Listening with Larsupreme: Episode 24 – Ev’rybody Loves Leos July 31, 2021

Hey Lovelies, welcome to the long dog days of summer ruled by cats! HA! It’s Leo Season. The Fifth Sign of the Zodiac is known for theatrical personalities and we have a bevy of soulful celebrities giving us just under 90 minutes of luscious love, longing and liberation for this episode. Maxine Brown, Brenton Wood,…

More Gems From The Jewelbox: Forgotten Kisses From The Many Mrs. of Motown

Motown was a house built on the labor of Women. Particularly Black Women There’s no way to really debate this. It started with the labor of understanding music, publicity, marketing and legal concerns Berry Gordy picked up from his sisters, Anna, Gwen, Esther and Loucye. It continued with the financial success that women like Mary…

Prime Time for ’69: 50 Girl Power Gems from 50 Years Ago

Pardon me, as I deviate and gather around a theme. I don’t think I would have embraced the power of music without the brilliance of contributions of Black Women in particular to American Popular Music. Black people, and women in particular, brought a certain gospel, nothing necessarily about Christianity, but something always aware of reality,…