I loved Angela Simmons since her days on MTV's "Run's House" and the spin off with her sister Vanessa Simmons "Daddy's Girls" where we watched them launch their women's athletic shoewear line called Pastry. Talk about a family of entrepreneurs and philanthropists, too! Now Angela is getting in the hair extension business by partnering with Indiqué Hair to create her own line … [Read more...] about Former MTV ‘Daddy’s Girl’ Angela Simmons launches hair extension line with Indique Hair
The Glee Project Season 2: Meet the Cast, pick your favorites
A second season of "The Glee Project" is now underway, on Tuesdays at 10:00 PM ET/9:00 PM CT on Oxygen, with a new cast of what began as 14 hopefuls vying for a guest role on the hit series "Glee." At the time of this post, an "American Idol"-esque casting special aired on June 2, 2012 followed by the first official episode on June 5, 2012 with the theme "Individuality." Their … [Read more...] about The Glee Project Season 2: Meet the Cast, pick your favorites
Interview with Manika: ‘The Middle of Hollywood EP’ and touring with One Direction
As promised, I checked back in with pop singer Manika when she toured through Chicago with One Direction and Olly Murs. The "Manikans" (fans of Manika) continue to grow with the release of her first EP entitled "The Middle of Hollywood of EP" on Wamaframa Records/CCA Entertainment on May 22, 2012. Just last night, for example, Milwaukee fans voted overwhelmingly on 97.3 Radio … [Read more...] about Interview with Manika: ‘The Middle of Hollywood EP’ and touring with One Direction
June 2, 2012: One Direction, Olly Murs and Manika perform in Chicago (photos)
In my next life, I want to come back as a teen heartthrob in a boy band! Take UK pop band One Direction who is now what The Beatles, The Jackson 5, and New Kids on the Block were in years past, for instance. It was an experience, to say the least, to watch tens of thousands of teen girls (and a few boys) screaming at the top of their lungs - faces painted, t-shirts … [Read more...] about June 2, 2012: One Direction, Olly Murs and Manika perform in Chicago (photos)
‘What Black Men Think’ documentary debunks common ‘truths’ about black men
There are more black men in jail than in college. Black women make more money than black men. Most black men don't pay child support. Statements like these are commonly thrown around by common folks and experts alike as if they were unequivocally true. Janks Morton has taken it as his personal mission to debunk these "truths" about black men in his documentary "What Black … [Read more...] about ‘What Black Men Think’ documentary debunks common ‘truths’ about black men