Archive for February, 2010

Nina Simone

February 26, 2010
Nina Simone

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone  (February 21, 1933 – [...]

Four Seasons Chocolate Buffet

February 25, 2010
Four Seasons Chocolate Buffet

For the 9th year The Four Seasons is hosting its acclaimed Celebrity Chocolate Buffet.  Each [...]

Althea Gibson

February 25, 2010
Althea Gibson

A trailblazing athlete who become the first African American to win championships at Grand Slam [...]

Relationship Convo Anyone?

February 25, 2010
Relationship Convo Anyone?

Tonight you can check out a relationship discussion at Justin’s Restaurant that professes to be [...]

Tracy Nicole Writes…

February 24, 2010
Tracy Nicole Writes…

Tracy Nicole Writes! “Who Said Peaches Were Perfect?” Atlanta entrepreneur writes first novel about the [...]

Virginia Randolph

February 24, 2010
Virginia Randolph

The daughter of former slaves, Randolph became a teacher at age 16. As a teacher [...]

Music to My Ears…

February 23, 2010

Monica is a singer. I said it before and I will say it again. Music [...]

Maurice Ashley…

February 23, 2010
Maurice Ashley…

Maurice Ashley, born in 1966 is the first and only African-American to be crowned International [...]

No Man in Georgia Should Die From Prostate Cancer

Because I love the men in my life, and you should love the ones in [...]

Buck Godfrey has been doing things his way at Southwest DeKalb High School for nearly [...]

Harry Belafonte

February 22, 2010
Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte is an African-American entertainer and producer who brought Jamaica’s calypso beat to mainstream [...]

Keith Sweat and Friends

Friday, February 19, 2010
8:00 PM

with Bell Biv Devoe and special guest Montell [...]

At Uptown Comedy Club

February 19, 2010

At Uptown Comedy Club this weekend is Dominique. She has been on Def Comedy Jam, [...]

Bronner Brothers Hair Show

February 19, 2010
Bronner Brothers Hair Show

It’s the World Famous Bronner Bros International Hair and Beauty Show in Atlanta, GA [...]

Alex Haley

February 19, 2010
Alex Haley

Alex Haley wrote Roots, one of the most celebrated novels of the 1970s. Haley spent [...]

My spare key please…

February 18, 2010
My spare key please…

What do I call wanting support from someone based only on the fact that we [...]

Langston Hughes

February 18, 2010
Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes published more than three dozen books during his life, starting out with poetry [...]

Shani Davis Does It Again

February 18, 2010

Holding his arms high after a huge final lap, Chicago native Shani Davis became the [...]

The Calm after the Storm

February 17, 2010
The Calm after the Storm

CeCe Winans maybe known for her beautiful, uplifting voice, but at the end of the [...]

Ben Carson

February 17, 2010
Ben Carson

Ben Carson overcame a difficult past to become head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins [...]

Rupaul will sign it

February 16, 2010

RuPaul Book Signing
Today, Tuesday, Feb 16 7:30p [...]

Dr. Mae C. Jemison

February 16, 2010

On 12 September 1992, Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman to travel [...]

USA Diving History

February 15, 2010

USA Diving officials say Michael Wright’s national championship win in the men’s 1-meter springboard competition [...]

40 Reasons Why Black Women Are Beautiful

(From the folks over at Essence)
In celebration of our 40th anniversary, we present 40 reasons [...]

We Are The World… Again…

February 12, 2010

This is for a great cause.. And I am impressed with the inclusion of M.J. [...]

Alvin Ailey…

February 12, 2010

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance in March 1958, [...]

Mandela’s Celebration

February 12, 2010

Africa is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s freedom from prison.
20 years ago on [...]

Booker T. Washington

February 12, 2010

George Washington Carver was a celebrated botanist and inventor at a time when it was [...]