Tag: entertainment
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY
READY PLAYER and PINK BOX BURLESQUE PRESENTS "READY PLAYER ONE" at Saturn.
COMEDIAN SHAUN JONES at StarDome Comedy Club.
LAINE HARDY at Iron City.
Live...
Rapper Juice WRLD dies after medical emergency in Chicago
By SOPHIA TAREEN and MESFIN FEKADU
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Rapper Juice WRLD, who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut and...
11-year-old Becomes First Black Marie in New York City Ballet’s “The...
By Kimberley Richards
Black Voices
Young ballerina Charlotte Nebres has made history this holiday season.
The 11-year-old became the first Black dancer cast in the leading role...
Meet The Pioneering Queens of Hip-Hop
The Birmingham Times
Quite naturally, when discussing the pioneering women of hip-hop, the names of DJ Spinderella (Deidre Roper) of Salt-N-Pepa and MC Lyte (Lana...
Blk Alchemy: Spinning Records for Social Justice
By Ameera Steward
For The Birmingham Times
Shante Wolfe-Sisson, known professionally as Blk Alchemy, is a 25-year-old DJ who has always had a love for music....
DJ Gorgeous: Staying True to the Music — and Herself
By Ameera Steward
For The Birmingham Times
Thirty-four-year-old Aisha Stroud, from Birmingham’s Eastside Kingston neighborhood, is known as DJ Gorgeous. While attending Woodlawn High School, she...
DJ Dolly: Bringing an Edge to a Male-Dominated Industry
By Ameera Steward
For The Birmingham Times
Jealena Dillard, known as DJ Dolly, is a 26-year-old DJ from the West End area of Birmingham—and she never...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY
“HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!!”
THANKSGIVING NIGHT w/THE PEARL and REBECCA EGELAND at The Nick.
SIXISH BHAM, the Thursday After Work Experience, every Thursday at Boss...
‘The Hip Hop Nutcracker,’ a Holiday Classic Made Contemporary at UAB...
By Shannon Thomason
UAB News
Dancers, a violinist and DJ and MC Kurtis Blow lead a unique, joyful holiday mash-up for the whole family, “The Hip Hop Nutcracker,”...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY
NATURAL BORN LEADERS and Q DOT DAVIS at The Nick.
COMEDIAN MIKE MERRYFIELD at the StarDome Comedy Club.
JIMMY HERRING AND THE 5 OF...
