Arts & Entertainment
SC State Alumnus and Band Members are on the road to the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
When Charlton Singleton was a student at SC State University in the early 1990’s, he didn’t know that his career would lead him and his fellow band members to the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards to be held on Sunday, January 26, at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Singleton, a founding member, trumpeter and…
Read MoreSC Archives to Host Community Screening of WILLIE: How the Descendant of Escaped Slaves Changed Hockey Forever
Registration is now open for the South Carolina debut of WILLIE, an award-winning feature length documentary about Willie O’Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League. The film will be shown Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the SC Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road in Columbia, SC. While there…
Read More‘Dangerously in Love’ Beyoncé and Jay-Z are Hollywood’s Most Powerful Couple
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When Beyoncé married Jay-Z in 2008, the skeptics were as loud as the audience at a sold-out Destiny’s Child concert. At its worst, critics expected that the marriage would be Bobby and Whitney all over again – a hip-hop bad boy meets a sexy songstress with…
Read MoreNational Book Award Finalists Jericho Brown and Akwaeke Emezi to speak at Charleston County Public Library Main Branch
Join National Book Award finalists Jericho Brown (“The Tradition”) and Akwaeke Emezi (“Pet”) at Charleston County Public Library’s Main Branch Thursday, Jan. 30 from 6-7:30 p.m. for a discussion on the art of invention. This event, part of the National Book Foundation’s “NBF Presents” series, will feature brief readings, a moderated conversation and a Q&A session, followed by a…
Read MoreAdidas Collaborates with Run-DMC for Commemorative Sneaker
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It’s been nearly 34 years since legendary hip-hop pioneers Run-DMC “walked through concert doors, and roamed all over coliseum floors,” as they performed their groundbreaking single, “My Adidas.” Now, the famed sneaker company that inspired the 1986 hit song is honoring Run (Joseph Simmons), DMC (Darryl…
Read MorePassing Of Acclaimed Nigerian Novelist Grieved By Community Of Writers
Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, novelist extraordinaire, passed this month into eternity, writes Nigerian author Okey Ndibe. Born April 28, 1931, he had a rich life as an academic, bureaucrat, father to an only son, Osita Ike (who preceded him in death), husband (to Adebimpe Olurinsola Ike, nee Abimbolu, who survives him), and traditional leader of his…
Read MoreNew Special Exhibitions Now Open at the Gibbes Museum of Art
Two new special exhibitions are now on display at the Gibbes Museum of Art. Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection and A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke will be on display in galleries 8 and 9 respectively from January 17 – May 3, 2020. “We’re excited to…
Read MoreWhitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. Head 2020 Rock Hall of Fame Class
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. head an accomplished class who have earned induction into the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Houston, who died in 2012 at the age of 48, was the preeminent voice of her generation. In addition to two Emmy Awards,…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: 40 Years of Cathy Hughes’ Leadership at Urban One
By Keith L. Alexander OXON HILL, Md. – Inside the illuminated MGM National Harbor towering over the Potomac River, the 3,000-seat theater slowly fills with African Americans donned in tuxedos and gowns as Hollywood’s and New York’s top entertainers mix with some of Washington, D.C.’s bourgeoisie including politicians and business leaders. All have gathered to…
Read MoreFilm Review: Bad Boys for Life
They first teamed up for Bad Boys in 1995, to great box office success. There was an encore in 2003, Bad Boys II, which was distinguished by incredible stunts. Now, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence go back to the same well one more time. Is there any water left? Michael Bay (Transformers, Armageddon) directed the first two films, with…
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