Tag: entertainment
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...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY
Thursday Night LIVE BAND KARAOKE and OPEN MIC at Perfect Note.
CHICKEN DIAMOND, JEREMY PORTER & THE TUCOS at The Nick.
COMEDIAN HEATH HYCHE...