Rihanna has missed another show on her Diamonds World Tour, this time skipping Monday night’s Houston performance due to an unidentified illness. The Barbados-born pop star had canceled a show last month in Boston, just the second city on the tour. And a follow-up performance was also canned in Baltimore. On both occasions, the singer [...]
Cougar D.J. Hayden Nearly Dies From Injury In Practice
November 9, 2012 | Posted by
Houston Cougar cornerback D.J. Hayden was close to death when he suffered massive internal bleeding after a routine collision with a teammate in practice. The Houston team doctor said 95 percent of those who suffered the kind of injury Hayden did dies. He tore the inferior vena cava, the large vein that carries blood from [...]
‘Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art’ Showcased in Houston Exhibition
November 7, 2012 | Posted by
Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Artchronicles the persistence of black performance in the field of visual arts. While black performance has been largely contextualized as an extension of theater, black visual artists have integrated performance into their work for over five decades, generating a repository of performance work that has gone largely unrecognized until [...]
Lauryn Hill Debuts New Single, ‘Black Rage’ at Houston Show
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
Lauryn Hill is trading in her sultry vocals for the spoken word on her new single “Black Rage.” Last night, Hill took the stage in Houston to kick off her joint tour with Nas, and delighted the audience with the new material. Watch the fan footage of Hill’s emotionally charged performance of “Black Rage” below. [...]
Erik Morales Suffers Fourth Round K.O. to Danny Garcia
October 21, 2012 | Posted by
Brooklyn and boxing fans around the world did not have to wait long to see Erik Morales get knocked out in the fourth round by the sharp left hook of Danny Garcia to remain undefeated WBA,WBC and Ring super lightweight champion . For the second time this year Morales allowed Garcia to beat him, but the fight almost did [...]
Roland Martin Praises Mitt Romney for Speaking to NAACP
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
When Republican challenger Mitt Romney speaks at the NAACP convention next month, he has a chance to begin to show African Americans that Republicans aren’t afraid of black folks and are interested in reaching out to the community with policies that might be of assistance in the long run, argues political analyst Roland Martin in [...]
Beyonce Immortalized With Hometown Monument
January 31, 2012 | Posted by
Beyonce Knowles’ varied accomplishments throughout her fifteen year career will be commemorated with a Houston monument by the megastar’s 31st birthday. Marcus Mitchell, who heads Armdeonce Ventures, envisions a hometown shrine of sorts that will highlight Bey’s life and brandish the makings of her career. “Our biggest thing is a lot of people get honored [...]
