Wow! It’s been 5 whole years already since Mr. & Mrs. Carter became one? Where has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday that we were all trying to figure out if they were even really dating! Well, they are not only celebrating, they are doing it big! According to Rap-Up.com the couple went to Havana, Cuba […]
The assassination of civil rights leader and clergyman Martin Luther King, Jr. rocked the nation, just as the charismatic and focused activist was rising to heights unknown. Promoting a message of nonviolence in the face of unrelenting racism and opposition, King unflinchingly took on the responsibility of leading the nation into a new paradigm. Just […]
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Trayvon Martin shooting, the incident that sparked an international conversation about race, gun control and law enforcement. Martin was headed back to the home of his father’s girlfriend shortly after 7 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2012, after a trip to the convenience store. George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – On February 7th, the Cleveland Animal Protective League will turn 100 years old. The organization is looking back on each and every happy ending that has been created since 1913 for animals adopted from the Cleveland APL and their loving families. To celebrate 100 years of match-making and to continue our […]
Producer/mogul Jermaine Dupri has been providing you with some of your favorite songs since 1992. Oftentimes his contributions to the music game get overlooked for…
*The 90s rap duo Kris Kross will reunite and hit the stage for a concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of So So Def Recordings. The show is scheduled for February 23 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre and will also feature label-founder Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Bow Wow. As teens, Kris Kross – in their backwards-worn […]
After appearing in small parts in film and television in the late ’80s to early ’90s, comedian, actor, and producer Martin Lawrence (pictured bottom, second from left) would make a big splash on network television with the Fox network series “Martin.” The show made its debut today as part of a block of programming that […]
Next year will mark a pivotal year for Chaka Khan. Not only is the ten-time Grammy Award-winner celebrating her 60th birthday on March 23, she is also commemorating the 40th anniversary of her illustrious music career. Today the “I’m Every Woman” singer announced that she will honor the feat with a year-long celebration including the […]
The Rodney King beating set off a spark within Los Angeles’ black community, and when the four officers charged with assaulting him were acquitted, that spark exploded into the worst riots our country had seen in decades, or possibly ever. Bob Tur and Marika Gerrard, a former husband and wife news reporting power duo, caught […]
BAY VILLAGE, OH (WOIO) – Thursday marks the 22nd anniversary of the disappearance of Amy Mihaljevic. Amy was 11-years-old when she was kidnapped from a shopping plaza on Wolf Road. Amy was lured to the plaza by a man who told her to meet him there to pick out a gift for her mother who had been promoted […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – To launch its 100th anniversary, the City Club hosted a one-day conference on free speech Monday at Cleveland’s newly renovated Allen Theater. Nationally renowned speakers explored the central issues facing free speech on the Internet, in politics, amidst the demands of national security and in the music industry. The Keynote Speaker was […]
It’s been almost 20 years since Barack and Michelle Obama tied the knot – and they celebrated this past weekend in style at a $150-a-head restaurant. The president and first lady enjoyed a romantic dinner at Restaurant Eve, a bistro in Old Town Alexandria. The couple traveled to Virginia Saturday night after the president’s speech at […]