Entertainment

The request to cancel Kid Rock’s concerts came from the National Action Network’s Detroit chapter, which plans a protest next week. DETROIT (AP) — The choice of Kid Rock as the opening act for a new sports arena in mostly black Detroit has injected the musician into the national debate over race and culture because…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine  Owen Brown, known to many as “Fiidla”, is widely recognized as a virtuoso. The vocalist, violinist, multi-instrumentalist and vocal coach to the stars, has spent his career carving a lane that is truly his own. Brown, who recently rebranded himself as Owen Valentine, did so with great intention. The name ‘Owen Valentine’…

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By Hayden Wright, radio.com Flavor Flav has filed suit against Chuck D and Public Enemy’s various business partners for cutting him out of group choices, discussions and profits. Flav (born William J. Drayton) lists Chuck and seven other defendants in the suit, for an amount that will be determined at trial. “Despite Drayton’s position in…

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By Jake Coyle associated press NEW YORK –FBI battles with the White House. Revelatory government leaks on the front page. Soldiers haunted by unwinnable wars. Courtroom clashes over civil rights. Movies take years to make, but many of this fall’s films may feel almost preternaturally programmed for the President Trump era. Some have been in…

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The After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP) Directory contains more than 1,200 listings for out-of-school time recreation and enrichment opportunities for youth in Philadelphia.   Recently, the City launched the website for its Out-of-School-Time Initiative (OST), ost.phila.gov. The OST initiative, which launched in February, created a shared and coordinated approach to OST programming among the City,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Kevin Hart (Helga Esteb/shuterstock) associated press HOUSTON–Stars including Kevin Hart, Katy Perry and country singer Chris Young are lining up to help raise money for flood relief efforts in Houston. Hart has pledged $25,000 to victims of Hurricane Harvey. In an Instagram video posted Sunday, Hart said he was starting a celebrity challenge…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Actress Pam Grier is still going strong in an almost 50 year movie and television career. In an interview with The Associated Press last week, she discussed some of the changes in Hollywood and the return of the female action movie star. “I don’t know why people were surprised at the success of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nnamdi Asomugha, as Carl “CK” King in “Crown Heights” By Kharisma McIlwaine On April 10, 1980, in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Colin Warner’s life was changed forever. Eighteen-year-old Warner was wrongfully accused of killing 16-year-old Mario Hamilton. Warner — who was not present at the scene of the crime…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Miss Black America 2017-18, Brittany Lewis. (Photo: Solomon Williams)   Brittany Lewis is the 49th National Miss Black America. She joined the ranks of Oprah Winfrey, Toni Braxton, Bernadette Stanis, Nicole Hibbert and other past contestants at Venice Island Theatre, Sat, August 26th, 2017. Lewis is a 27-year-old native of Atlantic City, New Jersey….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Both Historic Philadelphia, Inc. and Independence National Historical Park will offer fun programming for Labor Day weekend.   (J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia)   A long weekend full of music, fireworks, outdoor happenings and more from September 1-4, 2017   visitphilly.com Philadelphia’s hosting a set of awesome happenings over Labor Day weekend. From Friday,…

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