February 9, 2010
Tech9ne talks K.O.D., emotional darkness, being hip-hop’s #1 independent, & winning a Woodie Award!
February 9, 2010
DJ KAY SLAY CO-SIGNS TY FYFFE AS OFFICIAL HOST OF THE RAW N’ UNCUT COMPILATION
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January 31, 2010
Author Pamela Samuels Young receives 2010 Fiction Award for her new novel “Buying Time”
L.A.’s First Lady of Legal Thrillers, Pamela Samuels Young
Honored as the Winner of the Black Caucus of the American Library
Association 2010 Fiction Award for Her New Novel “Buying Time”
Lawyer and author Pamela Samuels Young continues to receive accolades for her page turning legal thrillers that present the legal detail and mouthwatering suspense of John Grisham, combined with the understanding of urban love, explosive language and humor of Terry McMillan. Ms. Young’s latest offering, the gripping and suspenseful legal thriller, “Buying Time” has been honored by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) as the winner of its 2010 Fiction Award. The BCALA Literary Awards recognize excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African-Americans.
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January 29, 2010
BET Premieres Two New Shows
BET PREMIERES TWO NEW SHOWS
– Tune In to BET for the Third Annual “THE BET HONORS,” An Inspiring Evening Honoring Today’s Extraordinary Luminaries and the New Docu-Series Following Michael Vick’s Road to Redemption, “THE MICHAEL VICK PROJECT” –
– THE BET HONORS Premieres on Monday, February 1 at 9:00 p.m.* and THE MICHAEL VICK PROJECT Premieres on Tuesday, February 2 at 10:00 p.m.* –
![]() THE BET HONORS premieres on BET on Feb. 1 |
![]() THE MICHAEL VICK PROJECT premieres on BET on Feb. 2 |
January 29, 2010
New Book About Late Rapper Tupac
TUPAC SHAKUR: THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN ICON
“His life had been a series of new addresses, hunger pangs, political meetings, and scary questions from FBI agents. Since early childhood, he had fought to survive.” — TUPAC SHAKUR: The Life of An American Icon
“Hip-hop’s greatest gifts and its heaviest burden—is its legacy of urban mythology. It will be remembered as that bittersweet moment when young black men captured the ears of America and defined themselves on their own terms… In doing so, they raised a defiant middle finger to a history that shamed them with slavery, misrepresented them as coons and criminals, and co-opted the best of their culture.” — Joan Morgan, Vibe Magazine






