‘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...
OUT AND ABOUT / ANIMATE! MIAMI 2015
Getting ‘zombiefied’
Approximately 12,000 people, including costume players, videogamers, and animation fans attended the annual Animate! Convention in Miami-Dade on Oct. 23-25. The event included...
Monae tells story of Black women who helped win space race
BY TRE’VELL ANDERSON
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
If you know Janelle Monae, you know her as a high-energy, Afro-futuristic musician. Others recognize her as an “easy, breezy,...
Pantone releases purple hue in honor of Prince
EURWEB
The Pantone Color Institute, a firm that helps companies make the most informed decisions about color for their brands or products, has announced the...
Grammy nominations reflect more embrace of hip-hop, diversity
BY RANDY LEWIS
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
After treading cautiously through the realm of hip-hop for nearly four decades, the Recording Academy belatedly has embraced the genre...
Documentary on bucking to premiere at Miami Film Festival
“When the Beat Drops,’’ a documentary by Jamal Sims, will have its premiere at the Miami Film Festival.
The documentary airs at 6:30 p.m. March...
Guest hosts filling in while Williams battles illness
FROM WIRE REPORTS
Guests hosts are filling in for Wendy Williams as she recovers from complications from Graves’...
A taste of Mardi Gras close to home
Universal Studios’ New Orleans party includes brass bands, beads and crawdads
PHOTOS BY PATRICK CONNOLLY/ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS Confetti...
FLORIDA COMMUNITY CALENDAR
NADIA BATSON LIL NATTY & THUNDA:
The Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival Festival is...
Actor wins first Tony Award at age 73
STEPHEN SMITH/SIPA USA/TNS Andre De Shields won a Tony on June 9 for the best-featured actor in a musical for his...
