For those who are not familiar with Tawatha Agee, she was that soulful, stunning voice on Mtume’s hit single “Juicy Fruit”. Tawatha went on to release more hit singles along side Mtume in circa 1985, finally releasing her own album “Welcome to my Dream” in 1987. Of course Agee had a couple of hits spinning from that solo debut. For starters, Thigh High and breakup-to-makeup tribute, No More Tears, they both served as sensual offspring’s from the record.
Afterwards, Agee sang background with the industries most celebrated artist, like Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz, the late icons, Luther Vandross and David Bowie.
Join host Tracy L. Bell at 6:30 p.m. EST on “Conversations OF A Sistah” via blog talk radio as she sits down in our studios with this legendary artist to discuss her upcoming endeavors.
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Mathew Knowles new book, “Racism from the Eyes of a Child” Colorism, internalized racism, and the effects on our nation’s youth are all trending topics. Young people or some people don’t like embracing their color. And light skin vs. dark skin has always been an issue in the black community. It’s a necessary dialogue about a generation-old taboo and its traumatic after effects.
Religion, particularly Christianity, has played an outsize role in African American history. While most Africans brought to the New World to be slaves were not Christians when they arrived, many of them and their descendants embraced Christianity, finding comfort in the Biblical message of spiritual equality and deliverance. In post-Civil War America, a burgeoning black church played a key role strengthening African American communities and in providing key support to the civil rights movement. African Americans have been faithful to Christianity, yet endured so much and some ask the question, why didn’t God stop the suffering of His people?
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