Editor Dennis Freeman conducts in-depth interviews with high-profile athletes, musicians, newsmakers and just people making a difference in other people lives.
LOS ANGELES-Sy Smith doesn’t want her creative juices to ever get stale. That’s probably the chief reason why her musical sound defies conventionality. Smith’s music is anchored in futuristic soul. She can do the neo-soul thing. […]
LOS ANGELES-The entanglement of a love affair or a close friendship is always up for interpretation from outsiders. When this matter focuses on historical figures, the subject becomes a little more complicated and more closely […]
LOS ANGELES-Regular season out. Playoffs in. For the Los Angeles Clippers, this is where the rubber meet up with the road. The Clippers finished the 2016-2017 NBA season with 51 wins, thanks to a 115-95 win in the […]
LONG BEACH, CA-Reading is a privilege. Learning is an opportunity. If a child is unable to read their chances to learn dips compared to their classmates. Competing on a level playing field in the classroom […]
Last year was an incredible year in black film and television. Theatrical jewels such as “Fences,” “Hidden Figures, “Loving” and “Moonlight” proved to be instant classics in the heart-warming and critically-acclaimed department. The 48th Annual NAACP […]
LOS ANGELES-When the GRAMMY Awards come to town everyone knows it. The GRAMMYs is to the music industry what the Academy Awards are to the many talented thespians, writers and creators that make up the acting industry. The big […]
SANTA BARBARA-If you’re good, the people will come see you. Actor Denzel Washington is that good. Actually, he is better than good. He’s the best. Washington has been so good for so long that millions […]
“Queen Sugar” was a big hit during the 2016 television series run. A big reason for that was the bona fide acting chops of actress Rutina Wesley being displayed to the world. The American drama […]
Singer, songwriter, composer, pianist and living legend, Neil Sedaka, will bring his famous catalogue of music to the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on January 14 on his exclusive 12-city concert tour. Sedaka, 77, will […]
For a while there, actor Nate Parker and his revolutionary film “The Birth of a Nation” had been sitting on the sidelines of the annual moviemaking awards nominations circuit. It’s now on the playing field, thanks […]
LOS ANGELES-Sometimes new is good. Change is good. Everything is new at the California African American Museum (CAAM). That’s not a bad thing. There are new exhibits. The deputy director of Exhibitions and Programs has less […]
GARDENA, CA-If you want a picture of a young, successful millennial with the philanthropic heart of a missionary, a photo of Omar McGee might be the one you see. If you want to find an […]
LOS ANGELES-The annual October “Taste of Soul” event in South Los Angeles has two great things it promotes feverishly: good music and good food. The music, mainly powered by the KJLH teaming with Buffalo Wild […]
BEVERLY HILLS, CA-It was “Taxi Driver” meets “Goodfellas” meets “Casino” meets “The Wolf of Wall Street.” “For The Record: Scorsese, American Crime Requiem” premiered at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly […]
Preparation plus opportunity equals success. If that is the case, then dial in track and field star Me’Lisa Barber to the hotline. Some professional athletes struggle with what they want to do when their careers […]
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