The opening of Tyler Perry’s film studio in Atlanta over the weekend was a joyous but bittersweet occasion as the filmmaker intended to honor pioneering actress Diahann Carroll before her untimely passing.
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Black artists, filmmakers and films were a key part of the mix. Big budget movies, small indie films, documentaries and shorts filled out the innovative programming. Check out the best of the best and the most noteworthy.
It’s not very often that by the end of a play, there are empty theatre seats, audience members out of place and no clear curtain call for actors to take their bows. Yet that’s exactly what happened when the house lights came on at Woolly Mammoth’s version of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 2019 Pulitzer winning play “Fairview.”
If you follow Stephanie on Twitter, then you know she does not bite her tongue. She reminded me that she was and will always be a Brooklyn girl. “It is unfortunate that we have some African American who do not know their worth. I know my worth and it does not require that I withhold speaking truth and biting my tongue.”
Walt Carr Jr. Releases a Collection of his Legendary Cartoons By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Ebony magazine’s “Strictly For Laughs” page may…
It’s a night of classic R&B and soul when the Broward Center for the Performing Arts presents The Whispers and Stephanie Mills on Friday, October 4.
LACK GIRLS ROCK! presented the Mothers of the Movement — women whose children were killed by gun violence or a police officer — with the 2019 Community Change Agent Award on BET. Sybrina Fulton, Gwen Carr, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, Maria Hamilton and Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley were in attendance to accept the award.
‘Making A Difference’ and their stars are shining brightly as this year’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK! M.A.D. Girls. Meet voting rights activist and entrepreneur Winter Breeanne (@winterbreeanne), author, journalist, and speaker Chanice Lee (@chanicealee), and environmental activist Mari “Little Miss Flint” Copeny (@littlemissflint).
“Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, “Harriet” tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history,” a write-up by Focus Features read.
Latoya Lain, soprano Casey Robards, piano Saturday, September 21, 2019 The Venetian Salon at JKV John Knox Village Village Centre auditorium 6:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm…