By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Upon hearing the premise of this film, involving an 86-year-old Jewish Holocaust survivor and a 12-year-old Senegalese immigrant, you might think you’re in for 94 minutes of sentimental drama. In some ways, maybe so. In others not. But out of an abundance of caution, keep a box […]
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Black People’s “Soul” Slang Classified
Black youth gain pleasure from “mixing” incongruent words into Slang and Rap for messages and for play. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Dr. Joseph A. Bailey II, MD, FACS via NNPA Today’s Black Slang is like a kaleidoscope whose various overlapping colors/types can serve many purposes. Type I Slang shows one belongs to the fellow […]
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Wearable devices help detect potential coronavirus infections
The wearable devices will be low cost tools that help track the spread of COVID-19. (Kārlis Dambrāns via Flickr) By Caitlin Yilek Zenger News A watch and ring are giving the military advance warning of potential coronavirus infections. The wearable devices from Garmin and Oura, with the help of an algorithm from Philips Healthcare, are […]
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Netflix Raising U.S. Streaming Prices Amid Booming Growth
Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices by 8% to 13% as its video streaming service rides a wave of rising popularity spurred by government-imposed lockdowns that corralled people at home during the fight against the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) By Michael Liedtke Associated Press Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices […]
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Tribute Paintings Honoring Two Icons Who Died of Cancer – Chadwick Boseman and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Baltimore Artist Will Brown (to be Auctioned for the American Cancer Society) WHEN: Auction opens Wednesday, November 3, 12noon and closes Saturday, November 7, 2020, 9 p.m. Go to: https://tasteforlife.org/auction WHAT: A silent auction, which is part of the virtual 21st Annual Taste For Life of the American Cancer Society, will feature original paintings by Baltimore artist Will […]
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Maryland Actress Stars in The Walking Dead Spinoff
Actress Aliyah Royale, star of The Walking Dead: World Beyond. (Courtesy Aliyah Royale) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Though LA-based actress Aliyah Royale left Maryland when she was very young, she reveals she has gone back and forth to and from the area, “all my life.” The reason for her many trips was […]
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Nia DaCosta to Become First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Film, ‘Captain Marvel 2’
Nia DaCosta attends the 11th Annual AAFCA Awards at the Taglyan Complex on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark Von Holden /Invision/AP) (BlackNews.com) — Nia DaCosta will be the new director of the sequel to “Captain Marvel, ” aking her the first Black woman to ever direct a Marvel Studios movie. […]
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Spell Film Review
Omari Hardwick and Loretta Devine in Spell By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Omari Hardwick’s and Loretta Devine’s performances elevate this horror/suspense/thriller in ways the script may never have imagined. Devine, especially, steals scenes and makes her venomously evil character devilish beyond redemption. Think back to the 1990 film Misery, which was based […]
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Happening at the Lewis: Upcoming Online Programs
Short Kutz: Homecoming 2020 Thursday, November 5 7 – 9 P.M. EST Cost: Members $10; Non-members $15 Join us for this virtual celebration of HBCU homecomings and the memories, lessons, and adventures found at these “family” reunions. Nine storytellers will share with you — LIVE — unforgettable, curated, true-to-life narratives. If you’re homesick for your […]
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Oprah Winfrey To Host Virtual Town Halls in Key States To Encourage, Inspire and Support Voters Ahead of Election
Oprah Winfrey To Host Virtual Town Halls in Key States To Encourage, Inspire and Support Voters Ahead of Election Events Are Free and Open to the Public on Zoom Los Angeles – Oprah Winfrey announced today plans to host virtual town halls in key states as part of OWN’s OWN YOUR VOTE nonpartisan get-out-the-vote initiative, […]
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LIFEWTR Debuts Digital Time Capsule, “Black Art Rising,” to Immortalize the Legacy of Black Protest Art
Through the Black Art Rising Fund, LIFEWTR said it’s committing $50,000 to increase the number of diverse voices speaking their truth through art. (Image courtesy NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia LIFEWTR, a premium water brand with a history of amplifying social progress through art, has launched Black Art Rising, […]
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PRESS ROOM: BHERC Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 26th
(Image courtesy NNPA) Over 140 films selected from over 1500 entries from the US and twenty countries around the world will stream online this year due to the COVID – 19 Pandemic. (Hollywood, CA) via NNPA – The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) announces the selection of 140 films and filmmakers for the […]
