James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — died on Sept. 9 in his New York home. He was 93.
In true Lawrence style, he remarked on the chatter about his supposed stroke, followed by him spritely side-leaping across the stage, and then he said, “Does that look like I had a stroke?” From there, he uproariously enthralled the audience.
La Faye Baker is an iconic stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and producer. She is also a humanitarian whose charitable endeavors focus on empowering women.
On Thursday, August 29, the Netflix Roma Theater hosted the Clips and Conversation event that took place ahead of the premiere of Lee Daniels’ newest movie The Deliverance
The achievements of pioneering rapper ODB are revealed in the “Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys.”
Actor Keith Powers was a welcome addition to the cast of the political thriller, “Emperor of Ocean Park.” Known for his roles as Ronnie DeVoe in “The New Edition Story” and Eric in “The Perfect Find,” in “Emperor” Powers plays a former athlete and current law student named Lionel Eldrige.
The second annual Remember My Name Ball hosted by Debbie Allen and conceived with Jack Mizrahi and playwright Jordan E. Cooper manifested on August 16, at the Rhimes Performing Arts Center in South L.A. Patrons witnessed legends and emerging icons of Ballroom culture deliver dynamic artistry on the runway through dance and rhythmic movement with Black bodies that were opulently adorned.
He continued, “I enjoy working with them so much, and Fin is such a fun character. He’s got so much going on in his head, and he has to deal with Paige and Edwin at the same time as he’s dealing with himself. He’s got the craziest parental dynamic ever.”
“The aspect of building a house is building a home for kids and queer people who would consider themselves misfits,” said Mizrahi. “They surrounded themselves together and they built a social network, and that became a house.”
The great classical soprano Abiodun “Abi” Koya, known as the Lion Queen of Nigeria, has enriched America with her presence.
‘Swinging for a Cause’ Charity Golf Classic, sponsored by Brotherhood Crusade, was sold-out thanks to the support of “phenomenal partners,” said Charisse Bremond Weaver, president/CEO of the social services organization.
“The Just and The Blind,” the acclaimed work by spoken-word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, came to The Ford in the Hollywood Hills on August 2. Roughly 500 concert-goers braved Friday rush hour for an evening of poetry, music, movement, and film projections that explored themes of racial profiling, sentencing, and the prison-industrial complex from the perspective of fathers of Black and Brown children.
“Johnson” is loosely based on LaRay’s true-life friend group made up of Black men. He said he has enjoyed the process of fictionalizing real-life people, and real-life situations, and then turning it into entertainment.
Performing artist and content creator Jillian Reeves loves working as an actress, but she also enjoys being a writer, producer, and director of her own independent projects.
“No” is one of the first 10 words that a baby learns. Unfortunately, it is also a word most actors become accustomed to hearing, too. But Betty Gabriel is an actress who rose to stardom for hauntingly saying the word over and over and over again in the award-winning Jordan Peele feature “Get Out.” Prior to “Get Out,” Gabriel had roles in the action-horror film “The Purge: Election Year” and the Amazon television drama series “Good Girls Revolt.” Since then, Gabriel has had a recurring role in the HBO sci-fi drama series “Westworld” and has starred in the wildly popular