Legendary Grammy Award-winning songstress Dionne Warwick is set to release her first new album in five years.
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Honoring First Ladies of the church
The National Empowerment Group Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield, Shakopee Chevrolet and Americas Realty Group will host the 11th annual “Women Unite to Win – Women’s Appreciation Luncheon” on March 23 to honor first ladies of area churches.
Twin Cities multicultural theatre falls on hard times
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) has been part and parcel of multicultural theatre in the Twin Cities for the past 45 years. That could all end this summer.
8 tips for visiting the sick
It’s not a happy subject to discuss, but it’s inevitable that human bodies will experience sickness, disease or break down
Inside the Kingdom of Hayti, ‘the Wakanda of the Western Hemisphere’
The Haitian Revolution led to the creation of the first free Black state in the Americas. But the world was hardly expecting a former enslaved man named Henry Christophe to make himself the king of it.
Twilight reflections of a Rondo native son
Melvin Whitfield Carter, Jr’s memoir, ‘Diesel Heart’ captures how the former wayward hellraiser transitioned to a leader serving his community.
Robert Townsend to visit Twin Cities for Gordon Parks film series kick-off
Acclaimed director and actor Robert Townsend is helping launch a new Twin Cities film series honoring the legendary photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks.
Rico Nevotion, taking success and lessons in stride
Rico Nevotion’s bio reads like a who’s who of artists. The vocalist-songsmith-actor has traveled the world, opening for national acts, including Beyoncé, Celine Dion, KC & JoJo, Silk and Anthony Hamilton…
Cardi B coming to Minneapolis in July
Grammy-Award-winning artist Cardi B just announced a show in Minneapolis on Saturday, July 27 at the Target Center.
Film links Minneapolis’ Jim Crow past to present-day disparities
A new TPT documentary, ‘Jim Crow of the North,’ is set to further the discussion of Minneapolis’ color-coded housing bigotry.