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The music world lost a truly wonderful person in Mary Wilson. She passed away suddenly at her home in Henderson, Nevada recently at the age of 76.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
By MESFIN FEKADU NEW YORK (AP) — The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston’s 1987 sophomore album, “Whitney,” has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. Her self-titled […]
Crusader Staff Report KAREN LEWIS Former Chicago Teachers Union President July 20, 1953-February 8, 2021 As an unapologetic Black woman, Karen Lewis was a powerful CTU president. When former Mayor Rahm Emanuel fought with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis before he closed 50 schools in 2013, he messed with a tough Black woman who demanded […]
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By STEVE PEOPLES, ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Calling Joe Biden his 'brother,' Barack Obama on Saturday accused Donald Trump of failing to take the coronavirus pandemic and the presidency seriously as Democrats leaned on America's first Black president to energize Black voters in battleground Michigan on the final weekend of the 2020 campaign. Obama, the 44th president, and Biden, his vice president who wants to be the 46th, held drive-in rallies in Flint and Detroit, predominantly Black cities where strong turnout will be essential to swing the longtime Democratic state to Biden's column […]
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Ross Williams made it out, and then he wrote a book about it. Growing up in New Orleans’ 7th Ward...
BY SHARON SIBINDI BULAWAYO-BASED internationally-acclaimed Imbube/Iscathamiya group Black Umfolosi has scored big after its latest album Washabalala Umhlaba (Earth Song) was featured on the World Music Charts Europe (WMCE) for this month. The album, the group’s 17th production, was released in July and stormed the WMCE’s top 10 where it sits on seventh position out of 114 charts. In an interview with NewsDay Life & Style yesterday, Black Umfolosi founder, Sotja Moyo said over the years their achievements have been self-explanatory. “We managed to reach this far through our music marketing company Arc Music based in the United Kingdom. This shows that we are one of the big groups without a doubt from Africa,” he said. Moyo bemoaned lack of appreciation back home. “Only at home have we struggled to be appreciated…….As there is this saying, a prophet will never be honoured in his/her hometown. We have learnt to receive it in that way and it’s a pity,” he said. “We are not fortunate enough to come out from a community that celebrates its own. If that happens, it will be more partisan and holds so much embarrassment for the sector. As a nation, we are yet to come to a time when people will be truly honoured according to their hard work and achievements.” Moyo said the group had travelled to a lot of cities where they saw artistes celebrated and honoured. “As Black Umfolosi, we have travelled the world, went to cities where big world artistes come from. For example, we have been in Tennessee where that country's music icon Dolly Parton comes from. “As you enter the city either by road or through the airport, you will be welcomed by big posters or billboards and buses written “Home of Dolly” with her beautiful face on them, then come to us, Bulawayo in particular, none of that while we have so many artistes, dance and music groups that deserve to be honoured.”
Hammers are pounding and saws are buzzing in Washington as crews board up stores amid fears that the pivotal US presidential election next week could degenerate into unrest. All around downtown Washington, near the stately White House and elsewhere, many merchants and office building managers are working feverishly to protect their property in the tense […]
Across the globe, gospel superstars and more are looking back at the life and legacy of Bishop Rance Allen, who passed away on Saturday as he recovered from a health procedure in Ohio.
On a brisk Halloween evening, President Barack Obama and musician Stevie Wonder joined Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for a Detroit campaign event on Saturday. Singer, songwriter, and musician Wonder kicked off the event with a performance at the drive-in rally, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the crowd. 'We have waited four years for … Continued
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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WARREN, Mich. (AP) — The events of 2020 already had Eddie Hall on edge. Then, the troubles of a nation in turmoil landed on Hall's doorstep in suburban Detroit in September when racist graffiti was scrawled on his pickup truck and shots were fired into his home after his family placed a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window. 'I'm in combat mode. I'm protecting my family,' Hall, a 52-year-old Black man from Warren, told The Associated Press. Some experts say police brutality, the coronavirus pandemic that has taken disproportionate physical and financial tolls […]
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FOUR of Jamaica's noteworthy traditional high school alumni associations have taken aim at the annual Educate Jamaica Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination ranking of local high schools, labelling the independent assessment as flawed.
Plus, her tips on being a successful 21st-century woman.
Berry Gordy Jr. is the founder of Motown Records, the first black owned music label in the U.S. He was born on November 28, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Berry Gordy, Sr. and Bertha Fuller Gordy. He had seven other siblings and was the seventh of his eight siblings. He is a descendent of a white farm owner from Georgia and his slave Esther Johnson. He is also related to the former U.S. president Jimmy Carter on his mother’s side. Berry’s siblings were all successfully established but he chose to drop out of high school in 11th grade in order to train as a professional boxer. In 1950, he was drafted by the U.S. Army to serve in the Korean War.
He returned from the war in 1953 and got married to Thelma Coleman the same year. His interest in music piqued around this time, and he opened up a record store by the name of 3-D Record Mart. He also started writing songs with his sister Gwen. The store did not take off so Gordy sought a job at an automotive plant. He then got in touch with the owner of a talent club known as the Flame Show Bar, which is where he chanced to meet the singer Jackie Wilson. In 1957, Wilson sang a track co-written by Gordy and his sister. It was called “Reet Petite” and was successful in the U.S. as well as the U.K. Over the next two years, Gordy continued to write hit songs for Wilson and others, including “Lonely Teardrops” and “All I Could Do Was Cry”.
He established his first record company, known as Tamla Records, along with another label called Motown. He discovered a fledgling young band called “The Miracles” who became hugely successful recording artists under the Motown umbrella. As songs under the label started getting more and more success, Berry Gordy’s reputation in the industry began to grow. The Miracles, for instance, recorded back to back hits such as “Bad Girl” and “Money (That’s What I Want)”. He then signed on an unknown singer by the name of Mary Wells, whom he helped to develop into a star. Gordy also signed on the acclaimed songwriter “Smokey Robinson” and a wide
Twyshon Depew, the “brother” of rapper Fetty Wap, was shot and killed Thursday in Paterson, New Jersey. The rap star... View Article
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by Stacy M. Brown - Mary Wilson was a friend to the Black Press of America, a neighbor to the world, and the radiance she exuded never seem to fade. At 76, the Supremes legend is gone too soon. Wilson died suddenly late Monday, Feb. 8, at her home just outside of Las Vegas. “I […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am really concerned about this banning of menthol cigarettes. It was originally for flavored tobacco products in the bill, but they have mixed in menthol, which includes the Newport brand that many in our community uses,” Bishop J.L. Carter, the president, and pastor of the Ark Church in Baltimore, said during a Baltimore Baptist Ministers conference call on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.
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Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the Empress of Soul,[1] [2] is an American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner,[3] Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald Bubba Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.
Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of Merald Woodlow Knight, Sr., a postal worker and Sarah Elizabeth (née Woods).[4] [5] She first achieved minor fame by winning Ted Macks The Original Amateur Hour TV show contest at the age of seven in 1952. The following year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called the Pips (named after another cousin, James Pip Woods). By the end of the decade, the act had begun to tour, and had replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest with Gladys Knights cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George.[citation needed]
In 1961 the group recorded Every Beat Of My Heart on the tiny Atlanta Huntom label, which was picked up by Vee Jay. At the same time, the group signed with Bobby Robinsons Fury label. Both labels issued different versions of the song, with the Vee Jay/Huntom version outselling the Fury remake. With the success of their follow-up, Letter Full Of Tears, Fury released their first album. They stayed with Fury through 1962, although the hits dried up. They signed with Larry Maxwells Maxx label in 1964 and released several modest hits produced by Van McCoy, including the original version of Giving Up and Lovers Always Forgive.
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Gladys Knight & the Pips joined the Motown Records roster in 1966 (while the band had no sure hit)[6], and, although initially regarded as a second-string act, scored several major hit singles, including I Heard It Through the Grapevine, (recorded first by Marvin Gaye, his version not released until
The iconic actor, who first starred as James Bond in seven 007 films in the 1960s and '70s, passed away on Saturday according to reports.
Like very few others, Ice Cube is celebrated for his groundbreaking accomplishments in music, film, sports and entrepreneurship.
The legendary South Los Angeles-born megastar is currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut solo album, “Amerikka’s Most Wanted,” and the release of his 31st feature film, “The High Note,” which stars Cube, Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson.
“Thirty years ago, Ice Cube dropped his debut solo album, “Amerikkka’s Most Wanted.”
“At the time, Daryl Gates, who was the chief of police over at the LAPD, had declared a war on gangs,” Cube told the website, Colorlines.
After his debut solo album, Cube took the big screen by storm with a stirring performance in John Singleton’s 1992 movie, “Boyz n the Hood.”
Phyllis Kimber-Wilcox | Contributor “When you have thousands of White men coming back from World War I bringing back souvenir Louis, Spandau and Browning submachine guns and a variety of other weapons from the battlefield and then they can't find jobs and the power structure within the city at that time- as was occurring […]
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Born April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C, Marvin Gaye began his career as a session drummer before becoming one of the greatest male solo artists of all-time. He recorded thirteen number one singles, seven number one albums, and his 1971 Whats Going On is considered one of the greatest albums in history. Gaye was among the list of Motown Records superstars including Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Lionel Richie.
Gaye was the consummate performer, composer and producer. and recorded duet albums with Ross, Tammi Terrell, Mary Wells, and Kim Weston. His numerous honors include the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.
He died April 1, 1984, one day before his 45th birthday, after being shot by his father.
On November 13, 2015, Marvin Gaye: Volume Two 1966-1970, was released. The seven album box set includes his three duet albums with Tammi Terrell: United (1967), Youre All I Need (1968), and Easy (1969).
On May 21, 1971, Marvin Gaye released his signature album, Whats Going On. It was a concept album about a Vietnam War veteran returning to America and experiencing injustice, suffering and hatred. It was the first album Gaye wrote and produced entirely by himself. It included three consecutive number one hits: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler), and the title song. In 2003, The Library of Congress selected Whats Going On for inclusion in the National Registry.
On October 30, 1968, Marvin Gaye released I Heard it Through The Grapevine. The song was a major hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips in 1967, and Gayes version was even more successful, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B chart.
Gayes recording was actually recorded first, but then it was rejected by Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. So, the songs composer and producer, Norman Whitfield, recorded it with Knight and The Pips.
Stanley E. Brown (1902-1977) was a nationally known dancer and dance instructor in Boston from 1929 to 1977. Founder of the Stanley Brown Dance Studio, he trained and coached hundreds of professionals. 'Sugar Ray' Robinson took tap lessons from Brown as did Cab Calloway, Diana Ross, and Lola Falana. In addition to tap dance, he taught ballet, marches, and ballroom dancing. 'As a dancer, he was one of the last of our oracles. When dancers wanted to know something, they went to Stanley before they went to a book,' said singer Mae Arnette in 1977.
