Washington Informer
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…
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum recently challenged President Barack Obama's Christian beliefs , saying White House policies were motivated by a "different theology." A devout Roman Catholic who has risen to the top of Republican polls…
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…
LOS ANGELES — "The Help" collected three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards, including top actress honors for Viola Davis, the supporting actress prize for Octavia Spencer and outstanding motion picture. Davis and Spencer have collected armloads of accolades for…
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — In Whitney Houston's hometown, her family plans a private church service, with no public memorial set. In Los Angeles, where she died, there's not even a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for fans to…
World renown DJ, Producer, Party Rocker, Record Junkie and "good dude", DJ Spinna (Vincent Williams) is one of the busiest and hardest working men in the music industry. His resume is as diverse as the people he's worked with. Some…
Strathmore, with its popular venues The Music Center at Strathmore and The Mansion at Strathmore, has been busy during Black History Month focusing its Great American Composers series on Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as "Duke." A month-long series of…
While most people gathered with friends on a recent Sunday night to watch the Super Bowl, friends of founders of "The Sweet Lobby," Winnette McIntosh Ambrose and her brother, Timothy McIntosh, could not wait for the game to end. They…
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