CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Do you think about what the secret is to living a long and healthy life? One Cleveland woman should have the answer to that question. Miss Marie Cheetham, as her friends and family know her, just celebrated her 104th birthday with lots of music and dancing. She said that shouldn’t surprise anyone. […]
“It’s a night to remember.” Although prom might seem like a standard part of a high school student’s experience, the special night isn’t a reality for many teenagers who face financial burdens. But last Saturday, a group of 40 students from Chicago got the opportunity to attend a prom hosted by two local non-profit organizations, reports […]
Cissy Houston may have lost Whitney Houston three years ago, but in an interview withEntertainment Tonight, the matriarch of the Houston family still thinks about her daughter every day. Houston had sons before having Whitney but says her connection to her daughter was deeper. “She’s my baby,” Houston said of Whitney. “I had two boys […]
Since the American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, there have been questions of what that independence means for America’s black citizens. As…
*“If you’re a member of the human race; if you don’t know Ruby Dee it’s shameful.” That’s how award winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson, who gained fame on the long running TV series “Law and Order,” feels. She told me that in an exclusive interview at the 90th birthday celebration for Ruby Dee. It was […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will honor what would have been Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jimi Hendrix’s 70th birthday tomorrow Tuesday, November 27th with a Gallery Talk in the Jimi Hendrix exhibit at 2 p.m. Visitors can then head over the Rock Hall’s Library […]
CLEVELAND – Where in America will the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? One website set out on a quest to help find the top 10 cities for celebrating Halloween and Cleveland made the cut. Some U.S. cities are known for their “authentic” haunted locations and ghostly history. Others are known for […]
The road is far from over for Boyz II Men. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut, the iconic R&B group will release a new album with original material and past hits. The double CD entitled Twenty will be available exclusively at Walmart this Fall, and will contain 10 new songs plus 10 updated […]
LOS ANGELES — Before he launched into “Check the Rhime,” lyrical hip-hop master Phife Dawg paused on stage for a kiss. It wasn’t from his wife or even an adoring A Tribe Called Quest fan in the audience. No, the Five Foot Assassin leaned over to smooch a three-foot-tall Grammy statue before launching into his […]
Drake and Trey Songz hit the Best Buy Theater stage in New York City last night (Oct. 5) to celebrate the new “So Kodak” campaign and Kodak Easyshare Digital cameras.