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This year (2025) marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history from Hurricane Katrina. The storm took the lives of one thousand eight hundred thirty th

This year (2025) marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history from Hurricane Katrina. The storm took the lives of one thousand eight hundred thirty th

On Friday, July 25th, a concert performance by singer, actress, and 1st runner-up of the 2024 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Jazz Competition, Syndee Winters, was a crowning success. The show delig

On Friday, July 25th, a concert performance by singer, actress, and 1st runner-up of the 2024 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Jazz Competition, Syndee Winters, was a crowning success. The show delig

Jackson, MS — The JXN Film Festival is proud to announce that award-winning actress, educator, and arts advocate Dr. Tonea Stewart will lead a two-day intensive actor’s workshop on July 23rd and 24th

Jackson, MS — The JXN Film Festival is proud to announce that award-winning actress, educator, and arts advocate Dr. Tonea Stewart will lead a two-day intensive actor’s workshop on July 23rd and 24th

This is Part 2 of the ‘Syndee Winters Sings Lena Horne‘, a feature about the new album and show dedicated in tribute to the music and legacy of Ms. Horne. Since I am writing this on the Jubilee cel

Syndee Winters made her Broadway debut as future-queen ‘Nala’ in Disney’s The Lion King – a role she reprised in 2019, when she had the honorable opportunity to meet Sister ‘Nala,’ Beyonce, in prepara

Donald Harrison is an influential American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, composer, and educator, known for his contributions to both traditional jazz and contemporary styles. Born on August 4, 1960, i

The ‘Historic 1910 Recording of Jack Johnson’s Voice Unveiled by The Freeman Institute® Foundation’ under the leadership of Dr. Joel A. Freeman, has announced the discovery and public release of a 19

When we look at the young Hollywood actresses who are making an impact in the industry as content creators, we think of talents like Marsai Martin and Yara Shahidi from the hit comedy series ‘Black-is

‘Trope’ is the new BET Plus horror thriller from writer/director B. Harrison Smith that stars Caryn Ward, Claudia Jordan and Asia Holiday (see cast listing link below). The film centers around thr

Thursday, August 22, 2024 ~ Dallas, TX. Actress Tonea Stewart reprises her role as Vickie Wilson, the Dean at Terrell Christian College in the independent movie ‘The Golden Voices’ 2’. From Dire

The Sandy Rodgers Show is set to air this Fall on the Black On Demand TV network that also streams on Roku and Amazon. Her show is lifestyle wellness fest that tackles today's issues we all have f

Sanetta Gipson is an actress, singer and author who has penned a deeply personal memoir "Our Family Secret: My Life with Momma' about the challenges and despairing effects her mother's mental illness

Actress and Educator Tonea Stewart will take part in the 2023 JXN Film Festival July 23 through the 28th as a guest panelist to talk about what she has been most famously known for in a career that ha

June 19th is a day of observance and reflection for most Americans known as Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in 1865 on this date and the end of the Civil War two months earlier. It is a day

In a time where the United States is in the throes of a pandemic that has taken more lives than both World Wars and the VietNam war combined. Juxtaposed against the racial and social ills brought t

Let me first start with saying this to any Madam C.J. Walker admirers, and to those who maybe heard of Annie Malone (many have not), this is not an attempt to be petty, or report anything against Walk

By the Mid-1970's Hip-Hop began to take the country by storm as an unstoppable music force, and although there was a resistance by the "established" music industry to push-back on what was seen as a "

Cynthia Horner has been the force behind one of America's most endearing entertainment social media publications for more than 40 years with the iconic, Right-On! Magazine. She still has the passion f

Pop music has a new soulful singer on the scene by the name of Taij B, and she knows what her potential is as a singer. Berry Gordy, founder of the Motown music label, knew very early on that fusin

The tag line for Nana Camille Yarbrough's upcoming presentation at the world famous Schomburg Center on February 14th, 2019 in New York reads, "Celebrating Nana Camille's Journey as an Artist and Cult

Nadhege Ptah is a New York based actress, writer and director who has been screening her wonderful short film about love, trust, heritage and gentrification surrounding a young woman, Paris, who is de