(Photo By Flickr User Kyle van Tonder) “It’s Sunday Night Where’s Everyone Gone? Get To Your Set, Oprah’s On……60 Minutes!” Oprah Winfrey will join 60 Minutes this fall in what will be the CBS News show’s 50th season. According to usatoday.com, the media mogul, actress and longtime daytime talk show host will become a special…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Chilli Head) The 2017 IHSA Class 1A & Class 2A Girls State Finals are at Redbird Arena in Normal, IL on this weekend! As the first chapter of the “High School Queens Of The Court” opens, which team will be going for the gold, what games will be on display…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Steve Rotman) What happened on this day in Black History, let’s get educated & informed, right now!! Black History Scope for February 21st: 1992: Eva Jessye (1895-1992), choral director for the first Broadway production of Porgy and Bess, died in Ann Arbor, MI on this day. 1987: African-Americans in…… MORE
This Friday we have another #SweetDeal for you!… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User David Axe) Welcome again, family, to another trek in African-American History! Here are a few informational tidbits inside of the Black History Scope! Black History Scope For February 20th: 1869-Tennessee Governor W.C. Brownlow, declared martial law in nine countries in Ku Klux Klan crisis. 1895-Death of Frederick Douglass (78),…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Canadian Film Centre) Do you want to see what’s happening in Black History? Let’s do a fly-by and take a look at who is being saluted on this day in Black History Scope Weekend……..… Black History Scope for February 18th: 2013- R&B singer (and former member of The Temptations)…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Erik Drost) African-American History is still going strong! If you want to see who made history on this day, get informed, inspired, and educated right now……….… Black History Scope for February 17th: 1870-Congress passed resolution readmitting Mississippi on condition that it would never change its constitution to disenfranchise Blacks.…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Urbanworld Film Festival) “Give It To ‘Em Queen; The Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H Is In Command!” Queen Latifah will get the royal treatment at the upcoming American Black Film Festival Honors. The Oscar-nominated actress is set to receive the Entertainment Icon award at this year’s ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles, CA…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Gage Skidmore) Get ready one and all; let’s take a journey in time with Black History and see what happened on today……..… Black History Scope: February 16th: 1857-Frederick Douglass elected President of Freedman Bank and Trust. 1923-On this day, Bessie Smith makes her first recording, “Down Hearted Blues,” which…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Fred Selbert) Al Jarreau, the jazz-pop musician best known for the hits “Breakin’ Away,” “We’re in This Love Together,” “Mornin,” “Teach Me Tonight,” “Boogie Down,” “After All,” “So Good,” and the theme song to the popular 1980’s TV show, “Moonlighting,” died Sunday. Nicknamed the “Acrobat of Scat” for his innovative vocal…… MORE
