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Relax, Relate, Release Because Debbie Allen Is Directing A Different World for 'Zoom Where It Happens' [Updated]
The theme song for the beloved HBCU-based series A Different World notes that “it’s a different world than where you come from!” That lyric couldn’t be truer than in 2020, where our “different world” consists of virtual events in lieu of in-person events. On Sunday, it was announced that the next installment of the popular…
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The Tragic Tale of TV’s 1st Black Stars Is Being Retold for the #OscarsSoWhite Era
Imagine a show so popular that when it’s on, even movie theaters stop films midreel and broadcast it so that audiences won’t stay home. For decades in the first half of the 20th century, that is exactly what The Amos ’n Andy Show was. During the heyday of radio, it was America’s most-listened-to program. Set in Harlem,…