South Side Chicago native, Don Cornelius, who developed, hosted, wrote, and produced "Soul Train" a weekly dance show that would revolutionize pop culture has died this morning from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 75 years old. In this post, I present a cursory historical account of Cornelius' entertainment career from the launch of "Soul Train" … [Read more...] about Don Cornelius (1936-2012) Tribute: Highlights from his life from ‘Soul Train’ and beyond
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Queer Black Cinema announces 2011 honors
Queer Black Cinema founder Angel L. Brown has worked tirelessly to keep her vision for this festival alive. She's one of the people I first came into contact with when I started writing full time a few years ago and a very talented and passionate person. She's done a wonderful job shedding a spotlight lgbt black cinema which is often overlooked in many festival circuits, not to … [Read more...] about Queer Black Cinema announces 2011 honors
Logo’s ‘A-List: Dallas’ interviews: Meet Phillip Willis
Phillip Willis (Facebook, Twitter) is Logo's "The A-List: Dallas" cast gossip making him someone you either love or hate. Either way, keep your business at arm's distance because this town crier will make sure word gets around. He is close friends with Levi Crocker who is equally a target for a little Phillip manipulation as we saw on episode 1 when he invited James to the … [Read more...] about Logo’s ‘A-List: Dallas’ interviews: Meet Phillip Willis
Mic Flip: Whoo Kid gets interviewed…POW! (explicit language)
Connect with Whoo Kid online: Touring- Catch Me If You Can Tour 2011 Facebook- www.facebook.com/djwhookid Twitter- twitter.com/DJWHOOKID Website- radioplanet.tv Clothing Line- www.krsplife.com Whoo Kid. Not just a DJ, he's a lifestyle. He explained in my interview with him: "There’s so many artists out there, but you don’t know who their DJs are. Who the fuck … [Read more...] about Mic Flip: Whoo Kid gets interviewed…POW! (explicit language)
June 2011: IN THE LIFE “A Message of Hope”
Website- www.inthelifetv.org Facebook- In The Life Media Twitter- twitter.com/INTHELIFE YouTube- www.youtube.com/itlmedia Episode Preview Full Episode A Message of Hope: Gospel Music About HIV & AIDS (00:13:57) Bringing Your Whole Self to Work (00:14:07) Pride Month officially begins and IN THE LIFE, the only independent voice for the gay community … [Read more...] about June 2011: IN THE LIFE “A Message of Hope”