Yvette Kendall Talks On F.B.I. Rocks!
Chicago, get ready for F.B.I. Rocks! (Female Black Inventors Rock!) Founder, Yvette Kendall is the epitome of genius, as the African-American Female Inventor is taking the world of innovation to another level. The Chicago native grew up in the city’s prestigious Hyde Park area. “It’s an important part of Chicago where a lot people wind up making something of themselves. When you grow up in an eclectic place like that, you tend to gravitate… Everybody around there is someb
BET NETWORKS ADDRESSES THE BALTIMORE UPRISING
BET News Correspondent, Marc Lamont Hill, will host digital news special “LOUD: THE POWER OF BALTIMORE’S UPRISING” featuring T.I., David Banner, Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and Baltimore Pastor Jamal Bryant on Wednesday May 6th at noon on BET.com and the BET Now App. Hill will also host “BALTIMORE SPEAKS: A BET SPECIAL,” which will premiere on Thursday, May 7th at 8pm ET/PT on BET, Centric and the BET Now App. The special will feature open conversations about issues of justice
The 30th Annual Stellar Awards Airing in Syndication in 90 Markets
The 30th Annual Stellar Awards is scheduled for 95 airings in markets across the country, over the next week, starting Saturday, May 9th – Tuesday, May 12th. Hailed as “Gospel music’s biggest night,” the awards show paid tribute to the year’s most outstanding contributors in gospel music. The Stellar Awards was co-hosted by David Mann, Tamela Mann and Ricly Smiley. One of the highlights was the performance of “Say Yes” by Michelle Williams featuring Kelly Rowland and Beyonc
Legendary Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Ben E. King dies at the Age of 76 in New Jersey
Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee and original lead singer for the Drifters, Ben E. King died in New Jersey on April 30 at the age of 76. King was best known for his hit tunes “Stand By Me,” a #1 R&B and mega hit, which he co-wrote with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. He is also known for “Spanish Harlem,” “Supernatural Thing,” and “Don’t Play That Song.” The legendary singer was born Benjamin Earl Nelson, in Henderson, North Carolina. At the age of nine, Ben relocated to
Lyfe Jennings Takes Stand For City Of Baltimore With New Song Titled "Baltimore"
Singer/songwriter, Lyfe Jennings, is calling for all entertainer to use their voices. In light of the recent protests and riots in Baltimore, Maryland, Jennings is taking a stand to raise awareness, through a song that he has written, titled “Baltimore.” He was recently on the News Channel 8 “Let’s Talk Live” show in Arlington, VA, where he performed the song. The singer/songwriter was on his way to Baltimore to promote his upcoming album “Tree of Lyfe, but due to the prot
William Peace University Named Among Most Successful Colleges for Graduating Low-Income Black Studen
William Peace University is (http://www.peace.edu/) a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh. It was founded in 1857 as Peace Institute which offered education for boys and girls in primary grades and to women from high school to college. Peace, an all-women's college, became a four-year baccalaureate college and graduated its first bachelor's students in August of 1996. Peace was exclusively an all-women's institution for its first 152 years. In 2009, the
