Archive for July, 2009

Scotty Barnhart at the Blue Note

Scotty Barnhart at the Blue Note

Whether it is performing as a featured soloist with The Count Basie Orchestra in venues all over the world, playing muted solos behind legends Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney, or Tony Bennett, appearing with pianist Marcus Roberts at Carnegie Hall, giving lectures at universities in South Africa, Japan, Europe, and all over [...]

July 10, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Mickey Factz at SOBs Featuring Jade, Stalley and FKi

Mickey Factz at SOBs Featuring Jade, Stalley and FKi

Mickey Factz took the internet & music industry by storm in 2008, not only as a blogger-favorite, but also with his weekly “leak” series, through which he leaked a new song every week via email. After opening for The Cool Kids at SOB’s in April, Mickey’s buzz has sky-rocketed him to star status.

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Amiri Baraka at the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe

Amiri Baraka at the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe

NUYORICAN POET a monthly series hosted by Miguel Algarin (Founder, Nuyorican Poets Cafe) Featuring Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka, a dramatist, poet, essayist, orator and fiction writer, is one of the preeminent African American literary figures of our time. Baraka’s work has taken him from the Beat Period of the 1950s to an Obie Award for [...]

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Saving Our Sons — Celebrity Moms Share Parenting Tips on Single Parenthood

Saving Our Sons — Celebrity Moms Share Parenting Tips on Single Parenthood

One Hundred Black Men, Inc. Eagle Academy for Young Men and the Eagle Academy Foundation Present Saving Our Sons Hundreds of parents, grandparents, educators, mentors and concerned citizens will be on hand to learn strategies for helping Black and Latino young men achieve academic, professional, and social success at Saving Our Sons, a four-hour workshop/panel [...]

July 10, 2009 | 3 Comments More
Michael Jackson’s Last Magazine Cover

Michael Jackson’s Last Magazine Cover

To read about the cover shoot, click here.

July 9, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Nancy Pelosi Shoots Down Sheila Jackson Lee’s Resolution Honoring Michael Jackson

Nancy Pelosi Shoots Down Sheila Jackson Lee’s Resolution Honoring Michael Jackson

Two days ago, Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee stood onstage at the Michael Jackson memorial service and said she would introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives honoring Jackson as a “global humanitarian.”

July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment More
The Seaport Soul Series

The Seaport Soul Series

The South Street Seaport has historically been New York’s gateway to the world. In that tradition, REDness and Joann Jimenez present the Seaport Soul Series. The series will offer musical samplings as diverse as the city itself. You’re invited to enjoy soulful music from the global dance community. DJs from the deep house, Latin and [...]

July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Michael Jackson Memorial Program

Michael Jackson Memorial Program

Mourners at the Michael Jackson’s memorial service were handed received programs filled with triumphant photos and emotional tributes to the late singer.

July 9, 2009 | 0 Comments More
More Photos: Inside Michael Jackson Public Memorial at the Staples Center with Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown, Usher and Suzanne de Passe

More Photos: Inside Michael Jackson Public Memorial at the Staples Center with Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown, Usher and Suzanne de Passe

A Very Pregnant Jennifer Hudson attends Michael Jackson Public Memorial Services at the Staples Center ****

July 7, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Inside Michael Jackson Memorial at the Staples Center — Usher, Wesley Snipes, Magic Johnson and Brooke Shields Mourn

Inside Michael Jackson Memorial at the Staples Center — Usher, Wesley Snipes, Magic Johnson and Brooke Shields Mourn

Usher attends Michael Jackson’s Public Memorial Service held at Staples Center ****

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Michael Jackson Private Memorial Service at Forest Lawn Cemetery

Michael Jackson Private Memorial Service at Forest Lawn Cemetery

Michael Jackson ‘s coffin arrives in a hearse for a private viewing for invited guests at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. ***** Michael Jackson will be buried among Tinseltown’s legends at Forest Lawn Michael Jackson’s family arrives at Forest Lawn

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Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service at the Staples Center

Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service at the Staples Center

Updated: Full Video Below According to Billboard.com, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Usher and Stevie Wonder are among the confirmed participants at Tuesday’s public memorial service for Michael Jackson at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. The announcement by Jackson family via spokesman Ken Sunshine also named Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Martin [...]

July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Crime Against Humanity at the East Harlem Cafe

Crime Against Humanity at the East Harlem Cafe

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Bill Thompson for Mayor Open House

Bill Thompson for Mayor Open House

For more info and to RSVP, click here.

July 1, 2009 | 0 Comments More