“We really have to unlearn what we have been trained to believe is ministry,” said New Orleans minister Roosevelt Wright III who recently released an R&B single, “Emoji.” The song is main-stream, pop, and high-energy — not quite what people have come to expect for ministry music.

     In this article, we will talk about Zoe Kravitz’s casting, times when racebent casting was awesome, times when racebent casting failed, why it is an important conversation to have, and how it affects the audience and fans.

     I had the pleasure of interviewing Randy Corinthian. Randy has been an active musician for over 20 years. As CEO of RC music group, Randy holds degrees from Florida A&M University and Florida State University. He’s performed alongside many notables including Rhonda Rawls and Rodney Kendrick, Gerald Albright, Bobby Caldwell, Ellis Marsalis, Marilynn Butler and Alex Bugnon. He currently serves as adjunct professor of music at Broward College in Davie Florida and maintains an active schedule, performing a wide variety of musical styles.

The Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to announce comedy TV star Carl Payne as host of the next Pompano Stand-up Live! on Saturday, November 2 at 8 p.m. Joining the former Martin star will be an outstanding lineup of comedians including the show’s opener Wanda Smith, fast-rising star Brandon Smiley and headliner Tony Tone.

    Based on a true story, The Banker centers on revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream. Along with Garret’s wife Eunice (Nia Long), they train a working-class white man, Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult), to pose as the rich and privileged face of their burgeoning real estate and banking empire – while Garrett and Morris pose as a janitor and a chauffeur.

     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.

     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.