In The Know

Oscar nominated actress Angela Bassett will scrub up to join the cast of the Emmy award winning drama ER for its fifteenth and final season. She'll play a tough attending physician with a troubled past who returns to Chicago after tsunami refief in Indonesia. This after it was announced that actor Mekhi Phifer will exit the series. Disturbed and Radiohead each have new releases on store shelves today. Black Music Month Tribute of the day: Mahalia Jackson. Born in one of the poorest sections of New Orleans in 1911, Mahalia Jackson, with the grit and passion of Bessie Smith became known worldwide as the queen of Gospel. Her sound and style helped take Gospel to heights it had not been taken to before. May she rest in peace. Happy 50th birthday to the one and only Prince!