Entertainment

Summer: a time of fun, sun, and searching for summer programming for your children. Luckily, the City of Philadelphia offers plenty of free to low-cost summer camps and quality programming to enrich your child’s summer. The Citywide Out-of-School-Time Initiative presents the best ways to find City summer camps and youth programming from Philadelphia Parks &…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This image released by Netflix shows Beyonce in a scene from her documentary “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé.” (Parkwood Entertainment/Netflix via AP) By Danae Reid In 2013, Beyoncé changed the trajectory of the music industry when she bestowed on us her self-titled album sans promotion. She did it again in 2016 with “Lemonade,”…

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📷 John Singleton in Philadelphia/SUN files July 2017 NEW YORK (AP) — “Boyz N the Hood” director John Singleton suffered a stroke last week and remains hospitalized, according to his family. Additional details, including his condition, were not immediately available. In a statement released Saturday, Singleton’s family announced that the 51-year-old filmmaker was in ICU…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Jemele Hill  (Photo: Kathy Hutchins / shutterstock) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Jemele Hill has moved on, but not from speaking her mind. The former ESPN host, best known to the non-sports world for tweets about President Donald Trump that provoked the White House to unsuccessfully seek her firing, launches…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Aretha Franklin By Hillie Italie associated press NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin received an honorary Pulitzer Prize on Monday, as judges praised the Queen of Soul “for her indelible contribution to American music and culture.” Competitive Pulitzers were awarded to books about two other giants of American history: Frederick Douglass and Alain Locke….

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Documentary debuts during National Foster Care Month With one in eight American children suffering a confirmed case of neglect or abuse by age 18, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., a number that continues to grow each year. Drawing on unprecedented access, “Foster” explores the often-misunderstood world of…

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Nancy Newman, long-time executive vice president, announces retirement; Joan Roebuck-Carter, arts & culture development veteran, to join Mann leadership With the successful completion of its most recent capital campaign and $11 million of renovations now in place in the ready-to-open pavilion of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, executive vice president Nancy Newman assessed…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars as “Ruth” in FAST COLOR. By Kharisma McIlwaine  In recent years, we have seen a surge of content created by women of color starring women of color. The upcoming film, “Fast Color” is one of the newest additions to the list. The film, directed by Julia Hart, stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw…

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WDAS, home of Philadelphia’s Best R&B and Throwbacks, announced recently that Adimu Colon has been named as the new host of “The Quiet Storm,” effective immediately. “The Quiet Storm” broadcasts weekday nights from 7:00 p.m. to 12 a.m.   “The Quiet Storm” features contemporary R&B performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz influenced style from artists…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) By Don Babwin ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — An attorney for Jussie Smollett has written a letter warning that if Chicago follows through on its vow to sue…

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