Arts & Theater: The National Black Touring Circuit featured Kim Brockington as Zora Neale Hurston, in a one-woman play written by Laurence Holder, and directed by Wynn Handman, as part of the Black History Month Play Festival, which runs through Feb. 26. Comment.

Music & Fashion: Soca superstar Machel Montano scored a double when he took the International Power Soca Monarch and the Groovy Soca Monarch titles on Fantastic Friday night at the Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. Comment.

Movies: As the island nation Jamaica celebrates 50 years of independence from British rule, Jamaican film director Storm Saulter’s “Better Mus’ Come” chronicles the bloody reign of terror that was once the backdrop for the political campaigns and struggle for power between the two parties; Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and the Peoples National Party (PNP). Comment.

Arts & Theater: Musical drama explores Jefferson and Hemings story Comment.

Movies: “You think football builds character. It does not. Football reveals character.” That mantra sums up the philosophy Bill Courtney relied upon in pep talks to turn around the football program at Manassas High located in inner-city Memphis. When he assumed the reins in 2004, the Tigers had never made the playoffs in its entire 100-year history, and hadn’t even won a single game in the previous 14 years. Comment.

Arts & Theater: Reneesance Dreams and Spotlight on Festivals present a special performance of “From The Front Porch” at the Jan Hus Theatre – 351 East 74th St. (between 1st and 2nd avenues) on Feb. 29, starting at 8:00 p.m. Comment.

Arts & Theater: The Harlem Theatre Arts Festival (HTAF) debuted in Harlem with 5 Great Days of Black Theatre. Comment.

Books: If you have grown up being educated in the United States, then doubtless the images of African Americans in the 1800’s and 1900’s that you are used to seeing are first as slaves and then later as share croppers, cooks, railroad workers and other jobs in which they were often shown in old tattered clothing. Comments (2).

Music & Fashion: Recently signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label, Nigerian artist D’banj will perform for the first time in New York City on Feb. 19, 2012. Comment.

Music & Fashion: Jamaica’s music ambassador Richie Stephens is still celebrating the positive response from music lovers, friends and well wishers for his hit single “Live Your Life,” which was recorded last year with his friend Gentleman. Comment.

Books: The groundbreaking book, Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success, clearly highlights the work of Black inventors from over 70 countries. Comment.

Arts & Theater: Come help us celebrate the fabulous month of February featuring Black History Month: Living History, Mid-Winter Recess (Saturday, Feb. 18 - Sun., Feb. 26) and the continuation of our W.O.R.D. UP! Words of Real Distinction, reading series. All Black History Month are included with Museum admission. Comment.

Movies: When the Pruitt-Igoe housing project opened to considerable fanfare back in 1956, its 33 high-rise towers were hailed as a proud symbol of the future of American urban renewal. Located on a 57-acre tract on St. Louis’ north side, the federally-funded development had been created to house 12,000 African-American refugees from the city’s crumbling slums. Comment.

Music & Fashion: Lehman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 31st season with an exclusive New York City appearance by a true genius of vocal improvisation, ten-time GRAMMY Award winner Bobby McFerrin on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Comment.

Music & Fashion: The O’Jays, comprised of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and Eric Nolan Grant, performed to a packed house at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx, N.Y., on Saturday, Jan. 14, singing songs from their classic repertoire. Comment.

Arts & Theater: Between the Lines Productions presents the ninth season of David Lamb’s critically acclaimed and long-running Off Broadway play “Platanos Y Collard Greens.” Comment.

Music & Fashion: Doo Wop, originated in the streets of New York and Philadelphia, with groups standing on street corners harmonizing. It developed into a distinct music genre, originally sung by African Americans, then later other ethnicities adopted the genre. Comment.

Music & Fashion: It will be a star studded event featuring the legendary Mighty Sparrow and the Queen of Soca Calypso Rose as the Bartlett Brothers kick off their third decade of producing top entertainment on the high seas. Comment.

Movies: Albert Nobbs (R for profanity, sexuality and brief nudity) Glenn Close plays the title character in this genderbending drama about a lesbian who passed as a man for over 30 years in order to survive in 19th Century Ireland. With Janet McTeer, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson and Mia Wasikowska. Comment.

Food: Ripe vegetables, fresh herbs and fragrant spices all lend vibrant, bold flavors to mouthwatering meals that are worth lingering over with friends. This is what Mediterranean cooking is all about. Comment.

Arts & Theater: The American Museum of Natural History continues its One Step Beyond series where you can dance to the sounds of DJ Dirty Projectors & also enjoy a complimentary screening of of the Hayden Panetarium Space Show Passport to the Universe, a trip through space & time, 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Guests should enter through the Weston Pavilion entrance on Columbus Ave. at 79 St. Guests must be 21+ w/valid ID. Beer & wine cash bar available. For information & tickets call (212) 769-5200, Mon. - Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or visit amnh.org/osb. Comment.

Movies: Excellent (4 stars) Comment.

Movies: Albatross (Unrated) Coming-of-age drama, set on the Isle of Man, about an aspiring writer (Jessica Brown Findlay) who takes a job as a maid at a seaside hotel where she proceeds to have an affair with her boss’ (Julia Ormond) husband (Sebastian Koch) while befriending the couple’s teenage daughter (Felicity Jones). With Peter Vaughan, Angus Barnett and Kenneth Collard. Comment.

Music & Fashion: Acclaimed recording artist Oleta Adams remembers seeing commercials for Ajax laundry detergent as a child in which a knight on a white horse sweeps into the homes of apron-clad but iron-fisted women to help them with their household chores. Comment.

Movies: “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” Comment.

Arts & Theater: Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they travel to four magical destinations all in one fun-filled ice production! Disney On Ice presents Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey will take audiences on a sightseeing tour of the imagination. Comment.

Movies: Beneath the Darkness (R for violence and profanity) Suspense thriller about four teenagers (Tony Oller, Aimee Teegarden, Stephen Lunsford and Devon Werkheiser) whose grim discovery at the local funeral home makes them the target of a sadistic mortician (Dennis Quaid) who will stop at nothing to keep his secret buried. With Brett Cullen, Dahlia Waingort and Wilbur Penn. Comment.