Why is a teacher in Oregon under fire for sending home a survey? Why did the teacher, who is white, want to start a discussion with the homework assignment called “White Privilege Survey”…. Why is at least one parent upset saying he would like to see his son learning actual education and not be a […]
At the youthful age of 55, VH1 reality star Big Ang recently lost her battle with cancer.
Marva Whitney, who rose to fame as part of the James Brown Revue, died on December 22nd in her hometown of Kansas City. She was 68 years old. Born Marva Ann Manning in Kansas City, she joined the James Brown Revue in 1967 and was nicknamed “Soul Sister #1.″ She had modest success as a […]
Soul singer Fontella Bass, best known for her 1965 hit “Rescue Me,” has died. She was 72. According to the Uptown Magazine, the St. Louis-born songstress passed away on December 26th due to complications from a heart attack she suffered three weeks ago. Her daughter, Neuka Mitchell, says Bass had also suffered a series of […]
It’s hard to believe that its been ten years since Aaliyah left us. Many of us remember exactly where we were when we heard the tragic news that Aaliyah’s life had been cut short by a plane accident in the Bahamas on August 25, 2001. Her memory will not be forgotten anytime soon. The singer-actress […]
