By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer After some two decades in the making, the much-anticipated International African American Museum (with the empowering acronym IAAM) has opened […]
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No talks scheduled as Writers Guild strike continues
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Writers Guild of America strike has entered its ninth week with no end in sight. Thousands of union […]
Hollywood Walk of Fame announces class of 2023
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — Chadwick Boseman, Otis Redding, Michelle Yeoh, Eugene Levy, Gwen Stefani, Dr. Dre and Kerry Washington are among the luminaries chosen […]
THE Q&A: Former military officer becomes Hollywood whisperer
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer When Sgt. Major Keith L. Craig was working as an Army intelligence and logistics non-commissioned officer in 2012, he had no […]
BOOK CORNER: Author pens self-help guide to lead others to ‘happy’ place
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “28 Days to Happy,” by Leslie Pogue, is a new motivational book that will guide readers on a journey to […]
THE Q&A: Washington co-curates Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Kamasi Washington, the introspective tenor saxophonist causing tsunamis in the jazz world, has been playing his way toward stardom since […]
BILL VAUGHAN’s TASTY CLIPS: Mahalia, Magic, Latifah join 2023 Walk of Fame
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Mahalia Jackson, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Queen Latifah were announced as members of the class of 2023 for the Black Music & Entertainment Walk […]
BOOK CORNER: Apocalypse, artificial intelligence collide in new sci-fi adventure
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Following an apocalypse, Maria Ramos finds herself and six other people on a mysterious planet. The humans soon learn that […]
THE Q&A: Director Patricia McGregor returns to ‘The Mountaintop’
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer The life and times of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been well-documented over the years, including his time […]
‘King Pleasure’ exhibit honors artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat reveled in doing it his way. He made a name for himself by essentially […]