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By Kendall Alexander Philadelphians and a few Midwesterners took a chilly trip into Center City last week to the Kimmel Center’s Academy of Music to marvel at musical mastery—”Motown the Musical.”  The auditorium was packed and anticipation built exponentially as audience members were teased with a gigantic gold emblazoned M at center stage, signifying the…

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By Kendall Alexander The sunlight through a yonder church window breaks as young black children descend the stairway preparing for what was set to be another Sunday morning in church—that never came to fruition.   This is one of the many get-wrenching sequences that are sprinkled throughout the hauntingly captivating film “Selma.” This film went…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Elijah Ahmad Lewis as Stevie Wonder on stage in ‘Motown the Musical’.  (Photo: Hennepin Theater Trust) By Kendall Alexander Motown the Musical is finally making a stop in Philadelphia, and I can’t contain my excitement!  Although I was not even a glimmer in my mother’s eye when Motown was created by innovator Berry Gordy,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Maury Singleton, President of the NFBVN and Sgt. Major Wesley at the Comfort House for Veterans.  By Kendall Alexander There are countless programs designed to improve the welfare of veterans in the country, but it is still tough to find one here in Philadelphia.  There is one non-profit that is seeking to change…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Little Jimmies on Germantown Avenue.  (Photo: Kendall Alexander) By Kendall Alexander It was a cold and rainy day but after entering the quaint former 17th century schoolhouse, that’s when Jimmie’s cafe, weather woes dissolves into a pleasant sensory experience as soulful R&B melodies and the aroma of fresh coffee and delectable baked goods bend…

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By Kendall Alexander The third time is definitely the charm when it comes to honing serious directorial and screenwriting chops for funny man Chris Rock in the new film, “Top Five.”  Centered on comedian turned b-list actor Andre Allen (Rock) he is working the media circuit to promote a new controversial movie in which he…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Protestors gather outside the South Philadelphia Sports Complex in support of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.  (Photo Courtesy: Kendall Alexander) By Kendall Alexander There was an air of melancholy and fiery civil disobedience as gatherers rallied outside of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex this past Sunday.  Members of the POWER, Philadelphians Organized to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Stevie Wonder performs in concert during his “Songs in the Key of Life Tour 2014” at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP) By Kendall Alexander Stevie Wonder made The City of Brotherly Love a stop on his “Songs in the Key of Life Tour,” and…

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By Kendall Alexander Gina Prince Bythewood has been missed in the love story genre since her timeless classic romance on the hardwood, Love and Basketball.  She proves that she hasn’t lost her touch in the relativity flick Beyond the Lights. Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle) is an up-and-coming vixen in the music industry—dripping with sex…

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By Kendall Alexander Shonda Rhimes proves to be indestructible, constantly churning out small screen hits as Thursdays become dedicated to appropriately named ‘Shondaland’ from 8PM to 11PM.  The historic woman of the hour is shattering glass ceilings one sexy, multidimensional, and dynamic character at a time.  The scintillating new crime series “How to Get Away…

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