CHICAGO CRUSADER — “The Barber of Seville” (Barber) is an opera that was composed in 1816 by Gioachino Rossini, but the storyline could just as well...
ROLLINGOUT — Superstar comedic actor Kevin Hart has finally broken his silence about the horrific car crash in suburban Los Angeles that nearly claimed his life....
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The sounds of New Orleans jazz played as the smell of fried fish and chicken filled the air for locals...
THE AFRO — Twenty years ago Jason Moran’s jazz trio, The Bandwagon wowed audiences with their unique sound and artistic mash-ups, and for eight years the Kennedy...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — World-renowned musician C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band make their Beverly Arts Center debut at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at 2407...
CHIGACO DEFENDER — EMMY® Award-winning comedian, actress and writer Wanda Sykes will host the 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing...
THE AFRO — Women in the Room Productions announced its premiere schedule for “Pushout: The Criminalization Of Black Girls in Schools", Friday. The documentary aims to feature...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — A conversation on the importance of including people of color on creative teams in the film an television industries was held Oct. 5 as...
ROLLINGOUT — Zoe Kravitz has been cast in The Batman movie beating out a short list that included Zazie Beetz, Eiza Gonzalez and Alicia Vikander. The 30-year-old...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Hebru Brantley is known for his narrative art work, with a nod to reclaiming history. The local artist has created exhibitions for local...
FLORIDA COURIER — Oprah Winfrey Network’s primetime drama series “Ambitions” from Hollywood producer Will Packer returns for its midseason premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 10 p.m. The series is...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The National Basketball Association (NBA) and William Hill, one of America’s leading sports book operators, announced a new partnership that will make William...
ROLLINGOUT — Performing for a sold-out show at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Minnesota on Friday night, Oct. 4, 2019, R&B legend Brian McKnight kept...
THE AFRO — Modern audiences are all too familiar with topics regarding racial inequities, widespread gentrification, car service regulations, senseless violence, PTSD and unhealthy relationships with...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Currently playing its first return to the stage since its celebrated Chicago premiere, Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) presents The Brothers Size by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney (Academy Award Moonlight,...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The two-part season finale of the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar saw Micah West, played by Actor Nicholas L....
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The festival celebrated its illustrious artists while also highlighting the up-and-coming. Rap artist, Dom Kennedy, has been making waves on the west coast...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Shocked and saddened by what she was hearing in her classrooms when she worked as a substitute teacher a few years ago, freedom...
THE AFRO — ’s not very often that by the end of a play, there are empty theatre seats, audience members out of place and no...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals (LAULYP) welcomes young entertainment executives, marketing gurus, and bloggers to The Future of the Industry Entertainment...
THE AFRO — The live performance review and GoGo honorarium, “The First Ladies of GoGo,” took place Sept. 19 on the rooftop of Eaton Hotel in...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Back by popular demand, STOMP, the international percussion sensation, will take over Paramount Theatre for a three-night, five-show smack down, Friday-Sunday, April 10-12,...
THE AFRO — The Soul Reset series was created to address the stigma of depression, suicide, burnout, and grief as it relates to personal and professional roles....
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Gary native Nik Evans is an “art head!” Anything artistic whether music, visual arts, dance or creative arts, she is drawn to it! She...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Pigment International, the Black Art Collective is partnering with the DuSable Museum of African American History, a Smithsonian affiliate, on the international launch...