We remember him on Diff’rent Strokes in which he played as Arnold Jackson, the stubbly little Harlem boy who was adopted into a wealthy white household from 1978-86. His catchphrase of, “What’choo talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” made Coleman a household name and by age 11 had skyrocketed to become TV’s brightest star pulling down as much as $100,000 [...]
Where can you find 6947 dancers, 164 organizations, 65 unique dance styles on foot, floats, skates and stilts in one location? The 2010 New York Dance Parade- which was the hottest ticket in town. From New York to Nepal, dancers from all over the world gathered at 22nd Street and Fifth Avenue to dance [...]
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer born in Brooklyn, NY. She joined the mike chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood. She broke down barriers in Hollywood for black performers [...]
The St. Kitts Tourism Authority announced that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson of the Jackson 5 will join the line-up of performers for the 14th Annual St Kitts Music Festival, which takes place June 24-26, 2010. “Tito Jackson in Tribute to the Jackson Family” will present music from his solo repertoire, [...]
St Kitts Music Festival 2010 Line Up:
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson of the Jackson 5
Ten-time Grammy winner, singer, producer, and songwriter Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
Grammy-nominated Jamaican reggae group Third World Band as well as Caribbean couple Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons-Alvare
Grammy nominee and son of reggae icon Bob Marley, Ky-mani [...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, joined Congressman Charles Rangel, ATU President Warren S. George, TWU International President James C. Little, TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen, including several labor community, civil rights and elected leaders at 34th Street and Penn Station to launch a national campaign, “Keep America Moving” with the goal of redirecting a portion of [...]