- 3/5–Shelley Nicole's blaKbushe at WNYC Battle of the Boroughs: Brooklyn Throwdown
- 3/6–Peekaboo Theory at Crazy Frogs (Houston, TX)
- 3/6–Full Spectrum presents "The Infiltrators"
- 3/8–4 Women redux: A Tribute to Miriam Makeba, Odetta, Eartha Kitt & Abbey Lincoln at NYC Schomburg Center
- 3/25-28–The 10th National Black Writers Conference @ Medgar Evers College
- 3/26–The BRC's Nina Simone tribute returns to NYC's HarlemStage
- Ongoing: The 8th Lady Got Chops Jazz Festival
- Armond White on why the Oscars stink
- Danger Mouse finally able to release "Dark Night of the Soul". Dispute with EMI resolved. (via JP917)
- Glad Guru is recovering, but why did his nephew feel the need to make this video? More updates here. Stranger and stranger, indeed. Can anyone say "Health Care Proxy"?
- An expert explains why captivity can turn killer whales into, well, killers (thanks @danamo!)
