Tag: entertainment
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A Hit – The Essence Music Festival
By Jesse B. Johnson, Jr. The 2018 Essence Music Festival held at the Mercedes Benz Superdome and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 5-8 was a huge hit. More than 500,000 people converged on “The Big Easy.” Essence Music Festival got its start as the 25th anniversary celebration of Essence Magazine ... -
Chuck D Talks State of Black America, Obama’s Legacy and the Black Press
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire To many hip-hop fans, historians and to his peers, Chuck D is considered one of the most influential lyricists in contemporary music. In describing the Queens, New York City-born artist in the biography pages of his new book, “Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History,” the publisher ... -
Jackson Family Patriarch Joe Jackson Terminally Ill with Cancer
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire After his own failed musical aspirations, Joseph Jackson helped launch his children to international stardom in the 1960s and 1970s. He managed the Jackson 5 before the group left Motown and was rebranded as the Jacksons. Ultimately, the patriarch is responsible for the emergence of the biggest star in ... -
Fans of the Franchise Will Love “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
Film Review: By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Tyrannosaurus, velociraptors and brachiosaurus—run for your lives. The cloned dinosaurs from the theme park Jurassic World are in trouble on the volcanic isle of Isla Nublar, which is erupting, spewing hot lava and emitting a deadly ash cloud. ... -
Sports Writer Jay Kitchen Succumbs at 50
Jay Benjamin Kitchen, former Sports and Entertainment Writer for the Precinct Reporter passed away on Friday, May 11. He was 50 years old. Jay lived most of his life in Colton and graduated from Colton High School. He was a soccer referee with organizations IESRA and Colton AYSO. He coached both his children’s soccer teams ... -
“War Babies” Explores Aftermath of DNA Discovery
What happens when an African American woman discovers through searching her roots that she has a half Korean sister? This is the premise behind “War Babies,” a ten minute play produced by Towne Street Theatre as part of their Ten Minute Play Festival running through Sunday, April 29, at the Stella Adler Theatre. The conversation between ... -
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Coming to SoCal
Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly welcomes the return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in an exclusive Southern California engagement April 18 – 22. The Company will dance new programs that feature five works never before seen at the Center and several set to music by legends of the jazz world. The three Southern California Premieres ... -
“Donna Summer Musical” At La Jolla Playhouse Is Hot Stuff
by Barbara Smith If you have been missing that irresistible disco beat of the 70’s, “SUMMER” is where you can find it– “SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical,” that is, now in its final weeks at the La Jolla Playhouse. Directed and co-written by Des McAnuff (along with Colman Domingo and Robert Cary), this production takes ... -
Film Review: Roman J. Israel, Esq.
By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Denzel Washington may be the most accomplished actor of our generation. Like a chameleon, he’s morphed from the stern father in “Fences” to a dorky, introverted attorney in this meandering crime-drama/thriller. His talent is more than enough reason to sit through the ... -
Award-winning Actor Robert Guillaume Dies at 89
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Family members, friends and fans are grieving the loss of television and stage icon Robert Guillaume, who died last week in Los Angeles. Guillaume, 89, is survived by his second wife, Donna Brown, a son and three daughters. “He was a pioneer and what he did with his role ...