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On Sunday, May 24th Wilbur James “Jimmy” Cobb passed away at 91 from lung cancer at his home in Manhattan. He was a great American Jazz drummer and part of Miles Davis’ First Great Sextet. Born on January 20, 1929, he was the band’s last surviving member. In his notable career, he played on on […]
May 20, 2020 In Mid-March, houses of worship closed their doors to help stop the spread of Covid19. Large gatherings are still banned until Phase 4 of re-opening New York. However small groups of 10 are permitted as of Thursday morning. On Wednesday Governor Cuomo acknowledged the need for the religious community to come together […]
Rotimi was scheduled to shoot the video for “In my Bed” but the shoot was cancelled due to the pandemic. On Friday, he released an animated music video instead. There are so many hidden messages in this visual, see if you can spot them all. Hollywood took a very large economic hit when every video, […]
On Tuesday it became very clear that a white woman filing a false report about a Black man in Central Park is not a crime worth pursuing. When asked about criminal charges for Amy Cooper, NYPD Commissioner Ben Tucker told Pix 11, “We’re not going to pursue that.” “We’ve got bigger fish to fry, and […]
If you’re not familiar with the name @chazbruce0 , I urge you to ‘Get Familiar’, like DJ Grand Imperial would always say! Chaz has been an extremely bright light in entertaining people in the Monroe County area for years. The guy dances, teaches, sings, plays instruments, does comedy and just has been an all around people […]
One February day a 25-year-old black man went for a jog in a Georgia neighborhood and was hunted down and killed by two white men. One May day a group of armed black men and women patrolled the same Georgia neighborhood, daring police or anyone else to meet them with the same force. As you […]
Girl swipes right. Guy invites girl over to Netflix and Chill. Guy kisses girl, sending her into Guy and Girl spend the rest of the night in an Australian hospital making TikTok videos. And this is why I’m glad I’m married. Single people are still hooking up with strangers during a health crisis and global […]
Andre Harrell, born September 26, 1960 has passed away this Friday, May 8th of 2020. He was a music mogul and founder of Uptown Records. The record label featured Hip-Hop and R&B of the late 1980’s throughout the 1990’s. Artists like Jodeci, Heavy D & The Boys, Mary J. Blige, Guy and many others were […]
Recently we’ve seen megastars Rihanna, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B show up on newbie records. It’s both surprising and powerful to see these women lend their brand to another rising star. Megan Thee Stallion linked up with Beyonce the Queen Bee on the “Savage Remix”. Doja Cat got Nicki Minaj to drop a few […]
Netflix has announced it will introduce a Made in Africa collection to celebrate Africa Month. Demonstrating the streaming service’s commitment to the African creative community, it will feature critically-acclaimed films, series and documentaries. The collection is being made available globally at netflix.com/madeinafrica, but it can also be found on Netflix by searching ‘Africa Day’, ‘Africa […]