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"Like many great singers before him, Sterling began in gospel music, where his songwriting abilities and extraordinary vocal range won the attention of other gospel stars and the adulation of audiences. Soon he was singing not only at church venues, but also at Madison Square…

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Hey guys, we mentioned the 'Black Girl In Suburbia' documentary-in-the-making to you before. Additional footage, a "sneak peek", has surfaced (scroll down to watch). In case you missed it, we're re-posting the trailer too.

"Black Girl In Suburbia is a feature documentary that looks into the experiences of black girls growing up in predominately white communities. This is a different look into suburbia from the perspective of women of color (...) exploring through…

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Creativity within the AP community is tremendous, and there's nothing like stumbling upon an underground band like The Breathing Light, going DIY all the way, whether it's making music, shooting videos, putting shows together, or speaking out for LGBT rights. That's right, DIY "romantic punk" from Alabama to Chicago.

AP contributor Nathan Leigh interviewed The Breathing Light's KyleO, check it out…

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A few releases from indie AP band for you to check out this weekend: super talented long-time Afro-punk friends Apollo Heights explore funky pop and electro sounds, UK group The Thirst share their new EP (free download!), Room 11 mix funk and rock, Kenyan metal band Absence Of Light reveals new tracks...…

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Playwright/filmmaker James Gibbs is a Bronx native who has the demeanor of someone who's hung around boxing rings, eternally perplexed by our pop culture, and the solemnity of a hole-in-the wall bar. And he has the scowl to prove it. A prolific dramatist, Gibbs has primarily written for the stage, but over the past couple of years has grown frustrated with the limitations of what the theater can offer him. His Internet radio program,… Continue

If being a new-age doo-wop sensation wasn't enough, our girl from the UK VV Brown also co-wrote a comic book series, The City Of Abacus. The official press release explains: "Constantly numbed down by reality TV shows and the obsession of celebrity culture, we slowly loose our freedom of choice and thought. The comic expresses these feelings and thoughts through a fantasy world… Continue

Just in case some of you haven't heard about the Salahi's, they are a couple that walked into the White House state dinner on 11/23/09 without an invitation, and the Secret Service wasn't doing their damn job. The Salahi's took pictures with the Vice President, and they are seen in photographs with the President. Now the Media seems to think that this is cute, but any other persons(black) would have been checked at the door. "They" might try to eliminate Obama and blame it on the… Continue