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Brian McKnight
He has sold more than 30 million albums. He has 16 Grammy nods, no wins. He has released 16 CDs. In his show…
Day: March 7, 2017
Howard Thurman
He was African-American. He died in San Francisco. He influenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was the dean of chapels at Howard…
10 Inventions by African-Americans
George Washington Carver, peanut butter. Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker. Benjamin Banneker, first clock in America. Garrett Morgan, traffic light. Garrett Morgan, gas mask.…
Bridget “Biddy” Mason
Sunrise, a slave on 8/15/1818 somewhere in Georgia, one name, Bridget, sunset, 1/15/1891 Los Angeles, California. Given to Robert Smith and family. Petitioned…
Motown the Musical
It begins and ends with the 25th Anniversary of Motown and the television special. It wasn’t about who left, it was about who…
Street Corner Renaissance
They all had day jobs before joining the group full time: in the insurance industry, a community youth advocate/founder of a mentoring program,…
Queen Latifah
She got her name, Latifah, at age 8 after reading a book of Muslim names. Latifah means kind, nice and delicate. She was…