Thank God its no longer 1963. Black men aren't being brutalized by Bull Conner's water hoses, or viciously attacked by police dogs, or marginalized to the point...
"I'm just a few minutes away" the voice assured me on other end of the phone as we set up on Peachtree & 10th. Moments later Sam Collier arrived as promised,...
What's influencing you these days? Filmmaker John P. Wheatley (John 316 Film Studios) explores the question with his latest project "The Spirit of Influence" a story...
Single Ladies-Listen to this. It says everything that needs to be said, compliments of P4CM-Passion 4 Christ Movement
According to TMZ.com (yes, TMZ) Laurence Fishburne’s daughter Montana-turned porn star says Laurence told her she is unwelcome in his life and wants nothing to do with her … at least for now. According to Montana, her dad said, “I’m not going to speak with you ’till you turn your life around.” Montana says Laurence [...]
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Last year following Michael Jackson’s tragic death the 2009 BET Award’s attempted a tribute that unfortunately did not include Chris Brown due to domestic violence case involving Rihanna. Brown was denied the honor of paying tribute to his greatest inspiration. This year however BET made up for it. Chris Breezy took the stage in true [...]
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It’s been hard for me I must admit. One year later I’m still in mourning. It will never be okay that Michael Jackson is gone. Ever… I try not to remember the pain of that day-the shock, the numbness, the tears, the anger, the tangible difference we all felt. I remember being unable to handle [...]
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Eminem sat down with NY Times to discuss his upcoming album, his addiction to prescription pills and his love of fatherhood. Unfortunately his new album “Recovery” was leaked 2 weeks ago and features collaborations with Lil Wayne, Rihanna and Pink. “Recovery” is due in stores June 22nd. To see the full interview click here. And [...]
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How HOT is this? As an American I feel like I’m missing out. Directed by Edouard Salier this “Coke Quest” commercial was produced in France through an agency in Argentina. It’s authentic and beautiful and captures the spirit of the sport. What does this have to do with The Purple Sky you ask? God is [...]
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Not yet a veteran but nevertheless… Canada’s Hip Hop Royalty is truly refreshing. Born in Kenya to Rwandan parents and raised in London and Ontariao Canada, hip hop wordsmith Shad is creating quite the buzz. His third album on Black Box Recordings “TSOL” is one to watch and drops May 25th. Definitely not a new [...]
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On Monday’s Oprah, brother of Oscar Award Winning actress Mo’Nique came forward finally admitting to molesting his sister when they were children. Mo’nique did not appear on the show but gave the talk show host her blessing to speak to her older brother Gerald. Mo’nique has been very public about her brother’s abuse leading up [...]
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Just Wright is a must see for the month of May. The film stars Queen Latifah, Common & Paula Patton. Of course we can count on Queen who plays Leslie Wright, a straight shooting physical therapist who finds herself working for NBA All star Scott McKnight (Common). Unable to stop herself from falling she has [...]
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In honor of Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary (April 22, 2010) Trey Songz & Fabolous are joining the Hip Hop Caucus for the launch of their national campaign Green and Live. The “Be Seen Being Green” concert jumps off April 15th and 16th at the University of Miami. According to Hip Hop Caucus’ website the purpose [...]
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Guess freedom of expression has its consequences. Dallas police charged Erykah Badu with Disorderly Conduct for stripping naked in a public square during the filming of her latest video “Window Seat.” The eyeopening vid caught attention last week when Badu released it to the masses visa twitter. Controversy and of course publicity for the new [...]
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