Hailing from Mississippi, J. Lock considers himself a quiet kid but his lyrics and music make an impact wherever it’s being played. For J. Lock, music started for him at home, and he grew to love Motown Records, blues, jazz, and ’90s R&B. His new single, “Anything,” plays into his R&B bag, where he’s letting…
Welcome to another insightful edition of “Equity in Focus.” I’m your host, Kevin Hooks. In this episode, we delve into the world of diversity and economic empowerment in the energy sector with Douglas Oliver, the Senior Vice President of governmental regulatory and external affairs at PECO. Oliver shares his journey from youth in Philadelphia through…
The Keith Lee effect is rarely something parties on both sides ever take for granted. The MMA fighter-turned-social media star reviews restaurants with an emphasis on local businesses to increase the client base of said business. Since last year, Lee and his family have traveled around North America as he’s reviewed food spots in various…
On May 13, Morehouse College unveiled its new Google Annex classroom on campus. The addition comes from Google’s partnership with the United Negro College Fund to contribute $1 million to build a new student center. “We were just showing some of the students who will be benefitting from the lab the kind of tech in…
Adding insult to Drake’s injury, two of Kendrick Lamar’s tracks used to flame Drake into a burnt piece of flesh have both landed at the top of the Billboard pop charts. According to the esteemed music magazine, K. Dot’s track “Not Like Us” not only broke a streaming record — which was ironically held by…
by Daniel Johnson May 13, 2024 Georgia’s SB 189, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law on May 6, was supposed to be a fix of the state’s voter fraud issues, but some voter rights advocates believe it could make the issue of voter suppression worse. Georgia’s SB 189, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into…
Hip-hop fans believe rapper Latto accidentally dropped clues about who her secret boyfriend has been for the past four years. Latto, 25, incited a social media storm when she posted a telling Instagram story for her 12 million followers of a screenshot of her SIMS characters during a “home birth.” The female and male characters…
During the 2024 record-breaking NFL Draft weekend in Detroit, the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation hosted its inaugural Junior Academy Draft Breakfast on April 26. The highlight of the breakfast was saluting a dozen students from the metro Detroit area who are doing outstanding work in the community. Each of the students who were in attendance…
Meghan Markle can add a new moniker to her biography after being warmly embraced as a distinguished noble in Nigeria. She and her husband, Prince Harry, received royal treatment during their three-day trip to the West African nation in support of their charitable efforts and the Invictus Games, an adaptive sporting competition for wounded soldiers….
Everyone loves a redemption story, and Stephen Bishop is spearheading that role in the film Finding Tony, as he is cast as Tony, a former NBA player who is suffering from the loss of his wife and unborn child, and is looking to coach a women’s college basketball team to a championship. Bishop spoke with…
