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Popcorn with Zenger: No one to root for in ‘All Day and a Night’
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View ArticleTHE BLERDBINDER: Disney Has a Problem with Star Wars
By Noah Washington, NNPA Newswire Contributor The BlerdBinder covers nerdy news for the Black nerds of the world. We welcome all as we talk about subjects ranging from Movies to Music and Tech to Toys....
View ArticleStevie Wonder’s Protest Music
Stevie Wonder has long used music to protest racism and injustice. Some of the most stirring music Wonder created was his protest music. On this playlist, powerful pieces such as “Black Man”, “Pastime...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Donates $12 Million for COVID-19 Relief in Five Cities
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Winfrey made sure that there was plenty of fish in the places she’s called home. Through the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, the OWN Network boss announced she was donating $12...
View ArticleSpike Lee on What’s Different about These Protests
JAKE COYLE | AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ It’s not the first time that Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” has been freshly urgent, but Lee’s 1989 film has again found blistering relevance in the wake...
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Why Nintendo’s Sales Are Skyrocketing During The Global Pandemic
Edited by Brandi Fowler and Judy Isacoff While the U.S. economy faces the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and many businesses are forced to close or reopen slowly, one industry is...
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Anthony Davis: The Man Behind the Pulitzer Prize
Staff Writer, Voice & Viewpoint He just won the Pulitzer Prize for his opera about “The Central Park Five.” They were one latino and four black teens, tried and convicted and later exonerated and...
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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM REPLAY – ZIGGY MARLEY – Worldwide Audience Tunes in for...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent ‘John-crow, yuh waan flap a wing?’ In celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month, we present eight-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy winner, author,...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent...
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OP-ED: Celebrating the Journey of Black Music and its impact on American Culture
By H. Beecher Hicks, III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music Lately, the phrase ‘unprecedented times’ is so widely used that much of the world around us feels alien in...
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Greenleaf: OWN Network Hit is the Number One Cable Telecast for Women 25-54
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor The fifth and final season premiere of OWN’s hit megachurch drama “Greenleaf” (6/23/20) delivered 1.9 million viewers and...
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Netflix Series to Dramatize Kaepernick’s Path to Activism
Voice & Viewpoint Newswire, AP Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. “Colin in...
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Sale of Sacred Statues Riles Black Lives Matter Campaigners
By THOMAS ADAMSON, Associated Press PARIS (AP) A pair of sacred statues that a Nigerian museum commission and protesters claimed were looted during the country’s 1960s civil war fetched 212,500 euros...
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U.S. Postal Service to Review Stamp Honoring Supremes Florence Ballard
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Supremes legend Mary Wilson is on a crusade that she hopes will end with the United States Postal Service commemorating her late bandmate and close...
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FILM REVIEW: Fatal Affair
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dull suspense/thrillers are most often mired in formula. Example: Woman in distress. Man stalks her. Confrontations and narrow escapes. Big do-or-die finale....
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Yolanda Marie Franklin Appointed Director of Common Ground Theatre
Photos courtesy of Dorothy Smith Award-winning actor and director Yolanda Marie Franklin was recently appointed as Executive Artistic Director of San Diego’s Common Ground Theatre (CGT). Ms. Franklin...
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Zenger movie review: ‘The Old Guard’
Netflix’s latest offering in the superhero genre panders more than it entertains. By Jacob Smith | Edited by Robert George and Allison Elyse Gualtieri | Zenger “The Old Guard” is a film that is so...
View ArticleSoCal Entrepreneur Makes a “Play” for Producing Virtual Events
Chida Rebecca | California Black Media The coronavirus crisis has forever changed how we think about, host, attend and experience events. Michelle Johnson, founder of Let’s Play Ultimate Events, and...
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Screenwriter John Ridley to Write New Batman Comic Series
AP Wire Service LOS ANGELES (AP) – John Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of color. John Ridley during the Stockholm Film Festival 2013 by...
View ArticleKirk Franklin Makes Splash at Stellar Gospel Music Awards
AP Wire Service LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kirk Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The singer took home six trophies during the 35th annual awards on Sunday night. The two-hour virtual...
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