By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deon Taylor doesn’t take no for an answer when it comes to filmmaking. And it’s a word he hears all the time. When no one wanted to make his first film, he made it himself and even persuaded Rutger Hauer to be in it. When […]
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Kanye West says Kim Kardashian’s Sexy Attire Affects His ‘Soul’
By AFRO Staff Kanye West recently flipped the script on wife Kim Kardashian, expressing disapproval of her sexy style. On the Oct. 13 episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” the couple argued about the dress Kardashian intended to wear to the Met Gala the next day. The corset and Thierry Muggler dress, which took […]
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Baltimore Film Debut: Meet Ms. Renaissance
By Jessica Dortch, AFRO Staff, jdortch@afro.com Meet Ms. Renaissance: she’s ambitious, she’s driven, but “to find her dream career, she just might have to try them all.” On Oct. 19, catch the pilot episode of Ambre Anderson’s Baltimore debut of “Ms. Renaissance” at the Motor House on North Avenue. But behind the scenes, the AFRO spoke with […]
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Radio Golf at Everyman Theatre
By Special to the AFRO It’s never the wrong time to do the right thing. This October, Everyman Theatre’s next show is Radio Golf, the final play in renowned playwright August Wilson’s 10-play opus, ‘The American Century Cycle.’ Radio Golf brings the “crackle of a comedy with old-fashioned melodrama,” according to The New York Times, […]
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Theatre Review: Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Once audiences at Studio’s Doubt: A Parable can get past the strong, and at times, seemingly exaggerated accents, and loud noises from outside the theatre, they’re transported from present day Washington, D.C. to 1964 Bronx, N.Y. at St. Nicholas Church and School. With a show that has already received rave […]
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Who’s Hurting Black Girls in School?
By AFRO Staff Women in the Room Productions announced its premiere schedule for “Pushout: The Criminalization Of Black Girls in Schools, Friday.” The documentary aims to feature “a close look at the educational, judicial and societal disparities facing Black Girls,” the film’s website says. “Inspired by the groundbreaking book of the same name by renowned […]
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Festival to Highlight Black ‘Films with a Purpose’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On Saturday, October 12, at Los Angeles Center Studios in California, and in conjunction with its anniversary, the nonprofit Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) will present its inaugural Faith-based Inspirational Film Festival. The 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. event at Los Angeles Center Studios in […]
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ESSENCE Announces the Expansion of “Girls United by ESSENCE”
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 11, 2019– ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women, celebrates the International Day of the Girl with the expansion of its empowering mentoring initiative, Girls United by ESSENCE. This exciting platform will represent the voice of the Gen Z population and inspire them to demolish glass ceilings […]
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OWN to Release New Holiday Movies
By AFRO Staff Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel of the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader, OWN launched on Jan. 1, 2011 the TV network is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and […]
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Harriet Tubman, A Maryland Story
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Ford’s ‘Fences’ Reminds Audiences of Hard Truths
By Micha Green, AFRO Washignton, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Are fences used to keep people in or keep other factors out? Audiences are left begging this question throughout the Ford’s Theatre production of Fences by August Wilson and directed by Timothy Douglas. In one of the most popular and widely known of Wilson’s 10 decades play cycle, the Ford’s […]
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Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Twenty years ago Jason Moran’s jazz trio, The Bandwagon wowed audiences with their unique sound and artistic mash-ups, and for eight years the Kennedy Center’s jazz programming has been under his tutelage. With such a seasoned career in jazz, Moran, 44, took a moment to reflect on his music, […]