July 9, 2014 • Andre Barracks
A surprise to most theatergoers, The Broadway musical Holla If Ya Hear Me - inspired by the music of Tupac Shakur= premiered on Broadway on June 19 and breathed new life into the late rapper’s work and legacy. Critic Andre Barracks recommends it for adult, hip hop-loving audiences.
April 16, 2014 • Tiffani Knowles
Read the review of Lift, a Walter Mosley play featuring the encounter of two imperfectly, perfect strangers trapped in an elevator at Crossroads Theatre Company in New Brunswick, NJ.
March 19, 2014 • Billy Delgado
The Voice is in the thick of battle rounds all while alumna Jessica Childress of Team Usher is heating up the airwaves with her brand new EP: Don't Forget My Name. She wowed audiences with Marry You on the NBC show, now she's making music all her own.
January 22, 2014 • Andre Barracks
Tia Stewart is a Florida-based gospel rapper who through her new album Superwoman self-penned a lyrical testimony about same sex attraction.
January 22, 2014 • Billy Delgado
Some music artists are easy to forget. Sometimes it’s that their songs are not memorable. Not so with Flame. Music critic Billy Delgado reviews the gospel hip hop artist's recent album Royal Flush.
December 25, 2013 • Tiffani Knowles
As hateful and violent as the 42-year apartheid regime was, there was a reason the struggle against it was not won in a few short years. Here is a review of the new film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
October 29, 2013 • Tiffani Knowles
Shiny Bentleys, L.A. boutiques, Rolex watches and gorgeous Woodland Hill mansions. Luxe-dripped images like these are commonly pushed at you on an MTV Cribs reality show or a Keeping Up with the Kardashians. But, on Oxygen Network’s new Preacher of L.A. reality TV show, these luxury lines, products and brands are anything but uncommon.
October 17, 2013 • Billy Delgado
Brazilian soccer players of African descent have helped create a brand of soccer that is not like any other across the globe. To get a grasp of Brazilian soccer, one would have to look into the history of its people, and you'll find the similarities of the game and the people's resilient fight for freedom through a martial art form called Capoeira.
October 10, 2013 • Andre Barracks
Indie Christian hip-hop artists and urban gospel singers from around the country converged at Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus for the 5th Annual Kingdom Choice Awards on September 28, 2013. Kingdom Time Entertainment, headed by Minister Marcus Hall, is the visionary behind the ceremony to honor independent ministers in music. A total of 15 categories were presented, along with a few Kingdom Choice Honorary Awards.
September 19, 2013 • Tiffani Knowles
St. John’s University is pleased to present Finding Joy, a musical about the trials faced by many college youth, on Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 in The Little Theatre at St. John’s University in Jamaica, Queens. An encore showing and reception is slated for Sunday November 3rd, 2013 at Kingdom Life Ministries International in Brooklyn, New York.