(Photo By Flickr User yum9me) Director/writer Ryan Coogler‘s Black Panther, as of last weekend, has officially become the highest-grossing superhero film in North America, taking the title from another Disney/Marvel tentpole, The Avengers. According to hollywoodreporter.com, goodblacknews.org, and musicalsoulfood.com, the Chadwick Boseman/Lupita Nyong’o/Michael B. Jordan starrer achieved the milestone on last Saturday after passing…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User CL Holly) Central City Productions completed the taping of the 2018 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards in Las Vegas, NV at the Orleans Arena this past weekend. The annual show was hosted by Kirk Franklin. The telecast will premiere on TV One, Good Friday, March 30th, at 9pmE/8pmC . Additionally,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Andreas Komodromos) With Easter Sunday around the corner and roughly 80% of all Americans expected to observe the holiday in some way, the personal-finance website WalletHub, released its report on 2018’s Best Places to Celebrate Easter. To find out which cities promise the most egg-citing time on April 1st, WalletHub compared…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User antony griffiths) Get Ready, Quincy, IL & Tri-States area for “Blues In The District!” Be a part of Tradition as the Gem City celebrates the 21st season of The District’s Blues in the District Concert Series! According to KHQA-TV and The District Quincy website, Bruce Guthrie, Executive Director The District says,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User kathyiam) Since its formation by NewSong in 1995, The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular has featured many of the top names in Christian music, including TobyMac, Third Day, Newsboys, Steven Curtis Chapman, Lecrae, Skillet, and more! The tour has outpaced any other tour’s attendance for the past six years. Platinum-selling and Billboard…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Randy von Liski) According to Nationwide’s Health of Housing Markets and WICS-TV, a report has new research showing that Springfield, IL, was ranked 3rd in the top 10 list of the U.S. housing markets. This recent report, was an update for the Data of 2017 Quarter Four (4). This result means…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User The Conmunity – Pop Culture Geek) Just a family/friendly reminder that “The Elements Of The Universe,” will be returning to the River city at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 7pm! History About Earth, Wind, and Fire: Earth, Wind & Fire, one of the world top-selling…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User AshtonPal) Who was crowned “IHSA Kings Of The Court 2018?” The Road To The River City, The Final Chapter, concluded on last weekend in Peoria. IL for Class 3A & 4A; just in case you missed it, here is a quick glance to see who made “Top King” of their…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Chris Yunker) A new elementary in “The Forest City (Rockford, IL),” will be named after the city’s first African-American public school teacher. According to The Associated Press, WGEM-TV, and The Rockford Register Star, the city’s school board voted to name the city’s newest K-5 building after Constance Renick Lane. This…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Pete Markham) Living legend of the Tuskegee Airmen, Floyd Carter Sr., has passed away. According to VOA News, they report that Carter received many awards for his service in the Air Force and for the ground he broke being a Black man in the Air Force at a time…… MORE
