He continued, “In the Yoruba tradition, Ogun, Oshoosi, and Elegba come to you together. They are three warriors, and in this story of these three men named after these three ancestors – they’ll always be connected.”
He played the fictional character “J.T.” in “The Five Heartbeats,” Motown great “Eddie Ruffin” in “The Temptations,” and the titular character in “Little Richard,” which is based on the life of the “architect of rock and roll,” Little Richard.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in collaboration with Warner Music Nashville released an expanded version of the box set “From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music.”
Alicia Olatuja said that throughout the process of creating the new album it was important for the pair to discuss who they had become and their journey getting there. “That found its way into the creation of the music,” she said.
Now, as a co-chair of the CBW, Sams believes there are still some unresolved issues in the aftermath of the 2023 agreement that directly affect the earnings potential of Black writers.
Recently, the ArtCenter College of Design presented the “Kwame Brathwaite: Things Well Worth Waiting For” exhibition. The event celebrated the prolific photography of Kwame Brathwaite.
McCaskill described “A Strange Loop” as a “very meta-musical.” A meta-musical is theatrical commentary about stagecraft. “It’s about a Disney usher whose name is “Usher,” and he’s writing a musical about an usher writing a musical,” commented McCaskill.
Eventually, Christon would masterfully coin himself a “celebrity wealth expert,” which would merge his educational background with his show business pursuits.
White, who also stars in the BET drama series “The Black Hamptons,” said events like the I Love Myself Festival is a safe space where Black people can come together and not feel isolated when it comes to navigating their psychological well-being.
“Unseen Innocence” is a documentary seeking to shed light on the tragic plight of Lionel “Ray Ray” Williams, a Black man who served time for the 1976 murder of actor Sal Mineo.
“I had a lot of mom guilt. I just had to realize to give him the life that I wanted him to have – I was going to have to make the sacrifice, and hopefully that sacrifice was not going to be detrimental to him,” said Hopkins.
Jasmine Guy starred as “Whitley Gilbert” in the late 1980s and early 1990s hit television sitcom “A Different World.” But she never won an Emmy for that iconic role. While on the red carpet for the 75th Emmy Awards in 2024, Guy told former “A Different World” costar Darryl M. Bell, with tears in her eyes as she hugged him, “This is our Emmy.”
Actress Jurnee Smollett stars in the coming-of-age film ‘We Grown Now.’
LaLette Littlejohn is a well-respected film and television makeup professional who has created cosmetic artistry for films like “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Marshall,” “Annie,” “Django Unchained,” “Dreamgirls,” “BAPS,” and “The Five Heartbeats.”