Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Richie Onori- Transforming Hearts Through Love and Music
The Sweet perform at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills.
By Buddy Sampson
Richie Onori has his ships sailing through difficult waters. With America as divided as ever, Ritchie Onori is on a quest of unity and love, uniting different factions with the magic of music- to generate unity, peace and freedom.
On...
October 1st, 2024 | Entertainment, News | Read More
Dr. Moshe Lewis- Music and Medicine- People You Should Know
Cover and Inside photo: Dr. Moshe Lewis’s show “Music and Medicine,” is a hit show on YouTube.
A Renaissance Man Devoted to Helping Others
By Buddy Sampson
Dr. Moshe Lewis is one of those renaissance men you love to know. Humble and kind, with a spirit that is unmatched, Dr. Lewis is...
July 14th, 2024 | Entertainment, News, People You Should Know | Read More
Crystal J. Huang- Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
Cover and Inside photo: Crystal J. Huang is the lead actress in the psychological thriller Dark Feathers. She produced the film as well.
Crystal J. Huang is a film actress, producer, and director. She is also an international award-winning dancer and photographer.
In 2018, Crystal took a major role in...
June 25th, 2024 | Entertainment, Film Reviews, News | Read More
Joe McGill- From Sports to Financial and Business Management
Cover and Inside photo. Joe McGill of Topline Management.
By Buddy Sampson
Many people are under the assumption that managing money is easy. Consumers often see celebrities with lots of cash, and make judgements such as “how can he possibly be broke after all the money he’s earned?” “Why didn’t...
June 5th, 2024 | Entertainment, News | Read More
The CA vs. Hate Statewide Anti-Hate Hotline- Controlling the Flow of Hate
Cover and Inside photo- Hate is on the rise in California as well as in most of the nation. A victim of a hate crime? Call 833-8-NO-HATE.
By Buddy Sampson
Hatred. Bigotry. Prejudice. Hate Crimes. Hate crimes are on the rise, spreading fear and violence among oppressed communities, particularly the Black...
May 28th, 2024 | News | Read More
Nicole Mendez- Assisting Marginalized Communities
Cover photo: Nicole Mendez. Inside photo: Nicole Mendez (center) with actors Tyler Joseph Andrews (L) and Stephen Green.
By Buddy Sampson
Underserved communities, such as communities of color, have often had health disparities versus more affluent communities in approaches to end-stage renal disease...
May 21st, 2024 | Entertainment, News | Read More
Ruth P. Watson- On the First Female Banker in U.S. History, Who, By the Way, Was Black
Cover photo- Maggie Lena Walker, on the cover of Forbes Magazine in 1927. Inside photo- Ruth P. Watson. Educator, Historian and Author. Photo by Sharon Bowman.
By Buddy Sampson
American history sometimes gets it wrong. The great accomplishments of American history somehow end up with Caucasian faces,...
April 17th, 2024 | Book Reviews, News | Read More
NAMM 2024- Not Just an Event
By Donnell Spencer Jr.
Anaheim- California 2024- The NAMM Show 2024 in Anaheim, California, was not just an event, it was filled with various sounds, and a congregation of creativity that left us feeling very enthusiastic and filled with curiosity about many of the exhibits on display.
With...
March 3rd, 2024 | Community News, Entertainment, News2 | Read More
Colonel Walter Holmes- A Maker of Men and Women of Character
Cover and Inside Photo: Colonel Walter Holmes.
However, His Fight With The U.S. Military Threatens to Overshadow His Accomplishments
By Buddy Sampson
In society, there are those that are problem solvers- makers of men and women of character, running towards the fires that face our communities, the plight...
February 12th, 2024 | News | Read More
BORA, Starring Tiffany Toney, Ajima Cole, Chyna McCoy, and James M. Black, Makes 2023 Essence Film Festival Selection
Cover Photo: Tiffany Toney. Inside Photo: Queen Ajima Cole.
Actress Tiffany Toney wraps production on her feature film BORA. The multi-hyphenate producer was the writer, director, and lead alongside Sierra Leonne actress, Queen Ajima Cole (Haus of Vicious). The cast also includes Zab Judah, Omar Gooding...
May 11th, 2023 | Entertainment, News2, Style | Read More