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The “It” Factor: The internet is allowing people to push forward their ideas and talents in ways like never before, and no place is that more evident than on YouTube. With over 800 million users worldwide who watch 4 billion hours of programming the video sharing website is the industry leader in the distribution of [...]
*The island of Tobago: The very thought of the place engenders thoughts of plush forests, deep ravines and tropical beaches. In other words, paradise found. The much smaller sister island to Trinidad, the lesser known island is indeed home to everything that I imagined and much more. At the invitation of the government’s Tourism Department, [...]
Gil Robertson has long been a fixture in the entertainment community. He’s not only a seasoned publicist and entertainment and travel journalist, he is also the founder of the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), a professional association that promotes African American film productions and provides cinema critique. For nearly two decades he has written [...]
*Making power moves that celebrate and bring together multiple ethnic cultures has long been a top priority for Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, who joined CBS Entertainment as a publicist in 2000. , After spending nearly a decade overseeing publicity strategies for primetime series, movies and specials, the Howard University graduate was appointed to her a newly created [...]
*Gil L. Robertson IV is one of America’s foremost authorities on African-American pop culture. As a journalist, author, lecturer and media consultant, he is responsible for literary works and intellectual properties that provide platforms for social change and personal growth. Robertson is the editor of the best-selling anthologies “Family Affair: What It Means to Be [...]
*With a creative resume that includes acting, writing and filmmaking, Tanya Wright is a gifted artist who is poised to take flight. Although the New York native and Vassar College graduate is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Deputy Kenya Jones on the red-hot HBO series “True Blood,” Wright is also gaining attention [...]
*As a writer Denene Millner has reached the pinnacle of success in her profession. As a journalist, she has contributed to numerous magazines that include, Essence (where she is a contributing editor), Ebony, Heart & Soul, Entertainment Weekly, Money and others. While as an author, she has authored or co-authored an astonishing 19 books that [...]
*The city of Atlanta is being highlighted in a month-long series by The Huffington Post to give readers an insider’s perspective on the city, which over the past decade has matured into a sprawling metropolis of growing influence around the world. The spotlight features celebrity guides tours through Atlanta’s varied neighborhood; a video series on [...]
*“It was very therapeutic,” said Smooth Jazz vocalist Maysa about her ninth album, “Motions of Love,” on the Shanachie imprint. “This project is an R&B album. At the time I broke up with my long time boy friend. I think it’s going to be my biggest record yet. It started at #1 on Jazz (charts) [...]
*Michael Stephen Steele was born on Andrews Air Force Base in Prince Georges County, Maryland on October 19, 1958, but given up for adoption while still in infancy. He was then raised by William and Maebell Steele, although Maebell eventually remarried following her husband’s untimely death in 1962. Michael attended Archbishop Carroll Roman Catholic High [...]
*Throughout the mid-70’s, The Sylvers, were the golden group of pop and R&B. Much like the Jacksons and the Osmonds, the highly charismatic, singing family became a popular fixture responsible for chart-toppers like “Boogie Fever,” “Hot Line,” and “High School Dance,” among other hit singles. Just as the group reached the pinnacle of their success, [...]
*6 Questions with Terrence Dean Terrence Dean is perhaps the most notable black gay author to hit the literary scene since E. Lynn Harris. With more than 5 books to his credit, (including the bestselling “Hiding in Hip Hop,”), Dean has built a reputation creating stories that reveal the complex lives faced by black gay [...]
*Even though I was a young teen during the disco era, there was one voice that impressed me unlike no other – Evelyn Champagne King. A budding teen herself, King became the belle of the ball with hit tracks like the iconic “Shame,” Love Come Down,” and “I’m in Love.” After a run on the [...]
*Music is the universal language by which a society communicates with itself and the rest of the world. It is also the world that pianist and music impresario, Terrance McKnight (pictured) lives in and thrives. A graduate of Morehouse College, where he was an active member in its Glee Club, Mcknight has dedicated his career [...]
*Widely known as the most elite forms of dance expression, ballet is also one of the disciplined and challenging. To succeed as a ballerina, a dancer must have ambition and intelligence, coupled with a great instinct and passion for the art form. The recent success of the film “Black Swan,” has introduced the immense beauty [...]
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