By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@Sfltimes.com   MIAMI – Perhaps it was the accumulated grief from losing black person after black person to the hands of white …

By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@sfltimes.com   MIAMI – From anyone’s point of view, his is a charmed existence. He cooks for one of the most beloved …

PHOTOS COURTESY OF WILL BRIDGES Valerie Tyson knew at a young age that her passion was music. With the exception of holding a regular “nine …

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BET.COM, KTRU.ORG AND FANART.TV While black music permeates every single aspect of life, June has been set aside as the month where …

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MPAA, AND BLACKFILM.COM MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -Turn on any television channel on virtually any night of the week, and you’re bound to …

Leesa Richards is a treat for the eyes and ears, and many of her fans might also say the soul. The songstress with the model’s …

PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMUEL GBADEBO Listening to Sam Gbadebo is reminiscent of another filmmaker who, more than 20 years ago, made his first film with …

Zipporah has a voice that gets attention. After hearing her exquisite rendition of the National Anthem at a youth basketball tournament, I was convinced she …

Last month I introduced The S.O.S. by explaining that it describes a woman’s relationship with herself – with her Sisterhood of Self. The use of …

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVIDIPHOTO AND ULBC FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Germaine Smith-Baugh was accepted into the University of Miami’s highly competitive five-year architecture program, but …