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Holiday Season, Great ways to make your holiday party beautiful

Monday, 03 December 2012 13:02

(StatePoint) The holiday season is the most festive time of year, from singing in the streets to gatherings with friends and family. So if you’re going to be entertaining, you’ll want your party to feel as cheerful as the season itself and to add some style and flair to make your party sparkle.

Where did Black radio go?

Friday, 30 November 2012 10:24 William Reed

"Historically, Black radio ... fulfilled all functions Black people needed ... but now it's time to take a serious look and right the wrong of the mess we call Black radio today," says Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs, a lecturer in the Communication Studies Department at Morgan State University. Burroughs is demanding that the Federal Communications Commission investigate and intervene in the matter, saying "Black communities once again have been given symbolism instead of substance" and, that "back in the day, African-American DJs not only provided the community with the latest news and information, they played records of Black artists that served as the soundtracks of Black empowerment."

First Friday presents a party with a purpose; hopes to collect 300 new toys for area children

Friday, 30 November 2012 10:22 Harry Colbert, Jr.

First Friday Twin Cities is hoping its partygoers are in the giving mood come Dec. 7.

CAPRI BIG BAND PLAYS HOLIDAY CONCERT

Thursday, 29 November 2012 14:11

~ Enjoy jazzy holiday music along with some of band's favorite standards ~

Dr. West, this time you went too far

Thursday, 29 November 2012 13:44 Harry Colbert, Jr.

Dr. West, there’s a line in social discourse and critique and you, sir, have crossed it.

Natural Hair Symposium: learning, embracing 

Monday, 26 November 2012 16:51 Alaina L. Lewis

Lynnea Doublette did not set out to take over the natural hair world in Minneapolis, but rather to fill a void that had yet to be explored.

Byron Cage: Ministering God’s Word through music

Thursday, 15 November 2012 11:58 Teria Rogers, Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper

On a recent Thursday, evening at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, music minister Byron Cage counted down the tasks he needed to complete in preparation for an evening service.