In an elegant room, in front of a shadowy and dramatic alcove, sits a woman dressed in a billowing red garment. Her feet are planted firmly on the ground. She stares with determination at the camera. A young girl stands next to her.
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Photographer Alex Harsely lights up June Kelly Gallery – New York Amsterdam News
A lot of planning goes into a seemingly candid photograph when an artist is at work. This fact becomes self-evident when you visit the current show at June Kelly Gallery titled “Alex Harsely: An Overview,” now on display through July 28.
View MoreMe Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story | PBS
In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man is dead and that she killed him.
View MoreThe Carmichael Show Reinvented the Sitcom by Going Back to Its Roots | Slate
The Carmichael Show has been canceled by NBC—or maybe Jerrod Carmichael quit. Either way, it’s not much of a surprise, but it is an enormous loss.
View MoreReview: In ‘The Defiant Ones,’ a Revealing Portrait of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine | The New York Times
Money is nice, fame is dizzying, and professional accolades can be rewarding. But the truest measurement of a life lived well — or at least strategically — may be the quality of the biographer you can persuade, or hire, to tell your story.
View MoreTenn. Lawmakers Seek to Strengthen Relationship with State HBCUs – Afro
Tennessee’s historically Black colleges and universities will soon have a team of advocates and an executive director in the state’s capital of Nashville.
View MoreClara Hale: “Tell Them How Great They Are” | Black Doctor.org
Clara Hale was much more than a mother, a wife and businesswoman. She was a great humanitarian, a champion of the principles of self-determination and a caregiver of all caregivers.
View More‘True Blood’ Actor Nelsan Ellis Dead at 39
NEW YORK — Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for his memorable portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s “True Blood,” has died at the age of 39.
View More‘I Am the Blues’ opens at Quad Cinema July 12 – New York Amsterdam News
“I Am the Blues,” directed by Daniel Cross available on VOD July 12, takes the viewer into the deep backroads of the South, visiting the authentic juke joints and listening to the stories of the people who play, live and know the real roots of the blues.
View MoreAva DuVernay Will Reteam With Netflix for a Series About the Central Park Five | Slate
When does Ava DuVernay find time to sleep? The filmmaker announced Thursday that in addition to the myriad of other projects she has in the works, she is also reteaming with Netflix for a new limited series about the Central Park Five.
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