By now you have likely heard about the bitter exchange of words (and more) between Mariah Carey and Eminem. They were rather briefly “involved” at one point, but it obviously went very sour, and the hostility has been turned up several notches in recent weeks.
Actress Pam Grier, who has played in several blaxploitation films is one of the most recognizable faces of the genre. Photo- www.barbi.info
One of the most memorable developments in the 1970s was a plethora of “Black” movies. It happened quite unexpectedly, but once the floodgates were opened, there was no stopping them...
When so-called “reality TV” first became prominent, yours truly was among those thinking (and hoping) that it was just a fad, although a massively popular one...
There will be debates, new information, denials, revelations, speculation, and just about anything else you can think of, for perhaps years to come. But the known facts make it clear that what took the life of Michael Jackson was his overuse of heavy-duty prescription drugs...
In 2007, the NAACP conducted a ceremony in which the so-called “N word” was symbolically “buried.” That sounded rather silly to me, but I was in agreement with the sentiment behind it...
We all make mistakes, ranging from the trivial to the life altering, from the ones we laugh about to those that cause embarrassment. (I could write a book on mine.)
There are certain songs that virtually everyone is familiar with, regardless of age, race, locality, etc. That dawned on me the other day when I heard the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There” on the car radio...
The media has really outdone itself. Michael Jackson is a legend and his passing certainly merited a huge amount of coverage, but not that much. It was (and continues to be) way over the top, giving new meaning to the word “excessive.”
With so much being written and spoken about the Jacksons, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at what else was going on at Motown during the glory years of the Jackson 5 — 1969-1974.
Martha Jean “The Queen” Steinberg was such an essential part of the very fabric of Detroit that even after nearly a decade, it is hard to believe that she is not here...
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