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By Sergio Mims shadowandact.com One of the most acclaimed Blu-Ray sets of last year, headlined several times on this blog, was Kino Lorber’s collection “The Pioneers of African-American Cinema.” The set, which was curated by historians Prof. Jacqueline Najuma Stewart of the University of Chicago and Charles Musser of Yale University, is a collection of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Rev. Joseph Williams, pastor of Mount Airy United Fellowship Church shows an example of John Mosley’s work.  (Photo Courtesy: Arlene Edmonds) By Arlene Edmonds Correspondent The Mount Airy United Fellowship Church uses its lower level fellowship hall as a small museum.  In the past, the church, located at 799 W. Johnson St. on…

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Edited by Veronica Chambers St. Martin’s Press Hardcover, $24.99 236 pages Book Review by Kam Williams “Michelle Obama is unlike any other First Lady in American History. From her first moment on the public stage, she has challenged traditional American notions about what it means to be beautiful, to be strong, to be fashion conscious,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Book illustrator  Kwame Alexander  read to a rapt audience of children.  (Photo: Robert Mendelsohn) By Arlene Edmonds Correspondent The African American Children’s Book Fair drew about 4,000 parents and children came to get their purchased books autographed by their favorite authors and/or illustrators; the so the energy was high at the Community College…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Oprah Winfrey  (Photo| HARPO PRODUCTIONS) shadowandact.com Oprah Winfrey is joining CBS’ long-running “60 Minutes” as a special contributor, the news magazine’s executive producer Jeff Fager recently announced. “There is only one Oprah Winfrey,” Fager said. “She has achieved excellence in everything she has touched. Her body of work is extraordinary, including thousands of…

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shadowandact.com BET’s new scripted drama series, “Rebel,” which tackles the unique and complicated relationship the Black community faces with police officers premieres March 28th at 9:00PM ET/PT. Directed by John Singleton, the series follows Rebel (Danielle Moné Truitt), a police officer who leaves the force after being under an intense internal affairs criminal investigation for…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Missy Elliott (Paul Smith / Featureflash/Shutterstock) shadowandact.com Missy Elliott has been working on a documentary which, according to the preview below she shared on social media, will be released this year – although no exact date given. She doesn’t say what exactly the documentary is about, although, from the preview, we can expect…

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ABOBE PHOTO: Faith Evans (Featureflash/Shutterstock) associated press LOS ANGELES — Faith Evans is releasing an album of duets with her late husband, The Notorious B.I.G., 20 years after his unsolved killing. Atco Records announced that the “The King & I” record will be released May 19, and will tell the story of the romance between…

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Keeping Up with Sheryl Lee Ralph! By Monica Peters Actress and philanthropist Sheryl Lee Ralph has been chatting with The SUN for about four months to give us a peek into a “day in the life of.” During our in depth interview, she talks candidly about everything from her stellar career (including hitting hard times…

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