By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic It’s a character study. One that marks the spaces in between conversations. The silences, moans and groans. It’s about someone living in a parallel world of dreams and a patchwork of memories. Leo (Javier Bardem), a writer, is suffering from dementia. Barely able to live on his own. […]
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A Louisiana Girl with California Wine
By Candace J. Semien Jozef Syndicate Reporter (NNPA Newswire) — Dawna Jones remembers having an amazing childhood in Opelousas, La., with her parents, Randolph and Priscilla Darjean, and three siblings. But one distinct memory may have unintentionally guided the 43-year-old plant pathologist into the winemaking business. “My mother dabbled in making various fruit wines when […]
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Study: African Americans Poorer Today Than Five Years Ago
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent African Americans were more likely to be unemployed than Americans overall in 2018 than they were in 2013, according to a new study that details the economic and financial progress African Americans have made over five years. Researchers at Lending Tree, the popular website that connects borrowers […]
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PRESS ROOM: First Multi-Genre Black Music Museum to Open Early September in ‘Music City’
By NNPA NEWSWIRE After more than 20 years in development, the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is ready to open its doors to music lovers of all ages. The 56,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Nashville will officially open to guests on Sept. 3, kicking off a Labor Day […]
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Study Finds Knowledge of King’s Legacy Critical
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brainly, the world’s largest online learning platform, recently surveyed more than 1,700 U.S. students to understand better what they know – and don’t know – about Dr. King, his life, and his legacy. It turns out; the answer is not much. According to the data, 63 percent of U.S. students incorrectly identified […]
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Mapping the Count: Census Week of Action
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To ensure all are counted, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inviting you to take part in the Census Week of Action from February 24 to February 28. By Jamal Watkins, NAACP The Census is extremely vital to communities of color across the nation. A complete and […]
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NNPA EXCLUSIVE — Biden Says, ‘The Black Vote Will Determine the Nominee’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke candidly to the Black Press during an interview Tuesday with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). The interview was broadcast live from The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel in Charleston, South […]
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Film Review: ‘The Invisible Man’
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic An old concept isn’t getting a noteworthy update and that problem doesn’t go away. The Invisible Man is a mainstay in the movie world, with origins dating back to the 1897 novel by H.G. Wells. A scientist with a focus on optics finds a way to change […]
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Key To Winning: Young Voters
By Dan Glickman and Alan Solomont The Atlanta Voice In 2018, the youth vote increased in all 42 states for which youth voting data is available, according to the analysis by researchers at Tufts’ Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). Based on this available data, which represents 94% of the […]
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Premature
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic They’re just kids. Trash talking. Ranting, joking and flirting. Hanging out in packs. Smoking blunts, twerking up on each other at dance parties and dabbling in sex. They think they’re grown. But they’re just punching above their weight. Ayanna (Zora Howard), a 17-year-old Harlem resident, has dreams. […]
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Woman Claims Rick James Raped her 41 Years Ago, Sues His Estate
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent As a cultural icon, Rick James knew little boundaries. In songs, videos and concerts, Rick James left nothing to the imagination. He romanticized – and by all accounts experienced – sex, drugs, and rock and roll like no other. His virtues, habits and desires routinely were in […]
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Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic To many, he is an enigma. Or that controversial 1990s political/judicial figure who faded into a quiet corner of the Supreme Court of the United States. RBG gets all the press. Clarence Thomas does not. Rarely interviewed, rarely in front of a camera. If political junkies, students […]