Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(Screengrab from YouTube video) NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is far from ordinary, and late-night television humorists are pushing boundaries in order to keep up. The most memorable Trump-inspired comedy of the past few months has been more intricate than monologue jokes, reflecting a tough competition for laughs and knowledge that the […]

Terrence J is one of the stars of ‘The Perfect Match,’ in theaters now. (Courtesy photo) Terrence Jenkins, aka Terrence J, was born in Queens, New York on April 21, 1982, but raised in Raleigh and Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism at North Carolina A&T University […]

Sepsenahki Aahkhu, better known as Chef Ahki, is a celebrity chef who recently launched “Electric! A Modern Guide to Non-Hybrid and Wild Foods,” a collection of organic, wild food recipes, focused on the sweet and savory secrets of fruits and vegetables in their purest form, to heal bodies and enhance lives. Chef Ahki  released the book […]

Zoe Saldana playing the singer Nina Simone. (Courtesy Photos) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The distributor of the forthcoming film about Nina Simone says complaints about Zoe Saldana playing the singer reflect an interracial “pathology” established by slave owners. “It’s a tragic past that still exists today,” said Robert L. Johnson, head of the studio releasing […]

Actor Okieriete Onaodowan, left, actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, and actor Christopher Jackson perform the song “Alexander Hamilton” from the Broadway play “Hamilton” in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Monday, March 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — The cast of “Hamilton” is at the White House for an unusual performance of […]

Jazz Singer Ernestine Anderson. (Wikimedia commons) SEATTLE (AP) — Ernestine Anderson, the internationally celebrated jazz vocalist who earned four Grammy nominations during a six-decade career, has died. She was 87. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office said Sunday that it received a report that Anderson died of natural causes Thursday at a nursing home in […]

In this Feb. 12, 2012, file photo, Christian McBride, of the Christian McBride Big Band, poses backstage with the award for best large jazz ensemble for “The Good Feeling” at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The Newport Festivals Foundation announced Thursday, March 10, 2016, that McBride has been named artistic director of […]

John Edgar Wideman NEW YORK (AP) — When John Edgar Wideman learned he had been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, his response was to welcome the news and to think about what it means. “Yes, it’s great for me, but how does this recognition function in a larger society, how does […]

Cassie Ventura and Terrence J star in ‘The Perfect Match’ ’ (Courtesy photo) In “The Perfect Match” confirmed bachelor Charlie Mack (Terrence J) is always up-front with women about his dating philosophy, simply, “I don’t do relationships.” The shameless playboy’s almost 30, and his womanizing ways have become an embarrassment to his family and friends. […]

Archie the Messenger is one of the many poets keeping the Baltimore poetry scene thriving. (Courtesy photo) Baltimore, Maryland.  When I tell people I live close to the city, I get a number of responses. Of course there’s a “The Wire” reference, but there is also curiosity and indifference. Baltimore is known as Bodymore, Murderland […]

FILE – In this March 29, 2001, file photo, Sir George Martin, the Beatles producer, makes an appearance during “An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson” concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Stephan Chernin, File) George Martin, the Beatles’ urbane producer who quietly guided the band’s swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act […]