NORTH DALLAS GAZETTE — This weekend and next week your entertainment calendar is filled with choices for foodies, concert lovers and comedians. Also, you can plan ahead by entering to win tickets to the State Fair of Texas, the State Fair Classic Game and the Dallas Children’s Theatre’s Treasure of Island Reimagined! […read more]
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — South Minneapolis’ unofficial annual community reunion kicked off Saturday, September 1 with an afternoon of family, free food and fun at Phelps Park. The ninth annual Southside Back in the Day Community Celebration was an old (and new) school jam of residents from Phelps, King, Bryant and Central neighborhoods showing off their Southside pride. […read more]
Global music icon B.B. King is buried at the museum that bears his name in Indianola, Miss. […read more]
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — You owe it to yourself, to your friends, family and especially your children to see this delightful show that takes us along the road of a broken, abused Black woman in the South who holds on fiercely to love – the strength it yields and the joy that it can provide – until, at long last, she triumphs. […read more]
“Respect” singer Aretha Franklin is gravely ill.
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“Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man’s World” will be one of the highlights of the 12th annual African Diaspora International Film Festival in Washington, D.C. The festival begins Friday, August 17. […read more]
“The American King: As Told by an African Priestess” is a new film, written and directed by Jeta Amata, that delivers a different perspective on the connection between the African Diaspora and Black American culture. […read more]
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic By now you know what to expect from Mission: Impossible movies… Daredevil action scenes, breakneck speeds, cunning espionage, inventive direction, top production quality and spot-on performances. Mission: Impossible – Fallout, doesn’t reinvent the wheel. It just ups Read More
By Dwight Brown (NNPA News Wire Film Critic) He likes to play the hero (Rampage). He does it all the time (San Andreas). It’s what his fans expect (Hercules). His films made him the second-highest grossing movie star of 2017. So, can Dwayne Johnson continue Read More
Joseph Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family of superstars, has died. […read more]
Jackson family patriarch Joseph Jackson is terminally ill following a long battle with cancer.
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NNPA Newswire Film Critic Dwight Brown says that “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” worked its magic in its own way, even if its aura doesn’t have a long-lasting effect. […read more]
ABC cancelled “Roseanne” after the star sent a racist tweet about President Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. […read more]
NNPA Newswire Film Critic Dwight Brown says that “Deadpool 2” isn’t better or worse than “Deadpool.” It’s just different. Deadpool 2 gets 3.5 stars out of 5 stars in our movie review. […read more]
“PIONEERS: Reginald F. Lewis and the Making of a Billion Dollar Empire” was featured during a star-studded reception at the Cannes Film Festival. NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. co-hosted the event. […read more]
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