Billy Paul was a grown man of 37 years-old when he registered his first and only Pop hit with the classic “Me and Mrs. Jones.” But to think of Paul as a “one-hit wonder” is to misread his influence ...

For two decades, Billie Brown-Jones was the executive director of the Neighborhood House, a settlement house and social services building on Columbus' Near East Side, and the first Black woman to hold ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Billy Paul was a powerful and distinctive voice in the golden era of 1970s soul and R&B. While most remember him for his iconic hit “Me and Mrs. Jones,” his body of work reveals a ...

Billie Brown-Jones served as the executive director of the Neighborhood House on Columbus' Near East Side for two decades, becoming the first Black woman to hold the position. Brown-Jones dedicated ...