McFadden and Whitehead were an American songwriting, production, and recording duo, best known for their signature tune "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now". They wrote and produced some of the most popular R&B hits of the 1970s, and were primarily associa ...
Posted Thursday, June 7th 2012 at 7:38PM
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Nina Simone, better known as "The High Priestess of Soul" was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina one of eight children in a poor family. She began playing piano at the age of 3, her first song she learned was "God be Wit ...
Posted Wednesday, June 6th 2012 at 12:05PM
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SAN DIEGO (FinalCall.com) - Sherry Johnson came to the city Convention Center with her nine-year-old-son, 23-year-old daughter and a lot on her mind.
She sees a world spinning out of control, subliminal, anti-social messages in media, rising racis ...
Posted Wednesday, June 6th 2012 at 11:53AM
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BlackBlueDog.com--Attorney General Eric Holder reportedly became “incensed” after being accused of complaining about public interference in his office. The accusations came from top Obama advisor David Axelrod, and allegedly led to the two men havin ...
Posted Wednesday, June 6th 2012 at 11:43AM
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Peace,
This blog is in response to a question asked by one of my dear sisters on the BlackWomenConnect.com site.
INSTINCT or INTUITION?
It is always sad to hear it often said by human beings that: "I should have trusted my instincts" and so ...
Posted Tuesday, June 5th 2012 at 11:47AM
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THE SUGARHILL GANG ~ HISTORY
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. The song uses an interpolation of the instrumental track from the ...
Posted Monday, June 4th 2012 at 10:52AM
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SAN LEANDRO, Calif. -- Authorities say an African American bank robber is in custody after disguising himself as an elderly white man and holding up several banks across Northern California.
San Leandro Police Lt. Jeff Tudor says 34-year-old Deron ...
Posted Sunday, June 3rd 2012 at 4:25PM
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The following is a video lecture of Minister Ava Muhammad, the national spokesperson for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, speaking in Brooklyn, New York
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Posted Saturday, June 2nd 2012 at 4:16PM
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THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS ~ HISTORY
The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul", were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Kenneth "K ...
Posted Saturday, June 2nd 2012 at 3:05PM
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An internationally acclaimed Turkish classical pianist is to stand trial on charges of insulting Muslim religious values in comments posted on Twitter, an Istanbul court ruled on Friday.
Fazil Say has performed with the New Yo ...
Posted Friday, June 1st 2012 at 12:24PM
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