Dorothy Jean Dandridge, born November 8, 1922, sang at Harlem’s Cotton Club and Apollo Theatre and became the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in Carmen Jones. Many years passed before the mainstream entertainment industry acknowledged Dandridge’s legacy. In 1999, Halle Berry played Dandridge in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. […]

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World tour sashayed into NYC last week with a sold out show at The Town Hall. Produced by Brandon Voss (Voss Events), World of Wonder and VH1, fans got a chance to see full-on performances by their fave RPDR queens. Each city has a varied cast….the NYC leg featured Acid […]

BISH!!! IS IT ON??? Talk show host, internet sensation and badass HBIC Ts Madison has been SLAYING the game lately, with her Fox TV Empire – Live Pre-Show and Lemme Pick You Up series on WOWPresents. A couple years ago, she and longtime friend, Dirty South rapper Khia– best known for her mega hit My Neck, […]

Henry Jay Lewis, born October 16, 1932, was an African-American double-bassist and orchestral conductor. At age 16, he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic, becoming the first African-American instrumentalist in a major symphony orchestra. He was also the first black to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
 
Musically brilliant and a commanding figure with the baton, Mr. […]

Don’t miss this Edgar Allan Potpurri of diabolical horror, ghoulish music and creepy comedy by the one and only “Queen of Halloween” Sharon Needles, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Beware! As evil spirits begin to gather and prepare for All Hallows’ Eve, sickeningly spooky Sharon Needles is leading the pack. THE SHARON NEEDLES HALLOWEEN SPECIAL […]

Frederick Douglass Patterson, born October 10, 1901, is best known as the third President of Tuskegee Institute, and founder of the  United Negro College Fund.
 
At Tuskegee Institute, President Patterson was responsible for transforming the Institute into a full-fledged university with graduate programs that exist to this day. Over the course of his Presidency, he founded […]