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TV Show Highlights King of 'Soul Train'
(The Root) — Centric TV’s latest documentary, Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer and Cultural Icon, looks back at the life and legacy of the late Soul Train host through his own eyes, with exclusive footage of Cornelius reflecting on his eventful life and game-changing career. The TV doc also features interviews with music legends Gladys Knight,…
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'The Soul Man': Cedric and Niecy's New Sitcom
(The Root) — TV Land is set to debut its first black original series, The Soul Man. Starring comedians Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash, The Soul Man is an uplifting and lighthearted sitcom about Boyce “The Voice” Ballentine (played by Cedric), a former R&B singer, who takes over his father’s St. Louis, Mo., church.…
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Step Afrika! Returns to Washington
Internationally renowned dance troupe Step Afrika! is back for their yearly Home Performance Series, featuring the world premiere of the group’s latest production, “Nxt/Step,” which premieres at Washington, D.C.’s Atlas Performing Arts Center on Thursday, June 21. Step Afrika!’s “Nxt/Step” will include a mashup of step performance and hip-hop with a multimedia flair. The…
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Remembering a True 'Family Man'
(The Root) — In time for Father’s Day, StoryCorps, a nonprofit dedicated to documenting and preserving the life stories of Americans through an extensive oral-history project, recently released its latest animated short, A Family Man, which uses Samuel Black’s uplifting tale of his hardworking father, John Black, who died in 2004. Black, with his wife,…
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2 Exhibits Explore Race and Youth Culture
The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, will host an opening reception for two photography exhibits that explore race and youth culture on Saturday, June 16, at MoCADA in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. The work of lensmen Malik Cumbo, Russell Frederick, Jahse,…
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DC Speaks Out on Stop and Frisk
“They [police] are just infringing on so many of people’s personal liberties that it’s insane … [One time] I was sitting in my sister’s car without the keys and the police came up and wanted to search the car. And when I asked them why, they were like, ‘This is a high-crime area.’ The thing…
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Going 'Beyond Ellis D': One All-Star's Story
Author Donnell Alexander unravels the life and legacy of the legendary Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis — whose all-star status in the major leagues made headlines for one very unorthodox reason — in the iBook Beyond Ellis D. Long before steroids hit the field, Dock Ellis gained notoriety for a June 1970 game against San…
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Ice-T Documents 'The Art of Rap'
Rapper and Law & Order:SVU star Ice-T goes back to his roots with his directorial debut in Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap, a Sundance recognized documentary on the birth of rap music and its rise to global fame. Featuring seminal artists from rap generations past and present, including Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy Kane,…
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Usher Finds New Self With Latest Album
R&B-pop sensation Usher returned to the airwaves earlier this year with the decidedly catchy “Climax.” After much anticipation, the singer’s seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself, releases tomorrow. A departure from his sixth album, Raymond vs. Raymond, this new release shows Usher cooling the heat for a tamer record with a subtle, sultry quality that…
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Author Talks 'Segregation' in New Book
In his latest book, Segregation: A Global History, author Carl H. Nightingale delves into the mysterious and elusive dynamics, as well as the many institutions, that motivated segregation throughout the centuries in some of the world’s largest cities, including London, Paris, Calcutta, San Francisco, New York and more. More than a history lesson, Nightingale highlights…
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