Zangba Thomson's Blog
June 22, 2016
Book review: 'The Manor' by Mac Griswold
“The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island” by Mac Griswold is a pretty informative book that will have you highlighting lots of interesting facts about American, African, and European histories.And for those...

Published on June 22, 2016 07:42
April 12, 2016
Jungo Bootcamp trains 36 participants for free
Jungo Bootcamp, a fitness outfit in Brooklyn, NY, is in the third week of its free, 90-days community-wellness campaign called Project Formation, instructed by personal trainer Diango Cisse, whose main objective is providing progressive-strength...

Published on April 12, 2016 11:04
January 1, 2016
The Dream covers Sam Cooke’s hits on ‘IAMSAM’
The Dream, Terius Youngdell Nash, does a magnificent job covering some of Sam Cooke’s most popular hits on ‘IAMSAM’ EP, which includes the soul classics, Bring It On Home, Chain Gang, A Change Is Gonna Come...

Published on January 01, 2016 11:17
December 16, 2015
Siaani Love recreates Charli Baltimore’s most iconic photos
Retro Remixes is a new and exclusive celebrity-children visual series, created by Savannah Britt. Their first installment features Siaani Love, the youngest daughter of rapper Charli Baltimore. This one-of-a-kind shoot showcased some of Baltimore...

Published on December 16, 2015 08:31
December 5, 2015
Rakim's son recreates some of his father’s most iconic photos
Retro Remixes is a new and exclusive celebrity-children visual series, created by Savannah Britt. Their first installment featured photos of Charli Baltimore and her daughter, and now their second installment of photos features Jabar Griffin, 22,...

Published on December 05, 2015 12:13
November 17, 2015
Holly Holm: The Tess McGill of Mixed Martial Arts
Holly ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ Holm was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her introduction to boxing and kickboxing began during one of her aerobics workouts, when her cardio-kickboxing instructor, Mike Winkeljohn, noticed she...

Published on November 17, 2015 09:53
October 26, 2015
Justin Bieber: ‘What Do You Mean?’
Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber’s ‘What Do You Mean?’ single skyrocketed to number 1 on the US Top Songs/sales chart on iTunes, immediately following its premiere on August 25; and now it sits at the no...

Published on October 26, 2015 12:04
October 23, 2015
Drake samples Timmy Thomas on ‘Hotline Bling’
Drake’s Hotline Bling will forever go down in history as one of the biggest records of 2015. The reason being—if you put aside the Toronto emcee’s stellar vocals; you will be left with Nineteen85...

Published on October 23, 2015 14:39
September 18, 2015
Hairstylist Lyric reveals his Top 5 natural hair tips
Lyric, a natural hairstylist from Coney Island, is the proud owner of the popular ‘Music to Your Hair & Body Care’ beauty salon, located in Queens, NY. Over the years, he has groomed celebrity clients such as Lamar...

Published on September 18, 2015 12:31
September 8, 2015
Introducing Johanna Ferguson: Creator of XISTWEAR watchbands
Most inventions are created because of a certain need; and in Johanna Ferguson’s case, that need was fulfilled when she created a fashionable band for Apple Watch that coordinates well with daytime apparel and evening wear...

Published on September 08, 2015 09:31