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ABOVE PHOTO:  Buckwheat Zydeco  (Photo: Rubbercity Review) By Rebecca Santana Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Musician Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr., who rose from a cotton-picking family in southwest Louisiana to introduce zydeco music to the world through his namesake band Buckwheat Zydeco, has died. He was 68. His longtime manager Ted Fox told The Associated…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sanaa Lathan and Stephan James in a scene from the new Fox crime drama “Shots Fired.” By Aramide A. Tinubu shadowandact.com Every other week it seems, I awake to news that another unarmed Black person has been slaughtered by law enforcement. Whether it’s a teenager turning his back, a young mother clutching her…

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shadowandact.com I certainly haven’t seen Ava DuVernay’s new documentary “The 13th,” which is set to open the New York Film Festival this weekend, before heading to theaters and premiering on Netflix on October 7th. However, the little I’ve read about the film thus far (its synopsis, the filmmaker’s stated motivations in making it, reactions to…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cast of “Atlanta.” shadowandact.com FX has renewed the acclaimed new comedy series “Atlanta” and “Better Things,” it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions. The network has ordered 10 episodes for the second seasons of each show. Grad and Schrier stated, “It’s…

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Film Review by Kam Williams On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, located 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana, exploded when high-pressure methane gas blew out the drill pipe. 11 members of the crew perished in the ensuing fiery inferno which engulfed the platform. The accident also caused the worst oil spill…

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By Kam Williams For movies opening September 30, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Deepwater Horizon (PG-13 for intense action sequences, disturbing images and brief profanity) Disaster flick recreating the real-life events surrounding the 2010 explosion of the offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico which claimed the lives of 11 crewmen and led to the…

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  By Kam Williams The American-born daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, Sandra L. Richards is the author of “Rice & Rocks.” She hopes that her debut picture book will serve as an educational resource for families seeking to teach their children the value of their heritage and the importance of cultural diversity. Sandra completed both her…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Terrence Howard  (Featureflash / shutterstock.com) shadowandact .com It was one of 10 projects selected for the 14th Annual Film Independent Fast Track film finance market earlier this year, where producer-director teams meet with top industry executives – financiers, agents, managers, distributors, granting organizations, and production companies – and gain valuable exposure, as well as…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Craig Robinson stars as Curtis and newcomer Markees Christmas as his son Morris in the new comedy/drama, “Morris from America.” Interview with Kam Williams Beginning as a stand-up comedian, Craig Robinson first made his mark on the comedy circuit at the 1998 Montreal “Just for Laughs” Festival. Now headlining venues and festivals across…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson in “Suits” Gina Torres is leaving “Suits” after five and a half seasons. Airing on the USA Network, it’s a series I’ve actually never watched (in part because I haven’t had cable TV in a long time), although it’s on my binge list, so I plan to check…

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