Talley Beatty choreographed and performed Mourner’s Bench in 1947. It represents the anguish and loss for former slaves, now free men, killed during the Reconstruction Era at the beginning of the rise of the Klu Klux Klan. Beatty explained to me, “People were murdered by the Klan and at daybreak their relatives would find their bodies in the fields still covered in the morning dew.”
Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp, the sweet shrimp and smoky bacon combine for a succulent valentine treat. Continue reading
Pat Cleveland is a trailblazing international model. One of the first black supermodels she rose to prominence in the 1970’s. Cleveland was a muse to the designers Halston and regularly opened his fashion shows. She also regularly appeared in the shows of Yves Saint Laurent and Stephen Burrows. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Every time we have a real snowstorm it brings back one the most lasting and endearing early memories I have of my father. I was six years old; we lived in a quiet residential Northeast Bronx neighborhood. (Yes there are quiet neighborhoods in New York City.) Back then we didn’t have a formal sidewalk the grassy front lawn meandered into a roughly paved street that seemed to be more dirt than asphalt. Continue reading
Redd Foxx started as a stand up comedian Foxx and gained notoriety with his raunchy nightclub acts during the 1950s and 1960s. Continue reading
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Naomi Campbell model, actress and euntrepeneur burst on to the fashion scene at age 19 after securing the cover of French Vogue. Fashion design icon Yves Saint Laurent demanded Campbell appear on the cover or he would not allow the magazine to show his collection, thus making her the first model of African decent to grace the cover.
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Pharrell Williams and G-Star RAW are reinterpreting the 3D G-Star icon that celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2016, courtesy of the new G-Star Elwood X25 campaign for Spring/Summer 2017. Continue reading
Ethel Waters was one of the first African- American superstar. An actress, singer and dancer Waters was the highest paid black actress of her era. This is her story. Continue reading
President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) calls Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (Beck Bennett), Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (Alex Moffat) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Kate McKinnon). Continue reading
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Super Bowl LI- Patriots vs. Falcons is now in the history books. And the game supplied many Super Bowl first time milestones. First Super Bowl to go into overtime, first to come from a 25 point deficit to win, first quarterback to win five Super Bowl rings, and five Super bowl championships for Bill Belichick. Continue reading
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 