By Kam Williams Zenzile Miriam Makeba had the misfortune of being born Black in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1932, which relegated her to second-class citizenship. In fact, she spent the first six months of her life behind bars with her mother, a Sangoma (witch doctor), […]
JOHANNESBURG: In a statement, his family said he had “passed peacefully” in Johannesburg “after a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer”. “After a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in Johannesburg, South Africa, surrounded by his family,” read the […]
Compiled By Don Thomas “Gospel Singer Edwin Hawkins, the four-time Grammy Award-winning leader of The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,” died January 15th, 2018 at his home in the Bay area, after a bout with pancreatic cancer. He was […]
By Ernece B. Kelly Drama Critic Although Robert O’Hara’s new, multi-racial play, “Mankind” is hilarious while calling attention to numerous social ills–among them climate change, domestic surveillance and unconscionable money grabbing–it doesn’t settle down long or deep enough into its central idea to be altogether […]
By Kam Williams Senior Move Critic “12 Strong†Trevante Nemour Rhodes was born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana on February 10, 1990, but raised in Little Elm, Texas from the age of 10. After excelling in sports in high school, he earned a scholarship to the University […]
Compiled By Don Thomas The 33rd annual family celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Life and Legacy, sponsored by the Central Brooklyn Martin Luther King Commission, was held at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights, on Saturday, January 13th. A total of 27 elementary, middle […]
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