John Byrne & Ryan Ori, Chicago Tribune Common. ©AARON ROGOSIN/RED BULL CONTENT POOL. Featured Image [dropcap]Chicago[/dropcap] rapper Common and a group of real estate developers are drawing up plans to convert the massive former U.S. Steel plant on the city’s south lakefront into a massive movie production campus alongside live entertainment venues, sports facilities, hotels, […]
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What Big Little Lies Doesn’t Get About Bonnie | The Atlantic
Tonight’s Season 2 finale can either grant Zoë Kravitz’s character the depth she deserves or continue to underutilize her.
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Stevie Wonder’s Close Friend Reveals He Is Suffering ‘Health Challenges’ | Essence
The legendary singer is rumored to be struggling with his health, though his reps admit he is “doing better.”
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Lead Belly | Folkways Recordings
Folkways Recordings, Folkways Recordings [dropcap]Lead[/dropcap] Belly is “the hard name of a harder man,” said Woody Guthrie of his friend and fellow American music icon who was born Huddie Ledbetter (c. 1888–1949). From the swamplands of Louisiana, the prisons of Texas, and the streets of New York City, Lead Belly and his music became cornerstones […]
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Little Known Black History Fact: National Black Network | Black America Web
D.L. Chandler, Black America Web The U.S. National Archives. Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] National Black Network became the first coast-to-coast radio network fully owned by Black Americans on July 2, 1973. The NBN was the brainchild of white media executive Robert Pauley, who eventually handed over the idea to a trio of Black executives. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]
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Tina Turner Says She Gets’ Emotional’ Talking About Abusive Ex-Husband Ike Turner: He ‘Was Very Good To Me’ Initially | Essence
In a recent interview with Gayle King, the iconic singer opened up about her marriage to Turner and losing her son to suicide.
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Uzo Aduba To Play Shirley Chisholm In FX Limited Series, ‘Mrs. America’ | Blackfilm.com
Starring Cate Blanchett, Aduba is among the 11 new cast members to the series
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André De Shields just won his first Tony at 73. Here are 5 facts on his epic career | Los Angeles Times
Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times ANDRE DE SHIELDS. Photo by Lia Chang. Featured Image [dropcap]Mr.[/dropcap] André De Shields capped a 50-year acting career by scoring his first Tony Award on Sunday, winning best featured actor in a musical for his role as Hermes in “Hadestown.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] It’s been a long time coming. The 73-year-old […]
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco Feels Like Something Utterly New | Slate
This Sundance-winning debut is a movie like no other about a city like no other.
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The Forgotten Tale of How Black Psychiatrists Helped Make ‘Sesame Street’ | The Daily Beast
The children’s television show entranced preschoolers—and helped teach impressionable black kids.
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