By Rani Shelah Moody: TABBY SHAW AND BUNNY SIMPSON OF THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS HONORED AT 2022 BET AWARDS June 26, 2022–Los Angeles, CA— Reggae icons Donald “Tabby” Shaw” and Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson of the Mighty Diamonds were honored in the “In Memoriam” segment of the 2022 BET Awards Ceremony, which aired on June 26 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. See link: https://www.bet.com/…/3ize9g/bet-awards-2022-in-memoriam After a brief introduction by BET Awards host Taraji P. Henson, Shaw … Read entire article »

By Esteban Parra, Delaware News Journal— A 12-year-old boy is among the three people wounded by gunfire Friday in a Wilmington park dedicated to Bob Marley. Bob Marley The boy and an 18-year-old man were taken to an area hospital in critical condition, Wilmington police said. City officials did not release the medical condition of another 18-year-old man injured in the gunfire, but said he was stable when taken to a hospital. An 18-yearold man and a 17-year-old boy … Read entire article »

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer— Anthony Cruz (Photo: Jonathan Holgate)— OVER the years, singer Anthony Cruz has scored hits with covers of Usher’s U Got It Bad, Santana and Product G&B’s Maria Maria, and Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s The Closer I Get to You. Among his most recent are Giveon’s Heartbreak Anniversary and Silk Sonic’s (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) Billboard chart-topper and global hit Leave the Door Open. Leave The Door Open is currently 11 on the South Florida reggae chart, moving up two places from … Read entire article »

BY HAROLD G BAILEY—- They were identified by relatives as 55-year-old Karleen Barnett; her son, Dervon Brightly, 35; and a family friend Varshanna “Brittany” Malcolm, 22, who is believed to have been visiting. All three victims were found with multiple stab wounds inside the single family house, police sources and the Daily News reported. Police reportedly found Malcolm with her hands bound and her mouth duct taped. Police on the scene Police theorize that the three had been murdered at least … Read entire article »

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AP— Tyler Bryant listens to finished record albums for flaws in a quality control room at the United Record Pressing facility. The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped, and dismantled by major record labels. Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit annual growth, manufacturers are rapidly rebuilding an industry to keep pace with sales that reached US$1 billion last year. Dozens of record-pressing factories have been … Read entire article »