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Black History Month
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: So KOOL. With a K.
As a little kid, I can VIVIDLY remember being in the back seat of my Grandma's 80s era Ford Thunderbird, when the calming sound of seagulls and waves came on…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: Tonight in 1993, MJ and Oprah hash it out.
It's one of those moments, if you saw on TV, you'll NEVER FORGET.
Oprah Winfrey, no holds barred, all the questions you wanted to know, WITH Michael Jackson…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: The first time we met Lauryn Hill. And it WASN’T in the…
Can you remember the first time you saw Lauryn Hill?
The Fugees? Nope.
The 1999 Grammys where she swept basically every category? Nope, not then either.…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: 3 reasons Lionel Richie might just be the best American Idol judge…
Tonight, we salute LIONEL RICHIE for our Black History Month spotlight. And, as we've watched Lionel evolve from one of the smoothest R&B singers, to the…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: How Marvin Gay became Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye and his father had the relationship you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.
Since early on, Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. and Marvin Sr. didn't see eye to…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: Bobby Brown, the real creator of the moonwalk?
Bobby Brown has gotten quite a bad rap over the years. With his tumultuous marriage to Whitney Houston, and the untimely death of their daughter Bobbi…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: The Queen before Beyonce; Diana Ross.
It was a voice that "stopped me in my tracks," according to Motown Records founder Barry Gordy. And that voice has been a catalyst for a LOT of positivity…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: James Brown
When you think "JAMES BROWN," immediately, the images of his dancing and on-stage performances come to mind. Songs like, "I Got You (I Feel Good)," "Papa's Got…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: No, Janet Jackson didn’t have a secret baby.
Janet Jackson has long been one of pop music's quieter superstars. That's not just the nature of her soft-spoken voice, but also the nature of her personality.…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: Rick James; more than just a Chappelle skit
Maybe it's just me, but it's hard NOT to think of Rick James without thinking of Dave Chappelle, and THIS skit. (Language alert.)
(I mean, it's…