How SNL’s longest-tenured cast member went from child star to the sketch show’s indispensable steady hand. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] NEW YORK — Kenan Thompson is a sketch-comedy savant. He’s seen how the tiniest diversion — uttering an errant word, glancing in the wrong direction, taking a half-second too long to rip off tearaway clothes — can […]
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The Enduring, Intergalactic Cool of Billy Dee Williams | Esquire
As the legendary actor returns to Star Wars, he talks about his masculine and feminine sides, the legacy of Lando, and how after 82 years he’s never lost his style.
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Wendell Pierce: ‘I Still Have Fear, But Now I Have Courage’ | The New York Times
Starring as Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman” in London has whetted Wendell Pierce’s appetite to take on all the big roles.
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How Tarell Alvin McCraney Moved from ‘Moonlight’ to Broadway — and Beyond | The New York Times Magazine
His play ‘Choir Boy’ just opened. His next film will air on Netflix. What ties his work together? Plumbing the depths of black beauty and grief.
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Michael B. Jordan Is Finally in Control. Now What? | The New York Times
“Black Panther” has brought him Oscar buzz and “Creed II” could be another big hit. Still, he’s restless.
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Jamie Hector: Portrait of an Artist | Brooklyn Magazine
The first time Jamie Hector visited BAM, in Fort Greene, he was 21. As the youngest of seven to a Haitian mother—who worked as a nursing assistant—Jamie lived in Brooklyn his whole life.
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Mary J. Blige thrilled at becoming a double Oscar nominee | The Philadelphia Tribune
The nine-time Grammy winner was nominated for two Academy Awards on Tuesday: Supporting actress and original song for “Mudbound.”
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Harry Belafonte tells crowd at likely last public appearance: ‘We shall overcome’ | The Guardian
Singer and civil rights activist, 90, holds Pittsburgh audience spellbound with tales of his life and denunciation of Trump as a national ‘mistake’
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Mahershala Ali Thinks We Can Still Make this Country Great – GQ
But not in the MAGA way. After winning every award under the sun for his role in ‘Moonlight,’ Mahershala Ali used his platform to speak up for love and tolerance. And though he’s been profiled by Berkeley cops and placed on the terrorist watch list for having a Muslim name, he still believes that “in time the pendulum will swing in the right direction.”
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Tonys to Honor James Earl Jones’ Legacy of Excellence with Lifetime Achievement Award – Atlanta Black Star
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones will soon get a third — for lifetime achievement.
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