Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO: Actor-comedian Kenan Thompson will host the 74th Emmy® Awards scheduled for Monday, Sept. 12. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP File) By Lynn Elber ASSOCIATED PRESS  LOS ANGELES — Are you ready for some football? Fine, but the return of the NFL is why the 2022 Emmy Awards have been drop-kicked from their usual Sunday…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Viola Davis in “The Woman King.”  (Sony Pictures via AP) By Jake Coyle ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK — Gina Prince-Bythewood didn’t get very far into reading the script for “The Woman King,” a historical epic about a real West African army of female warriors, before she knew she wanted to direct it. “Literally…

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The region is filled with activities and places to explore as the season changes from summer to fall. ABOVE PHOTO: Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest & Spruce Street Harbor Park  — Photo courtesy Blue Cross RiverRink visitphilly.com Fall is a season of transition. Temperatures drop, leaves change and the days grow shorter. The one constant? Awesome…

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This special production will also benefit the Universal Family of Schools to help students and scholars in underrepresented areas of Philadelphia achieve their career and academic aspirations.  ABOVE PHOTO: The Jacksons (Photo courtesy: The Jacksons) By Afea Tucker Music legends The Jacksons — Marlon, Tito, and Jackie, to be exact — will take over the state-of-the-art…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The Camp Jill Scott group enjoy the Franklin Institute’s “PECO Power Day” electricity exhibit. (Photos by Afea Tucker) By Afea Tucker  Camp Jill Scott is a free day camp powered by the Blues Babes Foundation and was created to provide fun outdoor experiences for young scholars who reside in North Philadelphia. Aisha Winfield…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Writer/director Adamma Ebo and producer Adanne Ebo on the set of their film HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL., a Focus Features release. (Credit: Steve Swisher / © 2021 Pinky Promise LLC) By Kharisma McIlwaine The church has been a staple in the Black community for centuries, and church attendance is a long-held…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Monnette Sudler (Photo by Michael Donnella) Philadelphia and the jazz community is mourning the loss of legendary musician/composer/singer Monnette Sudler, who died last Sunday of cancer. She was 70. According to WRTI.org, Sudler built her reputation on her ‘brisk and super-articulate style’ on the guitar during the 1970s.  The SUN extends condolences to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Edward Buckles, Jr. poses for a portrait underneath the Claiborne Ave. overpass in New Orleans Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Chansey Augustine) By Drew Costley associated press Edward Buckles, Jr. was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and completely upended his life. Buckles and his family moved from New Orleans to Lafayette,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Kathy Sledge  (Photo credit: Kathy Sledge) By Afea Tucker Sister Sledge’s Kathy Sledge will perform at the Rivers Casino on Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia on September 2 as part of her “We Are Family” tour. “There’s no other place I’d rather kick this off than in Philadelphia — this is my hometown,”  Sledge…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine According to their website, Crossroads Treatment Centers serve more than 26,500 patients monthly through 120 national treatment centers and a network of 170 medical providers in Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. They are one of the nation’s leading providers of medication-assisted, outpatient treatment…

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