Nadir Omowale
Artist – Producer – Creative Strategist
The Omowale Tribe at Black Panther.
Quincy Jones on the Secret Michael Jackson and the Problem With Modern Pop
The catalog of Motown legends, The Temptations, is so iconic that it can be divided into several distinct eras. In my opinion, the group put out their most unique, genre defining material right after David Ruffin was “fired”, and they began anew, collaborating with the production and songwriting team of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. That means the incredible Dennis Edwards sang on most of my favorite Temptations songs: “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”, “I Can’t Get Next To You,” “Cloud Nine” and so many more.
With Whitfield, Strong and Edwards aboard, the Temps philosophy highlighted the group over any single individual. This was now an ensemble with five lead singers, and they were unstoppable. Though the powerful Edwards could easily have demanded more time up front, he thrived in his new role.
No one could replace the irreplaceable David Ruffin, and Edwards didn’t try. He was a team player, stepping up when it was required, playing his role the rest of the time. And that’s exactly why it worked so well.
He went on later to solo success and the Temptations Revue, but Dennis Edwards made history when he joined one of the biggest groups of the day at a point where it all could have fallen apart. He was a hero who not only helped keep the group together, he brought a new sense of artistry and passion that solidified the group’s place on soul music’s Mount Kilimanjaro.
Rest in the Funk, Dennis Edwards.
The ‘Black Panther’ premiere just put every other red carpet in Hollywood to shame
So… Based on this, I’m going to have to step up my proposed opening night attire.
The attendees of the Black Panther world premiere in Los Angeles last night did not come to mess around.
Attendees like Janelle Monáe came dressed as literal royalty, while men like Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan effectively showed Hollywood that men’s red carpet fashion doesn’t have to be the least bit boring. We think this red carpet event is now unparalleled in its fashion greatness.
What was the dress code for all attendees? “Royal attire.” And yeah, it showed.
Grosse Pointe will fight rat problem around its DPW site… by moving it to Detroit
Can you say, “environmental racism”, boys and girls?
“In dollar figures, it is a city with a $92,500 median household income that has chosen to headquarter its garbage collection in a city where the median household income is $26,095. Demographically, it’s a city that’s 93 percent white handling its trash and parking its trash trucks in a city that’s 82 percent black. And then there’s the symbolism of the choice of putting the Department of Public Works site, with its allegedly rat-attracting trucks, a stone’s throw from Balduck Park, one of the key recreational areas on Detroit’s east side.”
