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​Percy Sledge, Voice Behind “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Dies

April 14, 2015 Staff 0

Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died this week in Louisiana. He was 73. Sledge’s longtime […]

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Documentary on Jordan Davis Coming to HBO

February 11, 2015 Staff 0

A documentary detailing the life and controversial death of Jordan Davis will soon be available on HBO. “When we started this journey, our aim was to make sure that Jordan’s story was not going to […]

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Whitney Houston’s daughter ‘fighting for her life’

February 3, 2015 Staff 0

KATE BRUMBACK and TAMARA LUSH ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) – Bobbi Kristina Houston wanted to sing, act and dance like her megastar parents, Whitney Houston and R&B artist Bobby Brown. Instead, she has mostly made tabloid […]

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Coming to Jax!

January 28, 2015 admin 0

Maze hits the Florida Theater in Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, January 30th.  The Jacksonville Free Press had a chance to speak to longtime Maze featuring Frankie Beverly group member, conga and background vocalist Roame Lowry; and […]

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2015 Steve Harvey/ Coca-Cola Pay It Forward Scholarship Program Now Open

January 26, 2015 Staff 0

Nationwide — The Coca-Cola Pay It Forward Scholarship Program offers scholarship awards and once-in-a-lifetime apprenticeship experiences to African American youth looking to pave the way for their futures. The program is under the umbrella of […]

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TLC Creating Final Album With Funds Raised Off the Internet

January 26, 2015 Staff 0

After 25 years, T-Boz and Chilli, will release a final album as TLC. The two remaining members of the hip-hop group created a Kickstarter campaign on January 19th to fund the upcoming project. Tionne “T-Boz” […]

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New Documentary Revisits Live Oak 50’s Shooting by Ruby McCollum

January 13, 2015 Staff 0

The 1952 fatal shooting of a prominent white doctor by a wealthy Black woman in rural north Florida still puzzles many to this day. The documentary You Belong to Me is the latest exploration into […]

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Taraji P. Henson as Cookie at Heart of TV’s ‘Empire’

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

By Sandy Cohen (AP) ‘Taraji P. Henson is driving down an LA street, chatting on her cellphone, when a billboard catches her eye. “Hi, me! Hiiii!” she says, smiling at her latest on-screen incarnation: glamorous […]

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Motown Revue at Dukes Place

December 10, 2014 admin 0
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Broadway’s Smokey Joe’s Cafe is Coming to Town

November 26, 2014 Staff 0

Smokey Joe’s Café – directed by Tony award nominee Chet Walker – is coming to Jacksonville as part of the 20th Anniversary national tour of ‘Broadway’s longest running musical revue!’ The show, billed as ‘the […]

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