Entergy Donates $100K to MLK Memorial Fund More than a monument to a great humanitarian, the National Memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be a place for visitors from all over the world to be energized by its extraordinary power; the power that illuminated the faith of our founders and now impels us toward our destiny as a nation; the power flowing from the uniquely American spirit of brotherly love, freedom, justice and the priceless blessing they endure… peace.... Read More
Maurice Foster Executive Director, National Association of Black Journalists National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the largest journalist organization of color in the nation, has named Maurice Foster as its new Executive Director. Foster joins NABJ from the National Bar Association, where he served as deputy executive director for seven years. He brings more than [...]
With Go-Go and background sessions behind her, Southeast DC native and BET’s Sunday’s Best winner has gone from lukewarm to gospel hot. The former lead singer of DC’s popular Go-Go band Listen, Y’ANNA CROWLEY, has pipes that are as statuesque as her persona. In 2009, Crowley rechanneled her swing rhythm-style vocals into a mode more [...]
As a new installment of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” series finds its way to the nation’s capital, successful DC real estate broker and founder of the nonprofit organization Extra-odinary Life, Stacie Scott Turner, takes center stage. PPM Editorial Director, Christopher Anderson, sits down with Turner to discuss the socialites’ role in this season’s television series [...]
Our Guide To The Comtemporary DC Jazz Scene The Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22305 www.birchmere.com THE BIRCHMERE is credited for helping launch many musical careers! Its dinner theatre style setting is perfect for fans and entertainers. From jazz, to rhythm & blues, country, pop, rock and soul, this Alexandria, Virginia based legendary [...]