Mother’s Day can bring up a lot of feelings, but most people have at least one mother in their life whom they cherish. Whether it is your own, a close relative who played that role in your life, a friend who is a mom, or you’re celebrating your own nurturing side, they’re all valuable. What better...
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8/1 Music Monday: Nas, Fantasia, Lupe Fiasco.
This week’s playlist reaches back to the funk and disco roots of modern music, then slingshots into the present with modern R&B and hip-hop. Starting with the bombastic “For The Love of Money” by The Ojays, the iconic bass line takes us into “Across 110th Street,” in which Bobby Womack sings about a woman doing...
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Erykah Badu to Donate Chene Park Concert Proceeds to Detroit’s Untested Rape Kits
In a recent show of solidarity with the people of Detroit, Michigan, Erykah Badu has announced that she is donating part of the concert proceeds from her August 12 show in the Motor City to help test more of the city’s untested rape kits. In collaboration with Right Productions, five dollars from each ticket sold at the...
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Between Beyoncé, Kendrick, Janelle and Sheila E., 2016’s BETs were a Musical Feast [Playlist]
Curated by WYV Senior Editor Monica Cadena When the BET Awards hit, they are on FIRE. This year’s 2016 Awards were absolutely no exception to this rule. From Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar’s utterly brilliant, water-soaked performance of “Freedom” to the sterling tributes to the too-soon-gone Prince, this year’s ceremony gave incredible performances that he, too, would...