september
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Role Call: On Your Left! Anthony Mackie Will Star in Capitan America 4 and Apparently the Fourth Season of Dear White People is a Musical
Courtney B. Vance locks down two projects, a docuseries with Angela Bassett; co-stars in 61st Street with Aunjanue Ellis; Frankie Smith joins BET+’s Sacrifice
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Role Call: Chinonye Chukwu Highlights the Resilience of Mamie Till-Mobley in the Upcoming Film Till and Tupac, Biggie and Suge Knight’s Documentary Hits the Big Screen
Spotify taps Winston Duke to voice Bruce Wayne in Batman Unburied; Leslie Odom Jr. joins Universal's Exorcism; Marsai Martin hosts new financial literacy show
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Wanna Hear a Story…Based on Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred? Janicza Bravo to Direct Upcoming FX TV Show Pilot
The Zola director will also executive produce the pilot adaptation, with newcomer Mallori Johnson starring.
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PBS Announces Four-Part Muhammad Ali Documentary Set for September
For those of us who can’t get enough sports docs—personally, I would inject them directly into my veins if I could—another blessing is upon us. PBS has announced that Muhammad Ali, its latest collaborative effort with Emmy award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, is set to premiere in September. This is the latest collaboration between Burns and…
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Jay-Z's The Blueprint Inducted Into Library of Congress' National Recording Registry
‘Hov is cemented in history, y’all! The new National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress has dropped, and Jay-Z’s The Blueprint is on the acclaimed list! The rest of the 2018 class includes notables such as legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon’s “GO,” Sam and Dave’s 1967 single “Soul Man,” and Nina Simone’s 1964 single “Mississippi…
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A List of Things I’d Rather See Taylor Swift Cover Than Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘September’
1. An in-ground swimming pool with a weatherproof tarp. 2. Her mouth. 3. The ESPYs as a special correspondent for C-SPAN. 4. A chicken breast with a generous helping of Old Bay. 5. Her shoulders with a sweater if she was out somewhere and it got a bit colder than she expected it to be…
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Taylor Swift Just Disrespected Earth, Wind & Fire With Her Cover of ‘September’
If I were to make a list of all the things the world does not need right now, it would include Donald Trump as president of the United States, another nuclear war, self-driving cars, and a Taylor Swift cover of the Earth, Wind & Fire classic “September.” Because we have been living in our very…
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Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day!
I’m aghast that 19,000 people disliked this video on YouTube, which only proves one thing: Nineteen thousand people have crappy taste in music. On this day, I ask the simple question: Do you remember, the 21st night of September? Ba de ya de ya de ya. Ba de ya de ya de ya. Ba de…