c.2023, Dafina, $28.00, 256 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer A good building starts with a substantial foundation. No matter where you go from there, that base...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Temptations rank No. 1 in Billboard magazine’s most recent list of Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of All Time, and the group appears in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I was extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the Motown family, Mary Wilson of the...
![Wilson’s quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp to celebrate Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. (Photo: The Supremes in Hilton Hotel, the Netherlands, 1965. [From left:] Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/florence-ballard-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![Wilson’s quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp to celebrate Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. (Photo: The Supremes in Hilton Hotel, the Netherlands, 1965. [From left:] Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/florence-ballard-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the past, there have been U.S. Postage Stamps to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of several music business legends, including Elvis Presley,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams' journey from Texarkana, Texas to Motown and eventual global superstardom, is chronicled in his acclaimed autobiography, "Temptations," written with The New York...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Berry Gordy paved the way for minorities in a way that had never been seen before. His Motown Sound is now known as...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Motown Records was founded in Detroit in 1969 by Berry Gordy Jr. To commemorate its 60th year, the Motown Museum announced plans for its highly...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy celebrates 60 years of the Motown sound on Thursday, June 20 from 5:30 -10:30 p.m. during the 9th annual...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — The Free Summer Concerts presented by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), in cooperation with the City of Detroit kicks off this month and will...
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — We know him and love him as the Godfather of Funk. But George Clinton is so much more. After singing doo-wop on...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — From the very first downbeat and accompanying dance routine, performed to the 1959 tune made famous by Chubby Checker when he added his...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A new TV One movie detailing the peril-filled life of late R&B singer Bobby DeBarge, the eldest sibling of Motown’s renowned pop group...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Sway to the sounds of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson with the stunning sunset views of the Charleston Harbor as your backdrop....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Burial of Kojo,” is essentially a human story of courage and survival, a 2019 Pan African Film Festival Official Selection and the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The tribute follows Robinson’s career from his early years as a lovestruck teen to his winning the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize.
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Motown Museum announced today that it will host its sixth annual Motown Mic: The Spoken Word competition series.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re excited to have produced the ‘must see’ program,” says Julieanna Richardson, Founder and President, The HistoryMakers. Having the opportunity to showcase the...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Motown Museum announced today that it will host its second annual Black Legacy Program public event.
Eddie “Chank” Willis, a member of the famed Motown session group known as “The Funk Brothers,” died at his home in Gore Springs, Mississippi.
By Danny Bakewell Jr. Special to the NNPA from the LA Watts Times The Motown sound began with Berry Gordy as a dreamer in Detroit and...
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” and “Hold on to...
MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The farewell to the Broadway musical “Motown” may get upstaged by a concert from some original Motown...
DETROIT (AP) — Berry Gordy Jr. took his “Motown the Musical” production to Broadway and a few other places first. Yet they were mere proving grounds...
Lenny Kravitz is out – and Jesse L. Martin is in to portray iconic soul singer Marvin Gaye in the Julien Temple produced, “Sexual Healing.” According...
[BET] Motown Records founder Berry Gordy has launched a nationwide video search for the Broadway-bound Motown: The Musical. Using YouTube, the legendary record producer is looking for performers to...
