Jimi Hendrix Honored With NY Street After Five-Decade Fight
Jimi Hendrix in 1970 (Getty Images) New York City’s W. 8th Street has a new name in honor of one of the city’s myriad musical luminaries: Jimi Hendrix Way. An unveiling ceremony was held, June 10. The newly minted street is located in Greenwich...
Damion Hall Joins JaroGO For ‘Perfect Designer’
Damion Hall Signals a New Creative Chapter Damion Hall is preparing a new chapter, and JaroGO Media appears to be part of the movement. The celebrated vocalist, known to R&B fans as a member of the era-defining group Guy, recently took to social...
Decades later, Sharpton still insists: No justice, no peace
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton sat quietly in his office in late July, watching the final funeral service for Rep. John Lewis on a wall-mounted television. Instead of flying down to the memorial in Atlanta, Sharpton had remained in New York;...
Kirk Franklin makes splash at Stellar Gospel Music Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirk Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The singer took home six trophies during the 35th annual awards on Sunday night. The two-hour virtual ceremony honored late civil rights icon and Georgia...