All posts on February, 2018

Don and Rosemary Jackson PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK PR WIRE Black PR Wire CHICAGO – Rosemary Robinson Jackson, Ph.D., Chicago educator, businesswoman and community leader, …

Vic Damone PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JENNIFER KAY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) – Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra …

Willie Ray Oswalt PHOTO COURTESY OF AJC.COM LAKE CITY, Ga. (AP) – One of Georgia’s longest-serving mayors has died. Lake City Mayor Willie Ray Oswalt …

The former Bethel AME Church shows the building’s collapsed foundation in Waynesburg, Pa. PHOTO COURTESY OF REGISTER CITIZEN By TRISTA THURSTON (Washington) Observer-Reporter WAYNESBURG, Pa. …

BY MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times “I remembered a statement that Quincy Jones said to me; that all songs used to be built …

Scenes from the movie, “Black Panther,” which opens Feb. 16 nationwide. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NOTHINGBUTGEEK.COM BY MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times I’m not …

Joseph and Maranda Dowell received a $150,000 investment from Daymond John in exchange for 25 percent of their company. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Blacknews.com Atlanta, …

Staff Report The documentary, “Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me” will screen at the Overtown Performing Arts Center Feb. 16. The rich history of …

Bestselling author and life coach, Iyanla Vanzant, is back with her show “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” on the Oprah Winfrey Network.  PHOTO COURTESY OF BLUMENTHAL …

Oprah and Tayari Jones PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMAZON.COM AND OPRAH.COM By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tayari Jones, whose novel “An …