“I Am Woman” and “I’m Every Woman” – two very different ‘70s female anthems with similar histories and ironies.
(September 11, 2020). On Friday, Sept 11, the biopic “I Am Woman” opens in select theaters and on other platforms across the U.S. It’s the dramatized retelling of how popular,…
Three Old Guys take on Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ and why it’s the only reggae album (most of) you know.
(September 5, 2020). What becomes a legend most? That was the famous tagline accompanying a picture ad campaign for Blackgama mink during the late-20th century. It ran for 25 years…
Brandy & Monica’s Verzuz was a win for R&B; here’s a round-by-round scorecard!
(September 1, 2020). Sometimes two stars come into the same orbit and both can co-exist – each shining brilliantly without either one dimming the other’s light. And occasionally those stars…
R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman – the epitome of black greatness, right up to his last role…
(August 29, 2020). Actor Chadwick Boseman’s last role – as a trumpeter named Levee in legendary blues artist Ma Rainey’s Georgia Jazz Band – is yet to be seen. But…
Drake got “WAP’d” by Cardi and Megan on this week’s Hot 100, but he did move up the No. 2 leaderboard.
(August 25, 2020). When it comes to hip-hop songs and the subject of women, Drake has pretty much been a non-offender in recent years, even going as far as to…