Entertainment icon Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs shut down Las Vegas Sunday night, moving his annual Black and White Party from the Hamptons to Sin City. The hip-hop mogul celebrated the Memorial Day weekend at the Chateau Nightclub and Gardens inside the Paris Hotel. Filled with good energy, Diddy danced from the floor to the DJ booth, [...]
NAACP Leader and Maryland Legislator Who Opposes Gay Marriage Both Say Blacks Need to Make Sure They Vote
May 29, 2012 | Posted by
Over the Memorial Day weekend I watched PBS’ “For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots,” which tells the history of African Americans in the military who fought to win and protect freedoms they themselves did not have in their own country. I thought about those who fought in the Civil War to [...]
Black Motorcyclists Ride to Honor Veterans
May 28, 2012 | Posted by
This weekend African American motorcyclists from across the country met in Landover, Maryland, and rode to the African American Civil War Memorial in honor of the people of color who gave their lives fighting for America. The ride, which began a decade ago, is lead by the Buffalo Soldiers motorcycle club and has members from [...]
Atlanta Jazz Festival Takes Over Atlanta for 31 Days of May
May 3, 2012 | Posted by
The City of Atlanta is gearing up for its 35th Atlanta Jazz Festival this Memorial Day Weekend. The event is the largest free jazz festival in the country and annually attracts a notable line-up of established, emerging, local talent and ten of thousands of fans to the lush lawns of Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta. [...]
