Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Often dubbed the “Queen of Gospel,” vocalist Albertina Walker who spent six decades inspiring future gospel artists and inspiring legions of fans with songs like “Please Be Patient with Me,” “Lord Keep Me Day By Day” and “Walk Around Heaven” passed away Fellow gospel artist Yolanda Adams announced on her radio show that Walker, the […]

When actor Eric Anthony was a kid, he enjoyed having everyone’s attention. His mom enrolled him in the historic Arena Players’ youth theatre program, where his passion for performing grew. Now, that rambunctious pre-teen is grown up with a professional career that has led him to star on Broadway in The Lion King, Hairspray and […]

It’s been eight years since the release of Robert “Sonny” Wood’s first book The Eye of the Poet, yet the 72-year-old’s keen eye for transforming life stories into moving poetry still hasn’t lost focus. Wood has endured enough life experiences to span two lifetimes. In addition to going to prison, he’s also battled drug and […]

Orrett Rhoden, the internationally-acclaimed piano maestro who hails from Jamaica, is set to delight the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre, Oct. 8, among a group of classical pianists. The musicians will showcase interpretations of classical music greats Beethoven, Chopin and Galuppi, among others. The pianist has done several recitals at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall, London’s […]

The Boondocks: The Complete Third Season, the third installment of Sony Pictures Television’s provocative Peabody Award-winning comedy, debuts on DVD Nov. 9 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on Aaron McGruder’s politically-charged comic strip known for its biting satirical humor, The Boondocks: The Complete Third Season arrives in a three-disc set containing all 15 uncensored episodes […]

Talk show host and political commentator Tavis Smiley is set to join forces with Princeton professor Cornel West to co-host a new radio program entitled “Smiley & West.” The show premiers Oct. 1.over Public Radio International’s network. Expanding on Smiley’s current program “The Tavis Smiley Show,” this new venture will fuse the personal and professional […]

While Ryan Richmond initially pursued acting as a kid, as he grew older, he realized his passion ultimately resided on the opposite side of the camera. The Washington, D.C. native started off studying photography at New York University, but it wasn’t long before he realized that this subject would serve as a stepping stone for […]

Natalie “The Floacist” Stewart has largely been missing in action the last couple of years, and that’s been by design. Stewart, who founded the hit-making, neo-soul group Floetry, is back on the scene with a debut solo project called Floetic Soul, which will hit stores Nov.9. The seven-time Grammy nominated Stewart has been kicking it […]

Being a world renown vocal artist and an ordained Seventh day-Adventist minister is just one part of Wintley Phipps’s sprawling résumé. In addition to performing for an extensive list of notable figures including former South African President Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey and all of the U.S. presidents from Ronald Reagan onward, the Trinidad and Tobago […]

Soul icon Aretha Franklin’s son was brutally beaten at a Detroit gas station on Sept. 20, E! Network reported. Eddie Franklin, 52, was allegedly assaulted by two men and a woman. Authorities said Franklin described one of his attackers as being approximately six feet tall with dreadlocks and a dark complexion. He said the female […]

Call him a triple threat. In addition to appearing in many Hollywood blockbusters including American Gangster, Mr. Brooks and The Devil’s Advocate, actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson is also an accomplished writer and director. His 2005 film Lackawanna Blues received a Christopher Award, an Emmy and an NAACP Award, among many other honors. This past summer, he […]

NBA stand-out Kevin Durant and recording artist Wale will kicked off their second annual Kevin Durant and Wale Celebrity Birthday Weekend, Sept. 17-19, in the District. Celebrity attendees included the NBA’s John Wall (Washington Wizards), James Harden (Oklahoma City Thunder), Ty Lawson (Denver Nuggets); the NFL’s DeAngelo Hall (Washington Redskins); comedian Li’l Duval; rappers J. […]