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You just can't make this stuff up! A Black detective infiltrates the White racist Ku Klux Klan. When? Where? Why? How? If you want to know the details and want to be entertained while you catch up on this bit of Americana history, just set aside 2 hours and 14 minutes and watch this screen adaptation of the memoir "Black Klansman." It's a very true and eclectic story about a brave man and a very gullible bunch of bigots. In the mid '70s, Detective Ron Stallworth broke the color barrier at the...
o many hip-hop fans, historians and to his peers, Chuck D is considered one of the most influential lyricists in contemporary music. In describing the Queens, New York City-born artist in the biography pages of his new book, "Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History," the publisher notes that Chuck D helped paved the way for political, social, and culturally conscious hip-hop, both as a solo artist and as the leader of the ground-breaking group, Public Enemy. In a wide-ranging...
DETROIT - The Carr Center Summer Dance Intensive featuring the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) is coming to an end soon. Debbie Allen will be in Detroit to close out the program by teaching a master class on Friday, July 20, 2018 and as special guest for a reception followed by the finale featuring all of the Summer Intensive students. The Finale will showcase their two weeks of intensive training on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Tickets for the reception are $150 and up. Proceeds help support...
rophet Cedric Banks: We have a great show for you today. We have a young lady here, she is the Chief of Staff for the Detroit City Council. She is running for State Representative, District #2 and she is doing some great things out here in the Community. Tell the audience your name and what you have going on. Carol Banks: My name is Carol Banks. I am running for State Representative District 2. I am running because I feel we need to elect people who are Community oriented. People who are not goi...
Rouge celebrated the 4th Annual Belanger Park Music Festival over the weekend. Familiar friendly face Mitch Doig put his camera down to organize the festival. His team spent countless hours of fundraising and planning to get the best out of the community and performers. Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations started off the two day event. The band rocked out to jams that predates myself, but that didn't stop old and young folks alike from enjoying the vibe. Saturday night welcomed Coretta...
Dear Tasha, Every other year, I plan a week-long girl’s trip and nearly 10 of my close friends get together to decide where we want to go. We’ve been to the Bahamas, San Diego, and Aruba and even on several cruises. The moment we return from one trip, we immediately begin planning for the next. However, these trips have become somewhat expensive for some of the girls and therefore we decided to do shorter excursions; weekend getaways. But, a few weeks ago, a couple of the girls decided to inv...
Dear Tasha, I really don’t know where to begin, because I’m really embarrassed to tell this story and ask for advice. I have a good friend that I’ve known since junior high school and let me just say that we are in our luscious forties now. She and I don’t get the opportunity to spend a lot of time together due to our family responsibilities; husbands, jobs and just life, but when we do we have a great time. However, we do make time to talk on the phone at least once a week and text mostly...
Dear Tasha, I really love my aunt and have been going over to her house since I was a little girl. She has always been the one in the family that has the backyard barbeques, holiday parties and some years ago, she made up her own holiday; Byrd-Splurge weekend (Byrd meant we were working with a budget). What I can say about Byrd-Splurge weekends is, my cousins and I had a ball. We would go shopping, take in a movie, cook a smorgasbord of food in her kitchen and the best part about the weekend was the nights we would just sit on the back deck...
Super Fly (1972) was one of the most profitable of the Blaxploitation Era flicks. Released during the genre's heyday, the picture revolved around its iconic title character, Youngblood Priest, a flamboyant cocaine dealer who dressed like a pimp, drove flashy cars and sampled his wares from a spoon shaped like a cross draped around his neck. Overcoming a modest budget of just a half-million dollars, the film's phenomenal box-office success led to a couple of sequels, (Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) and...
Come one come all, prepare yourselves for the 2018 Michigan Comic Con. The Michigan Comic Con is a comic convention hosted by Imaginarium, and advertising and event production powerhouse. Imaginarium also hosts the Comic Cons in Tampa Bay, Indiana, San Francisco, and Atlanta. 2018 will be Michigan's debut show. Celebrities and fans alike will come out to Cobo Center to have some fun. If you have a thing for comics, anime, manga, cartoons, art or cosplay the Michigan Comic Con will be the...
Dear Tasha, I started working for my organization about 5 years ago as the receptionist and I really love what I do. Every morning I get to greet people, answer the phone and help my coworkers when needed. Over the past 5 years I have had the pleasure of making friends with everyone that comes into the office, this includes the UPS man/woman, the vendors and the postman. We make small talk about our family, accomplishments and share stories about holidays, birth of our children or grandchildren...
Larry B. Scott is an American screen actor that's been on set for many moons. He debuted in the 1978 film, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich. Staring with Cicely Tyson in the role of a troubled teen. He's been in over sixty titles and counting. But got his big break with the 1984 cult classic, Revenge of the Nerds. Taking on the role as Lamar Latrell, an openly gay fraternity member. Scott scored a role in the sequel, and played in the 1980's films Space Camp and Fear of a Black Hat. This humb...
Dear Tasha, I am the proud mother of three beautiful teen girls. One of the things I pride myself on is raising them as a single mother, after my husband passed away several years ago. I try to instill great values and set a perfect example for them every day. I work a full-time job, in college and give back to my community by volunteering monthly at a local school. I learned very early on, after having my girls that it was important for me to be involved in their lives and that included having...
Dear Tasha, I met the man of my dreams and after years of dating going through ups and downs like most couples, we moved in and started to build a solid relationship and making plans for our future. I was excited the day we decided to buy a home together and we even started talking about a family. Both of our parents get along well, our siblings enjoy spending time together and our friends as well. After purchasing our home, I thought it wouldn't be long before he popped the question, well it's...
's hard to believe that Kanye West was once a revolutionary artist. In many ways, he was the Kendrick Lamar of his time and when 2004's The College Dropout was released, his was a voice for a generation. Songs like "Jesus Walks," "All Falls Down" and "Through the Wire" dealt with faith, materialism and mortality. In 2005, the rapper famously said after Hurricane Katrina, "President Bush doesn't care about Black people" and encouraged teens not to be a college dropout. That same year, he became...
Low Test Scores. Racism in Education. Controversial contract. New Superintendent. Family and community struggles. Educating our youth. Charter vs. Public Schools. Find out how real DFT members react and respond to these and more topics. The Teachers' Lounge Talk Show airs every Thursday from 8 – 9PM on WHPR Comcast Channel 91. This live interactive show gives viewers a chance to call in with their questions and comments regarding all matters of education by calling in at 313-0342, 313-868-4336,...
ROMULUS – The City of Romulus' fourth annual "Eco-Fair" is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Romulus Athletic Center, 35765 Northline Road. The free event – a celebration of Earth Day – is open to the public and features interesting exhibits, speakers and take-aways for people of all ages. Local and regional environmentally-friendly organizations and vendors will participate. There will be free activities and door prizes. "It's all about our environment," said Chris...
Prophet Cedric Banks: We have a tremendous show for you today we have some outstanding guest who are doing some great things in the Community. Our guest today is The Salvation Army, We are going to let them introduce themselves. Lynn Williams, Johnnie Williams, Julian Lankford. Lynn Williams: My name is Lynn Williams, I am the Director of the Southeast MI Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Services. We are a 313 Bed Men Campus Facility for addiction, in all areas of addictions, and all types...
