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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cast of “Queen Sugar” By Tambay Obenson shadowandact.com OWN has premiered an extended trailer of its new original drama series “Queen Sugar,” the new series that chronicles the lives and loves of three estranged siblings in Saint Josephine, Louisiana: Nova (Rutina Wesley), a world-wise journalist and activist; Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner), the savvy wife…

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The family fun continues this summer at The Dell Music Center when it screens the delightful children’s film “Inside Out” on July 26 as part of its “Free Tuesday Movie Nights” series.  The doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the film begins at 7:00 p.m. In “Inside Out,” Disney Pixar presents an inventive animated film…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Courtesy: DNCPHL.com   dncphl.com The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention today launched the “Donkeys Around Town” app-based scavenger hunt, demonstrating how the hunt works on Scavify, a free app that can be downloaded at www.scavify.com/dnc. The app can also be downloaded (for iPhone and Android) directly onto a mobile…

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Listen to this July 10 edition of WDAS FM’s Headlines w/ Frankie Darcell: SUN weekly update w/ Monica Peters and guests Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown and  attorney Chaka Johnson discussing graphic images displayed in the media coverage of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille

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Actress Tatyana Ali says Warner Bros. stole her idea for talk show “The Real” By Tambay Obenson, Shadow and Act Tatyana Ali filed a lawsuit yesterday against Warner Bros and Telepictures, claiming that the entertainment companies stole her idea for the daytime talk show “The Real” which debuted in 2013. The series initially received a trial run…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cast of the 2016 Ghostbusters, from left; Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon. Interview with Kam Williams Comedienne Leslie Jones was hired as a writer by Saturday Night Live in 2014 and quickly gained popularity after a memorable on-air appearance during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment. So, she was subsequently…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  “Hamilton” star and Tony award winner, Leslie Odom Jr. looking out on Ben Franklin Parkway during Philly’s Welcome America celebrations.  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) By Mark Kennedy associated press NEW YORK — Many theater-lovers looked at Saturday with dread. That was the day key members of the Broadway cast of “Hamilton” play…

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Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star in critically-acclaimed drama By Tambay Obenson Shadow and Act Focus Features has set a November 4  release date for Loving, the film directed by Jeff Nichols, which follows the real-life story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in the state of Virginia in the 1960s, where…

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Film Review by Kam Williams Norman Lear was born on July 27, 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut where he was raised Jewish to parents of Eastern European extraction. He dropped out of college to enlist in the Air Force following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He flew 52 combat missions over Germany as a…

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Who You Gonna Call? Ernie Hudson  By Kharisma McIlwaine There’s something strange in the neighborhood, well actually it’s not all that strange… The cult classic Ghostbusters is getting a makeover. The original 1984Ghostbusters franchise is making its way back to the big screen. The revamp comes with a brand new, all female cast that includes Melissa McCarthy, Kristen…

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