All about Stevie Wonder
February 27, 2009
Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1950 as the third of six brothers and sisters to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. The product of a premature birth, the blood vessels at the back of his eyes had not yet reached the front, and an aborted growth spurt caused the retinas to detach.[7] [...]
The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
February 27, 2009
The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding. Within the context of the award, “song” is defined as either a single composition or a number that may be extracted from a [...]
President Barack Obama Honors Stevie Wonder
February 27, 2009
President Obama presented Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song saying that Stevie’s songs “were the essence of our courtship,” and without Stevie Michelle would never had dated him, let alone married him.
The Key For Advancement by Black Males in Law Enforcement
February 26, 2009
The ranks of law enforcement have opened up to allow increases in minority representation, as it relates to the once protected classes. Women of all races, men of color and in other minority groups have been given chances to reach higher heights within police organizations. However, there are still varying degrees of complacency in accepting [...]
Video of President Obama’s address
February 25, 2009
President Obama’s State of the Nation Address transcript
February 25, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama spoke to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here is a transcript of the speech:
President Obama: Thank you very much.
Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and the first lady of the United States, who’s around here somewhere.
I have come here tonight not only to address the distinguished [...]
South Carolina Student Ty’Sheoma Bethea is our future
February 25, 2009
Take note of this young lady here… She will forever be remembered as the young lady that stood up for her peers, her school and her state and went directly to the source and told them how she felft. Ty’Sheoma Bethea is a student in the South Carolina’s crumbling school system that woke up one [...]
Fabolous busted with 500 pounds of marijuana
February 24, 2009
Fabolous wasn’t in the bus containing this load, but it was his bus and no-one in the bus seemed to remember the name of the rapper they were heading to pick up. The bus was heading to Boston after the All-Star weekend festivities.
Police claimed that they initially stopped the bus for driving on the shoulder [...]
Jermaine Dupri launches Watch collection
February 23, 2009
Not sure what to call these watches, but they are oooougly. Well, to me at least. Dupri have been working with designers non-stop to design these watches.
I can’t wait to see anyone out and about wearing these monstrosities. The watches will range from $120 to $290.
Madea Goes to Jail is number 1 at the box office
February 23, 2009
Tyler Perry’s movie Madea Goes to Jail made over $40,000,000.00 last weekend. It was Perry’s highest showing since Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
If you haven’t seen this movie, I highly recommend it. The entire theater laugh throughout the movie.
[ see the extended trailer here ]
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