Cymphonique Miller Honors Rosa Parks For Black History Month [VIDEO]

Cymphonique Miller Honors Rosa Parks For Black History Month [VIDEO]

Black History Month is in full effect. Nickelodeon is participating by having stars of their shows recite poetry for influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement. How To Rock star and daughter of Master P, Cymphonique Miller honored Rosa Parks in her video clip. Cymphonique reflects on Parks on how Parks’ refusal to give up her seat in the front of the bus future

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25 Artists That Need To Be Heard: Wyldfyer

25 Artists That Need To Be Heard: Wyldfyer

When producer Wyatt “Wyldfyer” Coleman says he started making beats in “the lab,” he’s not just tossing around industry jargon. Before he brought the world beats like Jay-Z and Nas’s “Black Republicans” or Kendrick Lamar’s “Kush and Corinthians,” the Philly native was pioneering the mobile studio—sort of.

“Black Republicans”

“We would be at the Spelman computer lab, me and

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FACT OF THE DAY: Common Was A Bookworm At FAMU

FACT OF THE DAY: Common Was A Bookworm At FAMU

Long before battling rappers on wax and cowboys on the screen, Common aka Lonnie Lynn Jr. was attending Florida A&M University on scholarship majoring in Business Administration.

Where Presidents Play and Writers Find Their Muse

The rapper formerly known as Sense had a strict three-hour-a-day studying regimen, but his mind was still on rapping. In his book One Day It’ll All Make Sense, he wrote that he recorded “A

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Way Black When Honors: Leon Huff On Making The “Soul Train” Theme Song

Way Black When Honors: Leon Huff On Making The “Soul Train” Theme Song

In a recent interview with TheUrbandaily about his new album Groovy People, legendary songwriter and producer Leon Huff shared how he and his partner Kenny Gamble came to create the “Soul Train” theme song:

Exploring The Sound Of Philadelphia

..It was a dance show and he was very excited about it. He had everything in place, the only thing missing was a theme song. When he came to us he

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Way Black When Honors: Lenny Williams

Way Black When Honors: Lenny Williams

Even if you don’t know his name, you know his music. Lenny Williams’ classic ballad “Cause I Love You” has been sampled by everyone from Kanye West to Scarface and remains one of the most well-known love songs of the past thirty years.
Fact: Lenny Williams won a BMI Award With Kanye West for Twista’s “Overnight Celebrity”


The Arkansas-born

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Pop Culture Moment #1: Chappelle’s Show Premieres

Pop Culture Moment #1: Chappelle’s Show Premieres

On January 22, 2003 Black television changed forever. Comedian Dave Chappelle premiered his late night sketch comedy show on Comedy Central filling a void in late night television that had been vacated by the likes of “The Aresenio Hall Show” and  “In Living Color.” But Dave’s irreverent humor was in a class all its own.
Fact: The Clayton Bigsby character was based

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Our History Makers: Langston Hughes

Our History Makers: Langston Hughes

James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, but would make his mark in New York City as one of the key voices of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Boys & Girls Club: Give the Gift of a Future 2011 Radiothon

Boys & Girls Club: Give the Gift of a Future 2011 Radiothon

Millions of kids need a Boys & Girls Club. Your gift helps open the door. DONATE NOW.

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A Morehouse Tribute To MLK

A Morehouse Tribute To MLK

A Morehouse Tribute To MLK featuring Eddie Levert, Dennis Edwards & Johnny Gill

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Republican Complains: “I Only Have 400k Left After Feeding My Family”

Republican Complains: “I Only Have 400k Left After Feeding My Family”

Brace yourself because you might fall out your seat when you hear this one.

Louisiana Congressman John Fleming’s businesses bring in only $6.3 million a year but after he’s done doing payroll, paying rent, paying taxes, feeding is family and other personal expenses, he only has $400,000 left to invest.

Oh, and he’s complaining about it.

What do you think of this Republican and the nerve of him to say such a thing?

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Racism Is Still Alive! Study: Dress Nice, Look White

Racism Is Still Alive! Study: Dress Nice, Look White

According to a new study conducted by researchers at Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, whether we perceive someone as Black or white depends on the clothes they are wearing.

Participants of the experiment were asked to categorize computerized images of people with varying skin tones and clothing. The results show participants were more inclined to label people dressed in suits as white and people in overalls as Black.
Even

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