‘Silver & Gold’ Returns to JARO: Review of Caper 7
The Alonge Hawes created series finally returns with one of its most poignant and tragic installments.
Review: Alonge Hawes Returns With Ambitious Series ‘Silver & Gold’
While speaking with Chris Hadley of Snobby Robot, Alonge Hawes described his newest scripted project as an ode to the anime series he used to watch in his youth, especially classic shows such as Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, and Outlaw Star. As a fellow anime lover and someone who is in roughly the same age range, […]
Reggie Williams: On the Continuum of Resilience and Social Justice Innovation
If there is a “resilience continuum” measuring from low-to-high a person’s ability to recover quickly after a setback, former National Football League player Reggie Williams would be off the scale. In his award-winning memoir, Resilient by Nature: Reflections from a Life of Winning On and Off the Football Field (Post Hill Press), the Flint, Michigan […]
‘A reset button’ — Black theater leaders push for change
NEW YORK (AP) — What’s better than a powerful voice from the Black theater community singing about change? How about 13 such voices? Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter and Audra McDonald and other founding members of Black Theatre United have recorded the song and video “Stand for Change,” with all proceeds donated to social justice efforts. […]
Curry, WNBA players receive Jackie Robinson award from NAACP
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s tireless work off the basketball court campaigning for social justice, supporting women’s causes and even interviewing Dr. Anthony Fauci about the coronavirus pandemic is drawing acclaim from civil rights leaders. The NAACP has given him its Jackie Robinson Sports Award. And, for the first time, […]
After top Grammy win, singer H.E.R. is heading to the Oscars
NEW YORK (AP) — A night after winning the top Grammy Award for songwriting, R&B singer H.E.R. and her collaborators Tiara Thomas and D’Mile have become Oscar-nominated songwriters. H.E.R.’s protest anthem “I Can’t Breathe” won song of the year at Sunday’s Grammys, and another soulful song with poignant lyrics by the singer — “Fight for […]
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. The actor-comedian will be presented the award by his longtime friend and “Coming 2 America” co-star Arsenio […]
Meet Jesse Collins, TV’s most requested producer
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t “You get a car!” but Oprah Winfrey gave TV executive Jesse Collins something equally, if not even more, cool: “You get to produce the Oscars!” Emmy-nominated Collins has had success over the years with the BET Awards, the Grammy Awards and various TV specials, and now he’s bringing his […]
George Floyd kin joins protest anthem album project
NEW YORK (AP) — Before a late night rehearsal in December, Terrence Floyd couldn’t remember the last time he squatted on a drum throne, sticks in hand and ready to perform. Surely, he said, it had not happened since his brother, George Floyd, died at the hands of police in Minneapolis last May, sparking a […]
Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall ‘reaching for humanity’
NEW YORK (AP) — Most playwrights who dip their toes into musical theater for the first time go small. Not Katori Hall: Her first assignment was to capture the life of a musical giant — Tina Turner. “I’m not really scared of much, which is probably why I felt like ‘Oh yeah, I’ll try this. […]