Entertainment

ABOVE: Prince  (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing;  AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill;  AP Photos) SUN editor Monica Peters and Prince’s close friend Paula Williams Madison pay tribute to the star who helped the Jena 6 defendants and Black kids in Silicon Valley By Monica Peters Prince through the decades, my recollections as a fan My colleague let…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tyler James Williams Interview with Kam Williams Born in Westchester County, New York on October 9, 1992, Tyler James Williams can be seen this spring co-starring as computer whiz Monty in CBS’ Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, a new spinoff series. Early last year, he guest-starred as Noah in AMC’s The Walking Dead. In…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Scene from “Lemonade.” By Nekesa Mumbi Moody associated press Beyonce doesn’t simply release albums anymore, she unleashes events. And so it was this weekend, amid deep mourning for a lost icon, music’s queen dropped “Lemonade,” an arresting display of what technically qualifies as videos and singles, but is better described as a work…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan (Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Kelly Ripa returned to her daytime talk show Tuesday after time off to “gather (her) thoughts” in response to learning her co-host Michael Strahan is leaving, saying the incident had started a conversation about workplace respect. She…

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New Freedom Theatre presents the world premiere of ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’. ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’  is written by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj and Thomas J. Soto. Mr. Maharaj also directs and choreographs. The show is onstage at 1346 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, from May 11 through May 22, 2016. For tickets and information…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Columbus Short  (Photo: Helga Esteb / shutterstock) By Anthony McCartney associated press LOS ANGELES — Court records show that former “Scandal” actor Columbus Short has tested positive for cocaine and marijuana use and is facing a probation violation in a felony assault case. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Leslie E. Brown received details…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in Miles Ahead. By Lindsey Bahr associated press Miles Ahead, an ambitious, experimental biopic about jazz legend Miles Davis, actually states its mission twice over the course of the movie. Basically: “If you’re going to tell a story, come with some attitude. Don’t make it all corny.” The…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Michael Strahan  (Photo Credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Former football star Michael Strahan is leaving the daily talk show he co-hosts with Kelly Ripa to work full-time on “Good Morning America.” ABC said April 19 that a search for Strahan’s replacement will begin in the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Yazz The civil rights and human relations agency’s 2-mile walk will feature performances by local entertainers, Diversity Expo, kids’ zone, food trucks and a headline performance by Philadelphia’s own Yazz The Greatest The Anti-Defamation League, the nation’s premier civil rights and human relations agency, on April 20 kicked-off the 2016 Walk Against Hate….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tatyana Ali as Clara Randall in the TV One original thriller, ‘Second Sight’ (Courtesy Credit: Sam Johnson) SILVER SPRING, MD–Starring as a young teacher plagued with visions, Tatyana Ali (“Zoe Ever After”, “Love That Girl!”, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) returns to TV One in the new made-for-television movie “Second Sight”. Premiering Saturday,…

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