Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO: Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman (Photos: Shutterstock) By Andrew Dalton ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — As an Emmy winner and Oscar nominee, Felicity Huffman has been known as one of Hollywood’s more versatile actresses, as well as one-half of one of its more famous acting couples with husband William H. Macy. While Lori…

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The latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Captain Marvel”, introduces us to the most powerful Avenger, ties up a few loose ends, and shows us that in some cases, a cat isn’t just a cat.  By Denise Clay  At the end of “Avengers: Infinity War”, S.H.I.E.L.D leader Nick Fury sent a text from a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Kenny and Faatimah Gamble Innovative health prevention practices to address life threatening diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, mental health and cancer will be the focal point of the discussion at the 22nd Annual Wellness Breakfast for Men hosted by Kenny and Faatimah Gamble. The event is…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Comedian Richard Pryor lets loose with a satire attack on gays at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 1977. The star-studded benefit was to counter the anti-homosexual campaign led by singer Anita Bryant and California Congressman John Briggs. Pryor, was one of the performers on the show called “A…

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ABOVE PHOTO: In this frame from video provided by CBS, R. Kelly talks during an interview with Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” broadcast Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The R&B singer gave his first interview since being charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Kelly has…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Nathaniel Taylor as Rollo Larson in season 5 of “Sanford and Son.” (Photo: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank; © NBC Universal, Inc.) By Martha Irvine ASSOCIATED PRESS Nathaniel Taylor, the actor best known as Rollo Lawson, the street-smart best friend of the son on the 1970s sitcom “Sanford and Son,” has died. Taylor died Wednesday…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey’s Revelations.  (Photo by Pierre Wachholder_2015.) By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie “Making dances is an act of progress; it is an act of growth, an act of music, an act of teaching, an act of celebration, an act of joy.”   When artistic dance and sheer artistry…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Jerod Haynes and the cast of NBC’s “The Village” By Kharisma McIlwaine  A sense of nostalgia often accompanies the days when neighborhoods were worlds of their own. Executive producer and writer Mike Daniels, executive producer Jessica Rhoades and executive producer and director Minkie Spiro bring that nostalgia to the forefront of our minds…

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By Lindsey Bahr associated press LOS ANGELES — “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” topped the North American box office for a second week, but close on its tail was Tyler Perry’s final installment of the “Madea” franchise. Driven by a largely female audience, “A Madea Family Funeral” had a better-than-expected debut. The…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Singer Grace Jones wears a creation as part of the Tommy Now ready to wear Fall-Winter 2019-2020 collection, that was presented in Paris, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) By Thomas Adamson associated press PARIS — A one-off itinerant extravaganza courtesy of American designer Tommy Hilfiger’s “buy-now” collaboration with actress-singer Zendaya gave Paris…

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