Black audaciousness was on display in pageantry at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and. Greater Grace Temple as folk came to town to pay tribute to the Queen of Soul. Aretha’s homecoming was a spectacle that only the [...]
Publisher’s Note: Fake the Nation Cartoons is a new feature to Black Men In America.com courtesy of Rich Caruth. Rich explained to me that he chose this form of media because his seven year-old granddaughter, Fancy likes to help him using color [...]
The President of Dante Productions’, Ms. Kristen Smith requested the assistance of Mr. Free Spirit in the research and niche development of a music mecca in Central Florida. During a conference call the terms retirement and Silver citizens were [...]
By Mr. Free Spirit For those of you that read the article “Straight -Talk No Chaser,” it took the US Post Office 7 weeks to forward my mail. I decided to take a 10-month sabbatical and roam a bit, staying for a few weeks or longer in each new place so [...]
Freelance Contribution by Sally Writes In today’s modern times, the plethora of digital audio workstations — like Apple’s Garageband — make it perfectly feasible for artists to record music at home. In fact, there’s a new wave of “bedroom artists” who [...]
It’s official! Police Officers at the Seattle Police Department will soon be showing off their lip-syncing skills. On Wednesday, Seattle Police accepted a challenge from the Norfolk Police Department in Virginia. In the past month, law-enforcement [...]
FACT: If ever there was a singer deserving of wider recognition, Maysa Leak known to her fans as Maysa, is that singer. Maysa has been a solo recording artist for about 26 years, and yet, I know a lot of people who have NEVER heard of her. How is that [...]
African-American Music Appreciation Month is an annual celebration of African-American music in the United States. It was initiated as Black Music Month by President Jimmy Carter who, on June 7, 1979, decreed that June would be the month of black music. [...]
