Lady Marmalade, a song by black R&B/Rock girl group Labelle, was written about a prostitute from New Orleans, Louisiana. The song’s inspiration was from Bob Crewe’s observations of New Orleans. It was originally recorded by the group Eleventh Hour for their greatest hits album. Continue reading
De La Soul is a Hip Hop group formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, NewYork.They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics and contributions to the evolution of the Jazz Rap and Alternative Hip Hop subgenres. Continue reading
Gladys Knight & the Pips were an R&B, Soul and Funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early 1950s. Continue reading
Jeremy Scott has shared that he left the Italian luxury fashion house Moschino via an Instagram post after a decade and joins Hyundai in recycling the car company’s discarded electric automobile materials, from leather cut-outs to flat tires, and turning them into high fashion gowns.The haute couture collection, which forms part of a Hyundai exhibition, by Jeremy Scott combines deadstock fabrics with wheels, seat belts, tail lights, and wipers, bringing in the designer’s Moschino touch into a series of gala gowns. Continue reading
Like The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale before it, The Preacher’s Wife is a soundtrack that also functions as a Whitney Houston album, but that’s where the similarity ends.
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All Hail The Queen is the debut album by Hip Hop artist Queen Latifah.The album was released on November 7, 1989, through Tommy Boy Records. The feminist anthem Ladies First featuring Monie Love remains one of Latifah’s signature songs. Continue reading
They Called Her Moses is Donald McKayle‘s story of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. The cast includes Jacqueline Walcott, Robert Powell, Sylvia Waters, Arthur Mitchell, Kathleen Stanford, Donald McKayle and Carmen DeLavallade. Continue reading
In January 2017, the Global Partnership for Education, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation and Global Citizen visited Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Clara Lionel Foundation has partnered with the Global Partnership for Education and Global Citizen to advocate for strong education systems that ensure the world’s poorest kids can get a quality education. Continue reading
Kill Bill is by R&B artist SZA from her second studio album, S.O.S. The song gets its title from Kill Bill:Volume 1 and Volume 2 a martial arts film duology that focuses on an assassin named the Bride and her quest to exact revenge on her ex-boyfriend by murdering him. Continue reading
Fresh off her career defining roles in “Coffy” and “Foxy Brown,” Pam Grier returned in cult filmmaker William Girdler’s (“The Manitou”) “Sheba, Baby.” 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
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
