Deniece Williams Releases new Gemini EP

“I want people to have an overview of who I am as an artist and as a woman.” By Michael P Coleman Music fans should be very happy that the legendary Deniece Williams is a woman of her word. Last summer, Williams promised an EP of new music, and the songbird has made good on …

RIP Labelle’s Sarah Dash — Remembering Our Chat

By Michael P Coleman It’s been a rough year or so for fans of girl groups. Within a year of each other, The Supremes’ Barbara Martin and Mary Wilson passed away. Monday, we lost Sarah Dash of Labelle. All three ladies were 76 years old when they died. No cause of Dash’s death has been …

Wendy Moten Blew It OUT on NBC’s The Voice Last Night…And I Was In On The Ground Floor

By Michael P Coleman I’ll confess right up front that I’m not a fan of NBC’s The Voice. I’ve never understood the logic behind a show on which current recording artists are expected, and paid unbelievably well, to nurture the next great recording star. I love John Legend (one of The Voice’s current judges / …

Apple’s Siri Is Now African American

By Michael P Coleman Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant since 2011, is now African American. In fact, if you so desire, he’s a brother. Yeah, I found it hard to believe, too. I should’t have been so surprised, as we live in a world that allows, accepts, and in my case, embraces and loves those who …