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Common’s “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” Book Signing At Barnes & Noble
11 October 2011 4:51 PM | No CommentsOn September 20th, hundreds of Chicago fans gathered in the lower level of Barnes & Noble on State Street to get an autographed copy of “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” by actor and Grammy-winning artist Common. The jaw-dropping memoir entails the up-close and personal journey of the phenomenal musical icon and entertainer. Each chapter [...]
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Shwayze & Cisco Adler Ready for New Album
20 May 2011 2:41 PM | No CommentsWith two major label albums under their belt, years of touring, a MTV reality series Buzzin’, and Bananabeat, the burgeoning one-stop artist collective which includes recording and TV production facilities, as well as divisions for internet and street marketing, brand alliances, tour promotion, management and booking, Shwayze and Cisco Adler have accomplished quite a great [...]
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DVD/TV/Film
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Journalist Toure’ Calls Tyler Perry, “Worst Director in Hollywood”
03 October 2011 3:04 PM | No CommentsThe controversy ensues on whether Tyler Perry and his movies are deemed worthy enough for Hollywood and the like. Many critics have bashed Perry’s movies and directing style as he portrays the irreverent character “Madea” the driving force in his films. Director and controversial filmmaker himself Spike Lee, indirectly referred to the films as “coonery [...]
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Margaret Mahdi’s THE WIZ-CHICAGO STYLE ENCORE!
26 September 2011 7:49 PM | No CommentsThe Wiz Chicago Style Interview Segment from Sherice Grant on Vimeo. The Mahdi Theatre Company returns to King Drive with its spectacular rendition of THE WIZ-Chicago Style. THE WIZ-Chicago Style will feature the “crème of the crop” sensations such as Chanelle Patrick (Dorothy) who has danced internationally and performed in many community driven theatrical productions. [...]
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uWall.Tv Turns YouTube Into Your Own MTV
20 May 2011 2:51 PM | No CommentsDreamDesigners is releasing uWall.tv, a new way to listen and watch legal music on the web. With YouTube being the number one source of videos today, it is common that people use it to find music videos despite results come with videos of interviews, parodies, and things that are not just songs. In addition, the [...]
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Politics
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Journalist Toure’ Calls Tyler Perry, “Worst Director in Hollywood”
03 October 2011 3:04 PM | No CommentsThe controversy ensues on whether Tyler Perry and his movies are deemed worthy enough for Hollywood and the like. Many critics have bashed Perry’s movies and directing style as he portrays the irreverent character “Madea” the driving force in his films. Director and controversial filmmaker himself Spike Lee, indirectly referred to the films as “coonery [...]
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Don’t Believe The Hype! Black Folks Voted On November 2
05 November 2010 9:33 AM | 1 CommentBy Melanie Campbell. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all voters for taking the time to exercise their right to vote in the November 2nd Mid-Term Election. On Election Day, the NCBCP (www.ncbcp.org) managed the Black Women’s Roundtable Power the Sister Vote National Command Center, in partnership with the A. Philip Randolph [...]
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EventsRegional Events
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KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR TEAMS UP WITH FOLLETT CORPORATION
03 December 2011 11:58 AM | No Comments -
Common’s “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” Book Signing At Barnes & Noble
11 October 2011 4:51 PM | No Comments -
Margaret Mahdi’s THE WIZ-CHICAGO STYLE ENCORE!
26 September 2011 7:49 PM | No Comments
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PUB Exclusive Archive
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Republicans Think They Have The Power…Seriously??
Let’s make this clear and simple People! The way I see it President Obama was a pawn for the previous party that so-called had the power of the United States in their hands. What is happening, is that they (meaning republiCONS or Tea Party Bags) knew how to divert the negatives from their party by [...] -
Drew Sidora Releases official Slip-N-Slide Single “Juke It”!
Launches foundation Dream Makers and Production Company Record Breakers New TV/film projects on the horizon CHICAGO (April 5, 2010)- Singer/songwriter/actress/community leader/entrepreneur Drew Sidora prepares for the Slip-N-Slide Records debut release of ‘Juke It’ an infectious pop dance anthem that honors the culture and movement created in her native hometown Chicago, Illinois. The single is produced [...] -
Music Executive Spotlight: Charles Whitfield- VP A&R, Hidden Beach Recordings
By Rodney K. Jackson Today’s music industry executives will tell you that an artist has to “build a story” or an audience in order to compete in today’s market. Too few executives have the passion and love of the music they acquire or promote. Unfortunately, their inexperience and inability to develop and create true artists [...] -
Guru 8.0: Lost and Found
By: Letitia “Tish” Murray Just as we head into the web 3.0 generation, to understand where it is going we need to understand where its’ been. For rap artist Guru, having been in the hip-hop game for a while, he has built a nice following – being considered a pioneer for collaborating Jazz music and [...] -
WEEZE`S BAYOU
By Track Lacer He had a solo album that sold more than one million copies by age 15. Its been six years since and now he has children of his own. His company is not the completely dominant juggernaut it once was, yet Cash Money Records is still a household name. There has been a [...] -
Kim Burrell Keeps Holding On
By R.K. Jackson In recent years, some of the most innovative and risk-taking artists have made Gospel accessible not only to churches, but to the street and clubs as well. So, if the name of Kim Burrell doesn’t instantly strike a chord, then you better get off the slow train and join the rest of [...] -
Aaliyah Tribute: An Angel Ascends Home
By David Nobel It was Saturday night August 25th, 2001 around 10:30PM CST and I was undecided as to where I was going to get my party on that night. My decision making process always entails blasting the radio, 92.3 (Chicago) to be exact, to absorb the sounds of DJ Pharris Thomas and Boolumaster creatively [...]












