Charlotte-based R&B singer Rudy Currence talks about the influence of family and God in this episode of Way Black When. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:436,p:”s”,s:1149767,tbid:”7″});

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Charlotte-based actor and cutie Yandrick Paraison talked about how his parents, Haitian immigrants, inspired him in this episode of Way Black When. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.js//

Yolanda Adams co-hort comedian Marcus D. Wiley talks about why Michael Jackson inspired him in this edition of Way Black When. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:436,p:”s”,s:1154373,tbid:”7″});

Ray J pays respect to the King for inspiring him and making such a progressive impact on African Americans today.

Oprah Winfrey’s big family secret? The talk-show queen announced on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Monday that she has discovered a half-sister, named Patricia, who was secretly given up for adoption in 1963. Patricia, who lives in Milwaukee, said that she discovered Oprah was her half-sister while searching for her birth mother in 2007. She spent […]

Though we haven’t really cared about the Black Eyed Peas since Bill Clinton was President of the United States, we gotta say that the concept behind their new music video is incredibly interesting.

Next up on the RVA hip hop spotlight is Richmond’s own Young Boy Mafia. These talented group of youngsters spend their free time in the studio creating bangers. Check out their latest single, “Gettin Chose,” featuring Lil Trai. Follow Young Boy Mafia on Twitter!

When Booker T. Washington stepped to the podium at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895 to give a speech on race relations, two things happened. First, many fellow Black Americans, including W.E.B. Du Bois, derided his speech as “The Atlanta Compromise,” because Washington called the agitation for social equality “the extremest folly,” advocating instead slow, steady, […]

50 Cent called into Angie Martinez‘ radio show on Hot 97 in NYC to speak on the WorldStarHipHop incident. He reveals that he wasn’t actually responsible for taking the site down, but does admit to some tension between himself and the website. 50 is currently involved in a lawsuit against WorldStarHipHop that dates back to […]

In August 2010, Brenda Ann Brown of Columbia, MO filed papers on behalf of her 8-year-old grandchild demanding that Lil Wayne provide a DNA sample to prove whether or not he is the father of her daughter’s child. The mother’s name was not included in the filing.

A newly pecan-faced Vybz Kartel dropped VIBE with a quick message in response to the furor folks went into yesterday after he compared his freshly lightened skin to tanning.