Saturday, December 20, 2008

Saturday Soul: Gloria Jones, "Heartbeat"

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Gloria Jones never reached the solo success of contemporaries Gladys Knight , Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner but she ripped through song...
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Friday, December 05, 2008

Cocoa Lounge NOW: The Power Hour

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Move over She-Ra , by the power of grayskull, Oprah Winfrey is the mightiest woman in the wonderful world of entertainment, as so deemed by...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Coming Soon: A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy

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The title alone simmers. We saw an early sneak preview of this Sundance indie burner months ago and subsequently began to question if we...
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Monday, November 10, 2008

The Cocoa Lounge Remembers: Miriam Makeba

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If one woman could embody the hope and pride of an entire continent, South African, Miriam Makeba was that woman, and she handled the role ...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

The Birth of the Obama Era

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There are hundreds of words in the English language that we could use to describe our emotions on this day, the 5th of November, 2008. Unfo...
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Sunday, November 02, 2008

Saturday Soul: Asa, "Fire on the Mountain"

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If someone combined the super musical talents of Bob Marley and India.Arie , the resulting sound would be a lot like Nigerian Soul-Pop star...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

NOW: THAT's What's "POP"pin...

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Lady Tigra of the 80's hip hop duo L'Trimm , certainly has the right idea about showing presidential support, by remixing Obama...
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Monday, September 08, 2008

Coming Soon: 'Miracles' and 'Secrets'

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(l to r: Director, Spike Lee , and hotties: Derek Luke , Michael Ealy and Laz Alonso ) The cast of Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna lo...
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Saturday, September 06, 2008

Saturday Soul: Mother's Finest

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This Saturday Soul Session is so funky it should come with its own anti-perspirant. In this vintage performance by little-known but legendar...
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered... Broadway

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We were on our heels. One of the most defining pieces of literature written for the 1970's American stage was to experience a revival on...
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Friday, August 29, 2008

More Than 38 Million Make History Watching 'History In The Making'

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Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president last night before 80,000 people at Invesco Field in Denver, and an estimated 3...
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Saturday, August 02, 2008

Limited Edition Sweetness: U.S. Postage and 'All-Black' Vogue

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(Josephine Baker's Princess Tam Tam gets immortalized in postage) Classic Black movie fans can now stick their own bold, new signature...
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