Chuck Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) Go-Go and DC Culture (Part II)
By J. Plunky Branch
Chuck Brown
What happens to go-go now?
I don’t know where go-go is going from here, but I do know the music will stay alive. It may become an historic or classical artifact, which has happened to other genres of our music. When we say something is classical, it means it lasts over several [...]
Chuck Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) Go-Go and DC Culture
By J. Plunky Branch
The following submission from J. Plunky Branch is a wonderful tribute to Chuck Brown. The journey that Plunky’s story takes us on is very timely as we celebrate Black Music Month.
Ervin B. Clarke, Publisher
I was on the scene when go-go was born. The passing of Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-go music, [...]
Ruby Dee Headlines the Black Academy of Arts & Letters Holiday Benefit
The Black Academy of Arts & Letters (TBAAL) kicked off the holiday season in grand style with a special benefit hosted by jazz artist Art Sherrod Jr. and his wife Georgia Noone-Sherrod at Gallery Serengeti in Capitol Heights, MD.
Special guests were celebrated actress Ruby Dee and actor Malik Yoba who encouraged the audience to support [...]
The Stellar Rise of Sunny Anderson
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
She appears in the current Essence Magazine, in a four-page feature. She’s host of Food Network’s “Cooking for Real,” which just entered its seventh season, and Viva brand paper towels signed her to a national endorsement deal starring Sunny and her kitchen in a national campaign.
“I don’t know if hitting my stride [...]
Dhani Jones Explains the Bow Tie
Written by Cesca Janece Waterfield. Photographed by Paul Pugliese.
Dhani Jones is the right man to explain a misunderstood accessory. Before becoming famous for his athletic abilities – playing for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals – he was a student at University of Michigan known for wearing unique bow [...]
