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ABOVE PHOTO:  Aldis Hodge and Janelle Monae in a scene from ‘Hidden Figures’. Interview with Kam Williams Aldis Hodge is perhaps best known for his role as Alec Hardison on the TNT series “Leverage”, which nabbed a People’s Choice Award in 2013, in addition to his role as MC Ren in ‘Straight Outta Compton’. Furthermore,…

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NEW YORK — The Notorious B.I.G. is being remembered by his wife, Faith Evans, and by collaborator Sean “Diddy” Combs 20 years after his killing. Combs asked social media users to salute the rapper also known as Biggie Smalls by rapping their favorite Biggie verse and posting video on social media. He put up a…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Samuel Jackson (Photo: Jaguar PS / shutterstock) By Ryan Pearson associated press LOS ANGELES– Samuel L. Jackson said Wednesday he wasn’t trying to slam Black British actors when he criticized their casting in American films such as the horror hit “Get Out” and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. drama “Selma.” Jackson told…

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By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY 26 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the defining dance anthem “We Are Family,” has died, the band’s representative says. She was 60. Sledge was found dead in her home by a friend in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, the band’s publicist, Biff Warren, said…

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From left: Amani Midgette (as Pumbaa) Jaimon Washington (as Simba) Myleah Hickman (as Timon) Photos courtesy: CW Henry School By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Last weekend was one most would stay indoors for, but C.W. Henry School in West Mount Airy was a place to be. The school transformed into the African Savanna as children completed…

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By Sergio Mims shadowandact.com Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been celebrating the 90th birthdays of Sidney Poitier (February 20) and Harry Belafonte (March 1) by recalling their past work (especially lesser known films) on the Shadow and Act blog and on our social media. Hailed as a major accomplishment when first released in…

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By Jake Coyle associated press NEW YORK– The R-rated “X-Men” spinoff “Logan” slashed into the weekend box office, opening with a massive $85.3 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates last Sunday, while best-picture winner “Moonlight” got a significant, if far from superhero-sized, Oscar bump. The debut of 20th Century Fox’s “Logan,” starring…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Remy Ma  (Photo: Jamie Lamor Thompson / shutterstock) By Mesfin Fekadu associated press NEW YORK  — Remy Ma has geared up for round two with Nicki Minaj. Almost a week after releasing the hostile “Shether” dissing Minaj, Ma debuted “Another One” on New York City radio station Hot 97 on Thursday. Unlike “Shether,”…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The Daily Show with Trevor Noah shadowandact.com After a rocky first year,  February was “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’s” most-watched and highest-rated month ever among total viewers (1.5 million total viewers) and Adults 18-49 (0.74 rating, up +11 percent). “The Daily Show” continues to dominate among Comedy Central’s key core, millennial audience,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Simone Missick shadowandact.com Writer/director Nijla Mu’min is set to make her feature directorial debut with “Jinn,” a dramatic film that follows a carefree 17-year-old Black girl named Summer whose world is turned upside down when her mother, Jade, converts to Islam. Promising a fresh look at identity, Islam, and first love in contemporary…

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