Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — Singers received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week during separate ceremonies honoring R&B group the Chi-Lites and […]
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This Week in Black History
September 27, 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks becomes the first African-American writer to win a Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry, “Annie Allen,” a coming-of-age tale […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: The Fugees reunite for 25th anniversary of ‘The Score’
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel of legendary hip-hop group the Fugees have reunited to announce their first […]
This Week in Black History
July 9, 1893 Chicago physician Daniel Hale Williams, the nation’s first black cardiologist, performs the first successful open heart surgery at Provident Hospital, the nation’s […]
Philanthropist Eli Broad dies; helped shaped L.A.’s cultural scene
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Tributes came pouring in for businessman, philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad, who died April 30 at the age […]
Cinematographer John Simmons showcases his art
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — John Simmons has been chronicling the joy and pain of Black America for more than five decades. […]