Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to present stellar songstress Evelyn “Champagne” King in concert. The powerful vocalist, who initially came to fame with the blockbuster single “Shame,” will present a curated collection of her greatest hits and favorite songs. The performance is on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45.  For more information, www.pompanobeacharts.org

     Biracial friend police movies (e.g., Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon) aren’t a new phenomenon and could use a refresh. The genre gets a needed update with this French ebony/ivory crime story that’s novel due its unusual antagonists. Right-wing, antiimmigrant zealots.

Secularism Doesn’t Have to Be Bad Pace, a founding member of the Anointed Pace Sisters and a solo gospel singer with eight studio albums, died on March 21 at age 60.

    Rick Ross is thinking of ways he can help African artists. He announced his plan to expand the Maybach Music Group (MMG) empire to Africa in a new project. This is happening after a recent trip to Africa which was some sort of eye-opener to the challenges that artists in the continent go through.