Good news for Kadir Nelson, author of “Heart and Soul.” According to CNN.com, The American Library Association announced Monday that the book won the Coretta Scott King Book Award in the author category. It is also an honor winner in the illustrator category. Last week, it was announced the book is a nominee for an NAACP Image […]
Tonight’s 4 Play For Love features the incomparable Prince aka “His Royal Badness”. Check out videos of tonights songs that were played on-air. Prince, we salute you brotha!!!
Apparently enough water has flowed under the bridge for Barbara Walters and Star Jones to reunite for a day. “The View” announced on Wednesday that Jones will appear on the daytime talk show on Feb. 22 to promote an awareness campaign about heart disease among women. Walters and Jones had a falling out in 2006 […]
A public viewing will be held Friday for singer Etta James, and the Rev. Al Sharpton will eulogize the late legend at a private funeral Saturday. A statement from Sharpton’s representative Tuesday said the funeral will include performances by celebrities, but those names were not announced. James died last Friday at age 73 after battling […]
People are passionately choosing sides on contentious issues such as the invasion of Iraq, gay marriage, stem-cell research, and the right to die, and the battle over abortion continues unabated. Social and political splits fascinate the media: we hear of Red States against Blue States and the “Religious Right” against “Secular America”; Fox News and […]
Via NEWS92FM.com: According to reports, at least three tornadoes have touched down northwest of Houston. The tornados have reportedly knocked down trees and property. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado hit a tire shop in Somerville Wednesday; Somerville is about 90 miles northwest of Houston. As the storms moved on, a tornado toppled […]
John Legend is back. We haven’t heard him on the radio since 2008’s “Green Light” but we have a feeling his latest track will get tons of airplay. On “Tonight” from the “Think Like A Man” soundtrack, his trademark raspy vocals lilt over a slowed-down electro jam with just enough knock-and-hiss that we can see […]
Picking out a new pair of shoes will never go out of style. Whether your shoe addiction is big or small, you want to keep your shoes looking fly for years and not a few months. Coco & Creme has complied a list of ways to keep your heels, boots, sneakers, wedges, and any other […]
In 1958, a landmark civil rights case involving nine-year-old James Hanover Thompson and seven-year-old David “Fuzzy” Ezzelle Simpson sparked international outrage. The two boys from Monroe, North Carolina were accused of rape after being kissed on the cheek by a white girl in an innocent schoolyard game. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/36528
News92fm.com is reporting that the Houston Independent School District and North Forest ISD have canceled all after-school programs Wednesday due to severe weather. Many parts of Houston have received heavy flooding, however the storm should clear out by early afternoon. Read More
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