DIVA Foundation, hosted the Sixth Annual Truth Awards on the evening of Saturday, March 7. Among the attendees were Gabrielle Union (“L.A’s Finest,” “Being Mary Jane”), Dwyane Wade (Former NBA player), Zaya Wade (Transgender
Hey, listen up all of you music lovers! Critically acclaimed, classically trained harpist Mariea Antoinette has new music coming out and she’s here to let you know that she’s here to funk it up. She also want’s you to know that one of the world’s finest string instruments has a place in contemporary Jazz and
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Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter and Swedish clothing brand H&M have partnered on a new collection of apparel that will launch Feb. 13. Carter’s credits during the course of her over 30-year career include more than 40 film and television credits including “Do The Right Thing,” “Malcolm X,” “Amistad,” “Selma,” “Black Panther” and “Dolemite
