By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer One of the most beloved romantic movie franchises is at long last getting a third installment. Only this time, the […]
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Former inmate finds solace in performing Beethoven opera
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Michael (Blakk Sun) Powell learned how to sing opera, not at a music conservatory, but at the […]
Lula Washington receives Mellon Foundation grant
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — When Lula and Erwin Washington got word in December that they had been awarded a $970,000 grant from […]
Cicely Tyson remembered as iconic performer
Colleagues, fans praise actress who died at age 96 By Juliet Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer An outpouring of love, admiration and respect continued to pour […]
Actress discovers she really is an African princess
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Several years ago, actress Sarah Culberson was shocked to discover that she was an African princess. Raised […]
Magic of Christmas rocks small town in new romance
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Kelly Benson has spent the last five years in Chicago, hiding from her childhood crush, Gabe, who brought […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Choice quotes from favorite celebrity chats in 2020
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer A look back at Tasty Clips’ numerous celebrity interviews conducted during 2020 has reaped several exclusive quotes never before presented. […]
Author pushes her readers to operate on new level
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Reboot: Operate on a Whole New Level,” by Michelle Harris Collins, is a new self-help book that offers […]
Emergency grants proposed for Hollywood Theatre Row
By Juliet Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer HOLLYWOOD — City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell has proposed a COVID-19 emergency grant program for theater businesses in District 13, […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Davis, Boseman shine in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer The long gestating film version of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is at last […]