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*Detroit, MI – In the wake of the decision of the United Auto Workers (UAW) International Board to select its vice president to become its new president, the Rev. Horace L. Sheffield, III, releases the following statement: “In October 1959, at the UAW Constitutional Convention, held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, my father rose to […]

*Incredible! Straight out the gate author Angela Flournoy debuts her first novel The Turner House (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) creating an astonishing buzz in the literary world. The story is set on the eastside of Detroit in 2008 as the housing market is plummeting, and the family is in danger of losing their home. It’s a […]

*It will begin in the Southern States and Continue on to Los Angeles and Beyond. Joe Simon, Grammy award winner, former Rhythm and Blues singer was known as “The Mouth of the South” during his Rhythm and Blues career and is now Bishop Joe Simon. Bishop Joe Simon says, “I believe and I’m convinced that […]

*Reader’s Digest published an article about stage actor Charles Edward Hall who went from playing the character of Ebenezer Scrooge to the character of Santa Claus. The article reads: “I worked on my Scrooge. I scoffed. I raged. I felt fear when the ghosts came, and anger, and relief, and sadness, and regret.” That role […]

Why is it, so it seems, that people who have lived their carnal lives to an extreme in one direction, tend to move all the way to the other extreme to seek salvation – exchanging one hard yoke for another? For instance, I have seen many people who were so caught up into drugs, sex, […]

*Los Angeles, CA – What a surprise! And all I heard during intermission and going out the door were words like “awesome” and “amazing! ” I’ve seen many plays at many different venues, but what I experienced at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles this Saturday night March 25th was astounding!! I stood up […]

He was Road Manager for The Supremes… From the family of Motown alum Nathan McKalpain Jr.: “It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Nathan McKalpain Jr. On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, after a brief illness.” He was a Motown pioneer and brother-in-law to Berry Gordy by marriage to Gordy’s sister Gwen. […]

*Although the Iraq war is over, we are still feeling the residual effects of that controversial campaign, and it is put into perspective by San Diego resident M.M. Chantiloupe in her book; Iraq: The War That Shouldn’t Be – You Decide (Xlibris Corporation, 2010, 305 pages). Chantiloupe writes a scathing analysis and rebuke of the […]

*Today, illiteracy is our greatest challenge among Black American adults and children. We are moving into a highly technical era, being driven by computer technology. We are moving away from face-to-face conversations and moving more toward letter writing, faxing, texting, and e-mails. We must combat illiteracy among our children as well as adults. Studies show […]

*Veteran actor/producer/writer Leon Isaac Kennedy, known for movies like ‘Penitentiary’ (1979), ‘Body and Soul’ (1981), and ‘Lone Wolf McQuade’ (1983) appeared this week on ActorsE Chat with host Ron Brewington. This storied interview tells how at age 15 in his hometown of Cleveland (OH), Kennedy abandoned thoughts of becoming a medical doctor after performing in […]

*(Submitted O.B.O Simon Family – Chicago, Illinois) – It is with heavy hearts that the Simon family announces the death of Bishop Joe Simon (former R&B singer), who passed away Monday, December 13, 2021. Joe Simon was best known as a Grammy Award-winning, rhythm and blues legend, and most recently as a celebrated gospel singer […]

*Scientist Mike Adams (the Health Ranger) is speaking out about the water poisoning in Flint, Michigan and it’s affect on the targeted Black community. He is also speaking out against the profiteering pharmaceutical companies, and predatory entities that provide free cancer screenings and purposely mislead people to believe they have cancer when they really don’t. […]