The University of Texas at Arlington and The Voice Studio of Mr. Ron Montgomery will host the graduate voice recital of Michelle N. Magee. Ms. Magee, a graduate of Wilmer-Hutchins High School, received her Masters of Music in Music Education this Spring. Her recital will be held at Iron's Recital...
The words in the theme song of a popular 1980’s sitcom go something like this: Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name. And their always glad you came. Men on this particular show would fulfill this urge by gathering at a local bar. But the men of...
Black America Web has an article that highlights the 5 years that have passed since R & B singer R Kelly was charged with child pornography for allegedly videotaping sex acts with a teen female. See the entire article here. According to the article, "R. Kelly has had six best-selling albums,...
Another young black male has died at the hand of gunfire, this time by a Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police officer. 15 year-old Bobby Walker was fatally shot around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday morning at the Ledbetter Station near the VA Hospital. According to Monday's Dallas Morning News article, the...
When I saw Damon Sayles' Dallas Morning News article regarding Coach James Mays II, my first thought was: old school coach, old school discipline. In the article, Mr. Sayles reports that Coach Mays left two seniors in Austin following South Oak Cliff's victory in the 4A basketball state title game. ...
This weekend, I had a chance to meet Pikahsso, Picnic, and Tahiti for the first time at the I Got Soul Music Conference. The fellas invited my wife and I to catch their appearance out at the Apple store in North Park mall. We were able to head across the...
WFAA News 8 discovered a mapping error that has led to Billy Joe Ratcliff being eliminated from the District 7 Dallas City Council race. See full story here . According to the News 8 story, Everglade Road serves as a dividing line between Districts 4 & 7. On the...
Since I stumbled across the "I Got Soul" Dallas Soul Music Conference a few weeks ago, I've been back and forth on whether or not I'd be able to make it to...
This weekend, Neo Soul Cafe is hosting the Dallas Soul Music Conference at the Black Forest Theatre. The event is scheduled for April 27-29, with Erykah Badu serving as host of a concert that will be held on Saturday night. Neo Soul Cafe founders Frances Jaye and Velisa Crayton plan...
Here's a comment from Ben Murphy who was in the audience for Donnie Ray Albert's performance of Felix Mendelson's Elijah at Temple Emmanuel in Dallas. The strongest overall performance of the evening came from Donnie Ray Albert in the title role of Elijah. Just as Elijah was known for being...
