Had he lived, Sam Cooke would have turned 80-years-old in January of this year. His life and legacy were celebrated with the naming of 36th Street, Chicago, Illinois as Sam Cooke Way on Saturday, June 18. …. Read More
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90’s R&B Singer Dies in Hit and Run Accident
Jarrod Horton Staff Writer According to www.hiphopdx.com and other media sites, Natina Reed of 90’s R&B group Blaque died in an hit-and-run accident in Atlanta. Reed 32, who reportedly has child with Dogg Pound member
Read more“Godfather of Rap” Passes Away
Gil Scott Heron ‘The Godfather of Rap’ died on May 27th, 2011 at age 62. He was most known for his song ‘The Revolution will not be Televised’ which title turned into a catchphrase that transcended generations….. Read More
Read moreFormer NBA Player is Now Homeless
Williams, a generation removed from staying in first-class hotels with Larry Bird and Co. in their drive to the 1985 NBA Finals, mostly wonders how much more he can bear. He is not new to poverty, illness, homelessness. Or quiet desperation…… Read More
Read moreAs Plastic Reigns, the Treasury Slows it’s Printing Presses
The number of dollar bills rolling off the great government presses here and in Fort Worth fell to a modern low in the last fiscal year. Production of $5 bills also dropped to the lowest level in 30 years…. Read More
Read moreActor from the HBO’s “The Wire” to Open Grocery Store in New Orleans
Food has always been important to the portly actor, who first drew national acclaim in the role of Detective Bunk Moreland on another HBO series, “The Wire,”and now plays the trombonist Antoine Batiste on “Treme,” which is filming episodes in New Orleans for broadcast next fall. … Read More
Read moreStopping HIV/AIDS in the Black Community
Over the last decade the prevalence of HIV infection in the United States has reached new highs and now rivals the numbers we see in sub-Saharan Africa…….Read More
Read moreIran May Stop Exporting Oil based on Sanctions
By Daniel Fineren and Amena Bakr Article Reprint Iran said on Tuesday it would stop oil exports if pressure from Western sanctions got any tighter and that it had a “Plan B” contingency strategy to survive
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