By Dwight Casimere African filmmaking legend, director Ousmane Sembene’s groundbreaking film ‘Black Girl’ is the opening night screening for Metrograph Theater’s ‘An Anthology of Cineman’ on Friday Sep 2. The film is being presented as part of a series of screenings of landmark films in conjunction with the Costume Institute’s “In America: An Anthology of […]
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PRESS ROOM: Celebrate Soulfully Returns to Walt Disney World Resort as it Debuts at Disneyland Resort This February
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Guests can discover celebratory eats inspired by Black stories and new dishes brought to life by Black chefs at select locations throughout Walt Disney World Resort. And across Walt Disney World Resort, “Cooking with Soul” featured menu items will spotlight soul food dishes and the talented chefs who create them.
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Investigators exonerate men convicted in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X
Two of the men found guilty of the assassination of Malcolm X are expected to have their convictions thrown out on Thursday, the Manhattan district attorney, and lawyers for the two men said, according to the New York Times.
The stunning reversal recasts history and reopens the case of the slaying of Malcolm X, who died in a hail of gunfire at the old Audubon Theater in New York’s Harlem area.
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IN MEMORIAM: Colin Powell Remembered as a ‘Good Man,’ and ‘Great American’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,” the former General’s family wrote on Facebook. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family wrote. They reported that Powell had been fully vaccinated.
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Inspired by Langston Hughes, Jazz Artist Candice Hoyes Talks New Music
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m fortunate that I had Black books in my home. It really shaped me and the ideas I want to put across. I always had a special connection to Langston Hughes and his poetry. I live in Harlem now not far from the Langston Hughes home.” Candace Hoyes also lists Sade, Anita Baker, and Billie Holiday among her inspirations.
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PRESS ROOM: Hip Hop Hall of Fame Café & Hip Hop Museum Gallery to Open in New York
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The co-branded themed Café’ is the hip-hop version of the Hard Rock Café and Madame Tussaud’s. The venue includes the Café, Sports Bar, Concert Lounge featuring Live Events, Retail Gift Store, Museum Gallery, and Educational STEAM programs for youth cultivating job-training, and career preparation. The menu will honor past and present Hip Hop Legends & Icons and celebrities as we celebrate their legacies with memorabilia and interactive exhibits.
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Attorney Ben Crump and Daughters of Malcolm X Reveal NYPD Officer’s ‘Death Bed’ Confession of NYPD/FBI Conspiracy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former NYPD officer Ray Wood was, “tasked with ensuring that Malcolm X’s security detail was arrested days prior to the assassination, guaranteeing Malcolm X didn’t have door security while at the Audubon Ballroom, where he was killed on Feb. 21, 1965,” says Attorney Benjamin Crump during a press conference at the former at the old Audubon, the site where Malcolm X was assassinated. The venue has since been renamed The Shabazz Center.
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IN MEMORIAM: Film and Stage Legend Cicely Tyson Dies at 96
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Among her more memorable stage performances were 1968’s “Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights,” 1969’s “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” and 1983’s “The Corn is Green.” “So many great stories about Cicely Tyson,” Tweeted Soledad O’Brien. “Whew, that lady was amazing. While shooting a doc on her in Spanish Harlem, people kept stopping their cars. In the street. To hop out and say hi. Old people. Teenagers. Middle-aged fans. “Ciss-el-lee” they’d chant as she’d walk by.”
