By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., BlackPressUSA.com The internet is buzzing with news that Canadian songstress Deborah Cox will become the first Black woman inducted into Canada’s Music Hall of Fame. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) announced award-winning recording artists and world-renowned Broadway, television, film and fashion […]
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In Memoriam: Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston biographer, dies
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Valerie Boyd, world-renowned author of the definitive biography of Zora Neale Hurston, “Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston,” died Feb. 12, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. A native Atlantan, Valerie Jean Boyd was born on Dec. 11, 1963, to Roger […]
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In Memoriam: Cheryl Hickmon, national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, dies at 60
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor The nation is mourning the passing of Cheryl Hickmon, national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the nation’s largest African-American sorority. Hickmon was elected president of the organization dedicated to sisterhood, scholarship and service on Nov. 21, 2021 at the 55th national convention held in […]