‘Black-ish’ to celebrate Juneteenth
BY GREG BRAXTON
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
ABC’s “black-ish,” the acclaimed family comedy about an upper-middle class African-American family living in a predominantly White neighborhood, has taken...
GETTING LOOSE AT CARNIVAL 2015
The energy of thousands of masqueraders moving to the beat of bone-rattling soca music makes Miami Broward One Carnival one of Florida’s most distinctive...
Obama celebrates last birthday at White House with plenty of stars
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Beyonce, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Oprah, Magic Johnson, Ellen DeGeneres, Rev. Al Sharpton, Stevie Wonder, Chance the Rapper (and his brother Taylor Bennett),...
‘Death Certificate’ still hits home
Ice Cube’s album is as relevant now as it was in 1991
BY GERRICK D. KENNEDY
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
LOS ANGELES – When George Holliday was awakened...
A box-office debut win for Madea Halloween movie
FROM WIRE REPORTS
“Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” took first place during its debut weekend, Oct. 20-22.
The sequel came in first place in...
How Boseman brought power, purpose to ‘Black Panther’
BY JEN YAMATO
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
BEVERLY HILLS – Long before he was cast as the first Black superhero of the modern Marvel era, and before...
FLORIDA COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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The Zora Neale Hurston Festival’s outdoor concert is Feb....
‘Black Mother’ a real portrait of life in Jamaica
MOVIE REVIEW
The location for “Black Mother’’ is the filmmaker’s ancestral homeland of...
‘Childish Gambino’s film with Rihanna, hits Amazon, Coachella
KENNETH K. LAM/BALTIMORE SUN/TNS“Guava Island’’ by Donald Glover, whose stage name is Childish Gambino, is being shown at this year’s...
How DuVernay holds Trump accountable in new series
ATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/NETFLIX/TNS Aunjanue Ellis and Ethan Herisse are cast members in the Netflix series "When They See Us."