Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO:  Co-Executive Producer Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hosts ‘Rock and a Hard Place’ a new documentary about a prison rehabilitation boot camp for troubled youths on HBO. Incarcerated young people enter the famed Miami-Dade County Corrections & Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program in search of a second chance: the opportunity to trade an extensive prison…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper meets with reporters at the Thompson Center in Chicago after a meeting with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday, March 3, 2017. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) By Sophia Tareen Associated Press CHICAGO — Chance the Rapper’s unusual intervention into Chicago Public Schools’ funding crisis took an even…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Music is to African-American heritage as hydrogen bonds are to DNA–essential.  Before we were ever lawfully allowed to read and write, music imbodied our desire for freedom.  We used anything we could get our hands on to make sonic magic come to life.  So many of the different musical forms which…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti arrives for the “Get Out” Los Angeles Premiere on February 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA  (DFree / Shutterstock.com) By Lindsey Bahr associated press LOS ANGELES — Jordan Peele is “kind of done” with performing. “I don’t necessarily love the attention,” Peele said. “It takes a particular kind…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Paxton  (Photo: Tinseltown / shutterstock) By Lindsey Bahr associated press LOS ANGELES — Bill Paxton, a prolific and charismatic actor who had memorable roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic” while also cherishing his work in “One False Move” and other low-budget movies and in the HBO series “Big Love,”…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams as Chris and Rose in ‘Get Out’ closeup. By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Horror and suspense films finally have a serious contender in the arena from one of the least likely places.  Jordan Peele, known for his comedic relief on shows such as “Mad TV” and “Key and Peele”…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo as Seretse Khama, the King of Botswana and his wife Ruth Williams in the biopic ‘A United Kingdom’.  (Photo: Fox Searchlight) Interview with Kam Williams David Oyelowo is a multiple Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor and producer who has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after talents. Later…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ice Cube and co-star Charlie Day in ‘Fist Fight’. Interview with Kam Williams Born O’Shea Jackson in Compton, California on June 15, 1969, Renaissance man Ice Cube is an actor, writer, producer, director, rapper, philanthropist and father. N.W.A., the rap group he co-founded with Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella, was…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left Mahershala Ali, Emma Stone, Viola Davis, and Casey Affleck celebrate their Oscar wins after Sunday night’s 89th Academy Awards show.  (ABC/Tyler Golden) By Kam Williams The Academy Awards ended on a sour note when Faye Dunaway announced that favorite “La La Land” had won the Oscar for Best Picture. Trouble is,…

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Update: PriceWaterhouseCoopers issued a statement Monday morning apologizing for the mistake: “We sincerely apologize to ‘Moonlight,’ ‘La La Land,’ Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture,” it read. “The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was…

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