The Sing-Off is, like all musical reality shows, steadfastly and proudly middle-of-the-road. But juxtapose its concept with performers whose forte is elswhere, and the middle of the road becomes a challenge in spite of itself—something D.C.'s own Afro Blue discovered on last night's installment of the show, in which the Howard University ensemble passed round [...]
Oh! Have we gone so long without mentioning that Afro Blue, Howard University's award-winning vocal jazz ensemble, is competing on season 3 of NBC's The Sing-Off? Why, yes we have. Perhaps it's because the show combines so many things that inspire deep skepticism: reality television; those damned a cappella ensembles that you can't walk four [...]
Are you really surprised? We're being hit from all angles this weekend. HU Homecoming, Halloween, and rallies? So we'll make this brief, because I know darn well you have other things to do, like pick up your silken Cab Calloway Zoot Suit for the Cotton Club at Marvin or dust off your corduroy blazer [...]
African American artist Loïs Mailou Jones (1905-1998) is best known for bold colors, graphic lines, and designs evocative of African tribal prints. But the new exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, opening tomorrow, reveals the Boston-born-and-educated painter''s stunning breadth of work, including textile designs, delicate watercolors, and oils reminiscent of the [...]
Self-published and first-time authors don’t often tour to support their works, so take advantage of the Howard University Bookstore’s Independent Authors Fair this evening and see 20 local and national names. The authors, whose books focus on everything from entrepreneurship to African American culture to relationships, include Howard alum Shayna Rudd, who founded the LadyDiva [...]
50 Cent has been forcing interviewers to listen to him yammer on about Robert Greene's book, The 48 Laws of Power, for years. Now, he has taken his obsession with Greene's guide to crushing foes and annihilating people one step further.
50 has written a book with Greene called The 50th Law, and he's just announced [...]
