Famed tennis star Venus Williams has reached the very top in every area of tennis but…
Category: Spotlight
Editor Dennis Freeman conducts in-depth interviews with high-profile athletes, musicians, newsmakers and just people making a difference in other people lives.
Robert ‘Kool’ Bell and Kool & the Gang: still relevant
(News4usonline) – For over five decades, Kool & the Gang have been putting down music tracks…
Singer Quiana Lynell is New Orleans’ next great big thing
LOS ANGELES, CA (News4usonline) – You know, pretty much everyone is looking for the next singer…
Patrice Rushen and the drummer: Honoring Ndugu Chancler
Early In 2018, piano maestro Patrice Rushen posted a moving tribute to her late close friend…
Bill Pickett Rodeo revives the spirt of the black cowboy
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA (News4usonline) – Bill Pickett epitomized the black cowboy experience. He invented steer…
Band of Brothers: Strength of Three
Editor’s note: Article was written by Capt. Jannelle Allong-Diakabana, U. S. Army, and published on the…
The uninvited guest: Brad Pye Jr.’s fight for black press equality
Brad Pye Jr. has had a history of firsts during his illustrious sports journalism career. The…
Frederick Douglass and the search for one million abolitionists
LOS ANGELES, CA-Kenneth B. Morris Jr. is on a mission. His quest is to put the…
Protest: John Carlos and Tommie Smith and the 1968 Olympics
It’s always good to have someone in your corner who is going to look out for…
‘Voice of the Clippers’ Ralph Lawler bidding farewell
LOS ANGELES— As he enters his 40th season as the “Voice of the Clippers,” legendary broadcaster…
Remembering Aretha Franklin’s ‘Amazing Grace’
Hollywood, CA-What now, America? It’s hard to imagine a world without Aretha Franklin. A genre has…
The world of jazz according to saxophonist Jazmin Ghent
A couple of years ago, saxophonist Jazmin Ghent’s musical career took a bold step forward. Taking…
Hip Hop, murder and a father’s relentless quest for justice
The thing that Kevin Robert Harris II (Track Bully) loved most was banging out music tracks.…