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Actress/director Debbie Allen speaks Oct. 18 at the unveiling of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the late actress Juanita Moore. Moore, who died in 2013 at the age of 93, was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actress in 1960 for her role in ‘Imitation of Life.’
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Music icon Stevie Wonder is lending his name and support to the #SpeakYourVote movement by issuing an invitation to creatives to record their short video clips to express what voting means to them. The campaign hopes to inspire millions of young people to get registered, get informed and get to the polls.
Alex Morris, seated in background, plays the role of Doaker Charles in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ at A Noise Within in Pasadena through Nov. 10. In foregrouns is A. Kai Early.
Actor and television host Mario Loepz celebrates his 51st birthday Oct. 10 by receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lopez played A.C. Slater in ‘Saved by the Bell’ before becoming the host of entertainment shows ‘Extra’ and ‘Access Hollywood.’
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Actress Juanita Moore, who was nominated for an Academy Awards for her role as Black housekeeper Annie Johnson in the 1959 remake of ‘Imitation of Life,’ will be honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Oct. 18. Margaret Avery, Jayne Kennedy, Debbie Allen and film critic Leonard Maltin will speak at the ceremony.
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Blue on a Blue Palette,” by Lynne Thompson, is a beautiful work of poetry that reveals the plight of women, […]
Karla Redding Andrews, left, is joined by her mother, Zella Redding, Oct. 4 for the unveiling of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the late singer Otis Redding. Karla is the daughter of the late singer.
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By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Lights, Camera, Success,” by Sean Brasfield, is a thought-provoking book that challenges readers to redefine their understanding of true success […]
Comic legend George Wallace will be honored Oct. 15 at the Catalina Jazz Club at the annual charity fundraiser of the Angela & John Witherspoon Foundation for the Arts. The foundation’s mission is to help artists in their time of need.
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Green Day’s legendary rock opera, “American Idiot,” will reopen the iconic Mark Taper Forum, after its yearlong […]
