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There will never be enough words to describe The Nicholas Brothers… Allow me to try my hand in describing Fayard and Harold Nicholas. Two talented tap dancing brothers practically born into the entertainment industry; household names during the Golden Age of Hollywood, performing with the likes of Dorothy Dandridge, Cab Calloway, and Gene Kelly; pioneers…
“When you step outside, you spend life fighting for your sanity.” Janelle Monáe – Cold War In the eight plus years I’ve been listening to her music, Janelle Monáe has constantly proven to be one of the most exciting figures in Pop music. Her fifteen-year career has led her down fruitful avenues of creativity and…
You are phoenix. You are fire. You are everything. I just want for you to love you. FKA twigs – “Glass & Patron” So now that we’ve established that black history is forever, allow me to give you all a lesson regarding black history in the making. 2014 was a year that really opened my…
Another year, another February in the books… In the first national celebration of Black History Month in 1976, president Gerald R. Ford had this proposal to the nation: “Seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” 42 years later, black people/African Americans most…
