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ABOVE PHOTO:  Arian Foster and Terry Crews   By Jai Tiggett shadow and act.com Draft Day stars Kevin Costner as Sonny Weaver Jr., general manager of the Cleveland Browns, who is swept into a day of intense negotiations with team staff, players and even family on the day of the NFL draft. The cast, including…

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By Tambay A. Obenson shadow and act.com A nice infographic put together by the folks at New York Film Academy for which Shadow & Act was a source for data, titled: LOOKING AT BLACK INEQUALITY IN FILM: AN INFOGRAPHIC. As the blog piece states: In defining “Black Film,” we are referring to films in which…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  A scene from the Broadway play, A Raisin In The Sun.   Everyone should see it, but not on Broadway. Hear me out…   By Tanya Tatum ”A Raisin in the Sun” is an American classic, beautifully penned by playwright Lorraine Hansberry.  Originally staged in 1959, the story centers around the Younger family…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine Some families are blessed beyond measure when it comes to talent. Without a doubt, this can be said about the Wayans family.  I was first introduced to the Wayans (and Marlon in particular) on “In Living Color.” Years later, I shared countless laughs with my own brother watching Marlon and Shawn in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Pooch Hall, Djanai Hall, Jon Voight and Linda Hall at Djanai’s Angels’ “Special Needs Family Prom and Sweet 16, at Le Foyer Ballroom in North Hollywood, CA.   By Cherie Saunders  eurweb.com He may play the long lost, illegitimate black son in Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” returning July 13, but in real life, Pooch…

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eurweb.com 30 Rock” veteran Tracy Morgan is returning to primetime in a new comedy for FXX. According to Deadline, the network has given a straight-to-series order to the project from “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” creators Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton and Sunny writer Luvh Rakhe. This is a brand new concept unrelated…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tishuan Scott (r) and co-star Ashton Sanders in the Civil War era film, “The Retrival.”   Interview with Kam Williams Tishuan Scott was born on October 27, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia as an Oprah Scholar, where he matriculated towards earning his Bachelor of Arts in Drama…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sophie Okenado, Denzel Washington and Anika Noni Rose in a scene from “A Raisin In The Sun.”   By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow And Act.com Producers have set opening night for April 23, 2014 at the Barrymore Theatre for the 2014 Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” which is…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Colman Domingo   Colman Domingo is finding that you can go home again, as he returns to his native Philadelphia to perform for the first time since his Tony Award-nominated Broadway turn in the hit musical, “The Scottsboro Boys.”  Philadelphia Theatre Company concludes its 2013-2014 season with the Philadelphia premiere of “A Boy…

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eurweb.com Queen Latifah’s place in hip-hop is secured, thanks to a successful career in rap that has expanded into movies, her own production company and a hit daytime talk show. As she graces the cover of the new Jet magazine, Latifah provides a glimpse into her personal life as she opens up on a variety…

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