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ABOVE PHOTO:  Katt Williams Interview with Kam Williams Legendary stand-up comedian, actor and rapper Katt Williams has enjoyed an impressive career seeded with thousands of stage shows in sold-out arenas, a laundry list of starring roles on the small screen and memorable performances in major box office hits. The film “Father Figures” marks the eagerly-anticipated…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cary Lamb Jr. By Kharisma McIlwaine Percussionists can create sounds using any and everything available. And that’s exactly what performers have been doing in the physical theater production of “Stomp” since its inception in Brighton, UK in 1991. Over the past 20 plus years, “Stomp” has played to sell out crowds all over…

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Mercury News Bay Area hip-hop star Pam Warren, who was better known as Pam the Funkstress, has reportedly died at the age of 51 from organ failure. Warren was an influential DJ who spun for Prince and was a longtime member of The Coup, the politically charged East Bay hip-hop duo also featuring Boots Riley….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left to right Adrianna Hicks, Carla R. Stewart, SUN writer Kharisma McIlwaine and Carrie Compere. (Photo courtesy: Kharisma McIlwaine)   By Kharisma McIlwaine What’s better than a midday lunch break? A midday lunch break spent with some of the dynamic ladies that make up the cast of “The Color Purple”’s North American…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  William ‘Mr. C’ Carney By Steve Bryant Last Wednesday,  (Dec. 14,) the Philadelphia jazz community lost one of its stalwarts when drummer, bandleader, producer, and cultural activist William “Mr. C” Carney passed away at the age of 92.  For more than half a century, “Mr. C” has served as a practitioner, historian, and…

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Diddy, Steph Curry and Colin Kaepernick expressed interest in buying the team associated press CHARLOTTE, N.C.  — The stunning news of the rare opportunity to purchase an NFL team has quickly garnered the attention of sports figures, business investors and politicians alike. Amid reports of sexual and racial remarks made by Carolina Panthers owner and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ta-Nehisi Coates associated press NEW YORK — Ta-Nehisi Coates has had enough. The influential author and journalist has deleted his widely followed Twitter account, writing “peace, y’all. I’m out.” Coates had had a contentious exchange with Cornel West, author of “Race Matters.” West had recently called Coates’ views on race simplistic and defeatist….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Anita Hill speaks at a discussion about sexual harassment and how to create lasting change from the scandal roiling Hollywood at United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hollywood executives and other major players in entertainment have established a commission to be chaired by Hill that intends to combat sexual misconduct and gender…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ayesha Curry shown with host Anthony “Spice” Adams.   shadow and act After only one episode, ABC has pulled the Ayesha Curry-fronted “ Great American Baking Show” after sexual misconduct allegations against one of the show’s judges, Johnny Iuzzini. “In light of allegations that recently came to our attention, ABC has ended its…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tavis Smiley appears at the 33rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles. PBS says it has suspended distribution of Smiley’s talk show after an independent investigation uncovered “multiple, credible allegations” of misconduct by its host. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)   By Mark Kennedy associated press NEW YORK — Tavis Smiley…

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