June 1, 2011 • Ana Guthrie
Columnist Ana Guthrie offers a gleaming review of Snitch, the second novel by Booker T. Mattison.
May 13, 2011 • Breanna Chevolleau
On April 30, Rockaz Movement reminded people what reggae music is all about with the free Miami Reggae Festival at Peacock Park in Coconut Grove, Florida designed to help solve hunger and homelessness in Miami-Dade County.
May 4, 2011 • Tasan Thompson
Music paints a picture of life. But, based on your walk of life, one style of music may paint a more accurate picture for you. The genre of Urban Gospel was birthed to paint the life of a kid growing up in hoods around the world. But, it's opponents have done everything short of squashing the genre redeemed from street life. And yet, it lives.
April 6, 2011 • Daisy Patino
In the theatrical production written by Celeste Bedford Walker and directed by Teddy Harrell, Jr., Camp Logan is the true face of a fascist and demeaning society in the 1900s.
March 16, 2011 • Ana Guthrie
Columnist Ana Guthrie gleans a teachable moment from hip hop's latest joint, "Price Tag."
January 19, 2011 • Tiffani Knowles
Kristine Alicia's new song, "World Record," serves as her official crossover hit.
January 6, 2011 • Tiffani Knowles
This season's Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky, is frightening yet gives us a glimpse into the mind of an artist who knows that surrender is the only way to true perfection.
November 23, 2010 • Tiffani Knowles
The gossip queen, the feuding sisters, the drunk hobo, and the imposter are characters that can show up an any story about life in a tightly-knit community, but Raymond Wilson does a successful job at developing the sensibilities and frailities of these characters in his community theater play Tenement Junction.
November 11, 2010 • Tiffani Knowles
Selloane Nkhela recently debuted her latest album, Lerato. A soul singer who got her start in a South African church choir is a Broadway songstress, but channels late great Miriam Makeba with her own sultry, deeply personal sound.
October 27, 2010 • Tiffani Knowles
Read a review of Clint Eastwood's new film starring Academy Award winner Matt Damon. Despite an honest attempt at exploring the intangible world of life after death and human scrutiny of the subject, the film leaves audiences with very little payoff.