Entertainment
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Gina Torres talks playing Gertrude in ‘Hamlet’ at Mark Taper Forum: The Q&A
LOS ANGELES — Gina Torres is one of those actresses who always leaves an impression with each role. During her…
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Comedy writer Schur receives star on Walk of Fame
HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled May 21 honoring television comedy writer and producer…
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Smokey Robinson files $500 million countersuit after ‘serial rapist’ accusations
LOS ANGELES — Smokey Robinson has filed a countersuit against four former housekeepers who went to court earlier this month…
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Pieces of a Dream’s ‘We Got This’ reflects on 50 years of unity through music: BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS
“What’s the point of doing what we do if we can’t bring joy and unity to others?” asks Curtis Harmon,…
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‘Decolonizing Ukraine’: Untold stories of Crimea, resistance and the impact of Russia’s invasion: Book Corner
“Decolonizing Ukraine: Indigenous Peoples and Pathways to Freedom,” by Greta Uehling, presents a deeply human, ethnographic account of the war’s…
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Black feminist lens on Black college football players’ hidden struggles offered in new book
“Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football” by Tracie Canada, offers a Black feminist perspective on the…
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Leimert Park Jazz Festival event spotlights women in jazz with Regina Carter
LOS ANGELES — Women, and all that jazz. That’s the focus of the Leimert Park Jazz Festival presents Narratives &…
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Musical tribute to Ahmaud Arbery premieres at Wallis Theater
LOS ANGELES — On Feb. 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, decided to jog in Satilla Shores, a…
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Premieres shine at the 29th American Black Film Festival – BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS
The 29th annual American Black Film Festival is set for June 11-15 in Miami Beach, to be followed by an…
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Actress Kimberly Scott on playing Anne Marie in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ and its timeless themes
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer PASADENA — Kimberly Scott couldn’t imagine a life as anything other than an actor. The…
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