By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forest Whitaker has filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years, Keisha Nash-Whitaker. The 57-year-old “Black Panther” actor cites irreconcilable differences in the divorce filing Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The brief document says the exact value of the couple’s assets and debts are […]
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AfroPop Producer On Bringing the African Diaspora to the Living Room
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Seeing the need for more programming that reflected the fullness of the Black diasporic experience, filmmaker Duana Butler and Co-Executive Producer Leslie Fields-Cruz, decided to do something about it. They created the series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, a unique program which combines travel and cultural exchange with […]
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Hughley Brings “The Funny” To IMPROV
By M.P. Stone, Contributing Editor, Texas Metro News D.L. Hughley truly did “bring it” this past weekend at the Addison Improv and he brought four more of the funniest men on the planet with him. It was non-stop, wall to wall, head-shaking, hands in the air, gut-busting laughter in the house from the moment the […]
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Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe Marks 60 Years By Looking Back At Its Founder
By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was March 1958 when an African-American dancer named Alvin Ailey, then making his living on the Broadway stage, gathered up a group of fellow dancers and presented a one-night show of his own works. In the audience at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan was […]
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Best Films of 2018
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic In 2018, the stories told, talent on view, compelling characters, emotions expressed and genres stretched were just amazing. It was more than enough to make viewers track films from the theaters to streaming services. Or vice versa. Best Films of 2018. Check out the year in movies. […]
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‘A Wonder in My Soul’ Chronicles Baltimore’s Black Community
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com “A Wonder in My Soul,” a dramatic musical currently at Baltimore Center Stage until Dec. 23, features a small talented cast that delivers powerful performances across the board. But, the play written by Marcus Gardley and directed by Daniel Bryant hits home in our city because it was specifically crafted […]
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Actress and Director Penny Marshall Dies at Age 75
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Penny Marshall, who starred in “Laverne & Shirley” before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. Marshall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall died in her Los Angeles home on Monday due to complications from diabetes. “Our family is heartbroken,” […]
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‘Fresh Prince’ Star Sues Maker of Video Games Over His Dance
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators of Fortnite and NBA 2K for using his famous dance on the popular video games. In separate lawsuits filed Monday in federal court, Ribeiro alleges that Fortnite-maker Epic Games and 2K Sports-creator Take-Two Interactive used […]
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Toni Braxton Is In the Holiday Spirit with Lifetime Movie
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Toni Braxton has been nominated for Grammys again for her latest album, but these days the singer is also focusing on acting — and flexing her producing muscles. “I find that I really love everything about film and film-making,” the multiplatinum-singer said in a recent interview. […]
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AFRO Exclusive Interview: New Film, ‘Coins For Christmas’, Gives the Gift of Laughs and Lessons
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C., mgreen@afro.com Despite the religious history behind the celebration of Christmas, the holiday season’s message has been transformed to one of spending and gift-giving. TV One’s “Coins for Christmas,” however, flips the script: The main characters are strapped for cash during the holidays and end up giving and receiving gifts that […]
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In ‘Beale Street,’ A Radiant Portrait of Young Black Love
By Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer Barry Jenkins years ago went on Etsy to have a James Baldwin quote embroidered onto his leather phone case. The line so resonated with the filmmaker that it’s also spoken in Spanish by a character in his short film “Chlorophyl.” Jenkins no longer has the case but when the Baldwin […]
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Nancy Wilson, Grammy Winning Jazz Singer, Dies at 81
By ANDREW DALTON and HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning “song stylist” and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, has died. Wilson, who retired from touring in 2011, died after a long illness at her home in Pioneertown, a California desert community near Joshua Tree […]