Happy Founders’ Day to the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.! We celebrate along with you–our founder, John H. Johnson was an honorary Alpha–by reposting this December 2018 article.
A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Evelyn is a Creole woman coming of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Luckily, she is from a family among the upper echelon of African-American society. Everything has been smooth sailing until she falls for Renard, a man from the other side
Legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory was laid to rest Saturday at the City of Praise Family Ministries church in Landover, Maryland. Celebrities who paid their respects included Stevie Wonder, representative Maxine Waters, Louis Farrakhan [who delivered the eulogy], rapper and political activist Killer Mike, Nick Cannon, India Arie, Scandal actor Joe Morton,
“I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.”
Joe Morton is a household name, thanks in part to his amazing portrayal of the villainous Rowan Pope on ABC's Scandal. However, before Morton became a TGIT fixture, Morton showed off his versatile acting chops on television, film, and the stage. Morton was nominated for a Tony Award in 1973 for the musical Raisin; made
Here’s what I will tell you. I remember Dick Gregory when I was coming up and him appearing on The Jack Paar Show for the very first time. Now I didn’t know what was going on, but as it turns out, he had actually turned down The Jack Paar Show, which would usually have Black
Morpheus proclaimed Neo "the one" in the Matrix, but living in America, James Brown wears the crown. The Godfather of Soul, changed music forever with his rough, rugged and raw riff that was always on the one. He forged the foundation of funk, surged the sustenance of soul, and harnessed the history of hip hop.
Ask any funny person just how hard it is to get yuks on stage as a solo act, and they’ll tell you how excruciating it can be. Yes, there are those special few who have the right blend of timing, stage presence and physical prowess to pull it off, but the names are few and
Numerous religious leaders, four members of Congress, and two actors were arrested at a protest outside the Embassy of Sudan. Among those detained were Rabbi David Saperstein (president of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism), Martin Luther King III, Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), civil rights activist Dick Gregory, and George Clooney. Following a referendum last
Happy Founders’ Day to the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.! We celebrate along with you–our founder, John H. Johnson was an honorary Alpha–by reposting this December 2018 article.
A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Evelyn is a Creole woman coming of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Luckily, she is from a family among the upper echelon of African-American society. Everything has been smooth sailing until she falls for Renard, a man from the other side
Legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory was laid to rest Saturday at the City of Praise Family Ministries church in Landover, Maryland. Celebrities who paid their respects included Stevie Wonder, representative Maxine Waters, Louis Farrakhan [who delivered the eulogy], rapper and political activist Killer Mike, Nick Cannon, India Arie, Scandal actor Joe Morton,
“I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.”
Joe Morton is a household name, thanks in part to his amazing portrayal of the villainous Rowan Pope on ABC's Scandal. However, before Morton became a TGIT fixture, Morton showed off his versatile acting chops on television, film, and the stage. Morton was nominated for a Tony Award in 1973 for the musical Raisin; made
Here’s what I will tell you. I remember Dick Gregory when I was coming up and him appearing on The Jack Paar Show for the very first time. Now I didn’t know what was going on, but as it turns out, he had actually turned down The Jack Paar Show, which would usually have Black
Morpheus proclaimed Neo "the one" in the Matrix, but living in America, James Brown wears the crown. The Godfather of Soul, changed music forever with his rough, rugged and raw riff that was always on the one. He forged the foundation of funk, surged the sustenance of soul, and harnessed the history of hip hop.
Ask any funny person just how hard it is to get yuks on stage as a solo act, and they’ll tell you how excruciating it can be. Yes, there are those special few who have the right blend of timing, stage presence and physical prowess to pull it off, but the names are few and
Numerous religious leaders, four members of Congress, and two actors were arrested at a protest outside the Embassy of Sudan. Among those detained were Rabbi David Saperstein (president of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism), Martin Luther King III, Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), civil rights activist Dick Gregory, and George Clooney. Following a referendum last
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