Here’s a little of the Red Carpet as so many friends came out in support of this project. Among those in attendance: Oprah, Angela Bassett, Susan L. Taylor, Terence Howard, Jeff Majors, Bebe Winans among others. As well as brief glimpse at the museum within the school which houses many of Miss Tyson’s treasures.

The legendary Miss Cicely Tyson was in town to open her The Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange, New Jersey and Corynne Corbett from ThatBlackGirlSite.com chatted with her about the school and the legacy she’d like to leave for the students there.

Capitol records artist, Priscilla Renea (whose CD “Jukebox” drops December 1st), was out at the Blogalicious Brunch where she sang two of her songs. Here’s bit of her song “Worker Bee” as well as my quick interview with her about her style and her music.

Here are four women who hold a unique place in the blogesphere. Awesomely Luvvie and Danielle Henderson of “The Knotty Yarn” and the “Divas Ranting” Ebony and Kim who have a site where you can anonymously rant about your problems.

While I was at Blogalicious (and also BlogHer earlier this summer) I got the chance to chat with three bloggers who specialize in fashion, beauty and finance. Check out their blogs and see what they have to say.

Here are four fabulous sisters who happen to be Mothers who blog. And each is coming from their role as a parent from a unique perspective. Check out their blogs which are proof positive that we do care about being good parents.

The first night of Blogalicious 2009 was action-packed. There was a cocktail party sponsored by So In Style, Mattel’s new dolls that look more like us, then we were off to the launch party for a new website, “Sunkissed Mommy” at Uptown. Finally, we came back to the W for a cupcake party sponsored by [...]

Blogalicious is a gathering of women of color who blog. This was the inaugural conference and it was fabulous. The women of the Mama Law Group who put this together did a great job. I talked to Justice Fergie about the genesis of this conference here.

KJ Matthews chats with LeToya Luckett about her new CD which comes out next work. Too bad folks are still interviewing her with the focus ‘what’s life like after Destiny’s Child?’. I think this sister proved her chops with her first solo disc.

I don’t watch this show but I know many of you do so my girl Jenyne Raines will be giving you the blow-by-blow on these sisters starting later this week. In the meantime, check out Lisa Resper France’s interview with Kandi Burress, the new kid on the block.

Our POTUS Barack Obama makes history (and probably some waves in some circles) when he visits Ghana. As the first African American President he is sending the signal to the world that Africa is not invisible.

Sure Hurricane Chris’ song about Halle Berry is quite catchy. But I wonder why the Louisiana House of Representatives thought it was a good idea to have this brother come in and ‘perform’ when there most certainly is real work to do. Last I heard people are still living in trailers in New Orleans.

Rihanna was ready to testify about the events of her alleged beating. Chris Brown decided it might be better to take a plea deal. Essentially, he is getting 5 years probation, 180 days in jail or an equivalent (whatever that means) and must go to court ordered counseling. Rihanna wasn’t in court with him but [...]

Anita Hill makes some good points when asked about the qualifications of Sonia Sotomayor for SCOTUS. Basically, she’s not the best Hispanic Judge she’s the best choice of Judge period. She knows about the scrutiny that comes with these confirmation hearings (albeit from a different perspective) and she thinks Sotomayor can handle it.

There are so many sad stories about how the economy has negatively impacted people’s lives. But hardship also inspires greatness. These homeless teens are celebrating their graduation from high school. One has done so after his mother threw him out when she lost her job (but instead of complaining his is moving forward with his [...]

The Obamas are making their presence known in more ways than one in The White House. Today the First Lady hosted “Jazz in The White House”, which was the premiere event in a music series. I love the way Michelle Obama defined jazz. An African American art form that originated in the city of New [...]

Patti LaBelle, Quincy Jones, Bill and Camille Cosby are some of the legends that received awards at the 75th Anniversary Event at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Others on hand include Ruby Dee and the ubiquitous Reverend Al Sharpton. All have fond memories of what this historic landmark means to them.

I saw this documentary which was done by Kiri Davis earlier this year and it really had an impact on me. Can you believe she put this film together when she was still in high school? Obviously, the issues of skin color and texture run deep and are obviously passed down from generation to [...]

Yesterday I did a powerful interview with Terrie Williams, author of “Black Pain” on black women and depression for Episode 14 of That Black Girl Radio Show (listen to it here). I can’t tell how important this mission is that she is on to shine the light on mental illness in our community (particularly [...]

The President and First Lady take a trip to the theater on their most recent visit to the Big Apple. On the play on their agenda? The revival of one of the late August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” (It is now playing at the Lincoln Center Theater).

The golf world has been awaiting the next Tiger but they never thought that a young sister might be the one to fill his shoes. Mariah Stackhouse, a 15 year-old Georgia native is kicking butts on the course and keeping her head (still humble). She’s been touted as a golf prodigy but she is just [...]

Her first mini video short. Starring Janet Jackson with Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jelly Bean Johnson and Ja’net DuBois 1986 A&M Records.

Another great video from the fabulous Keri Hilson. She is certainly doing her thing.