Washington Informer
Music legend Smokey Robinson says any of the students he visited at Duke Ellington School for the Arts could follow in his steps because they are starting out as he did: with a love for doing something creative. The 72-year-old…
"Special Music Program to Feature Arts Songs and Spirituals" An extraordinary musical concert, "A Celebration of Black Composers in Art Songs and Spirituals," featuring five outstanding up and coming young opera superstars and an equally accomplished pianist on a concert…
Animated Series for Ages 2-7 Premiers March 23 on Disney Junior Emmy Award-winning Ty Burrell ("Modern Family") guest stars in Disney Junior's "Doc McStuffins," an animated series that models good health, hygiene, compassion and nurturing for kids age 2-7. The…
How do you best describe an activist, author and playwright who, for 40 years, has captivated the minds of people all over the globe? While "phenomenal lyricist" comes to mind, the term, "ambassador for black cultural nationalism" is just as fitting. However…
Legendary R&B singer Smokey Robinson will be the guest artist for this year's Duke Ellington School of the Arts' concert series benefit. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3 at the John F. Kennedy Center for…
LOS ANGELES — Octavia Spencer inspired her formidable character in "The Help," but the actress turned into a softy Sunday as she accepted an Oscar for the role. "Oh, thank you," a tearful Spencer said as many in the audience…
JACKSON, MISS. — The Mississippi House has voted to name part of Interstate 55 for Blues great Robert Johnson, whose most famous song is about a crossroads. House Bill 166 would designate a 13-mile stretch in Copiah County as the…
When I had my catering business, one of the skills I discovered was just as important as preparation was presentation. I think it is an element shared in the business of celebrity and entertainment, as well. On this past Tuesday…
Forgive me for generalizing, but if you're black, you probably love Tisha Campbell-Martin. Campbell-Martin is best-known for her role in the hit TV show "Martin" in the 1990s (or pronounced "Mar-innnn" for the ebonically-challenged). Tisha was also the star in…
LOS ANGELES — There had to be an auction, but so soon? A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in "The Bodyguard" will be sold to the highest bidder next month.…
Whitney Houston has been laid to rest beside her father, John Russell Houston. According to wire reports: a gold hearse carrying Whitney Houston's casket [Sunday] morning pulled out of Whigham Funeral Home in Newark to head to the star's burial…
During their Feb.16 performance in front of a sold-out audience at the Showplace Arena, the 2012 New Edition reunion train graced the D.C. area in a nostalgic, smoothed-out hip hop and R&B kind of way. People from every background were…
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