People of Note: Life Inside Out at the Quad
*When actress Maggie Baird, writer Lori Nasso and director Jill D’Agnenica put their heads together to make and produce …
The Socialist’s Journal: Religious Fundamentalism
*A little while ago I wrote that the freedom of religion is the most important civil liberty protected by the 1st …
Turner’s Two Cents: Selma Legacy – March On Ballot Boxes! (Watch)
*The epilogue to Ava DuVernay’s stirring, Academy Award-nominated movie Selma reminds us of what became of the heroes …
Contributor Miki Turner on ‘Selma’ Snubs: ‘Stop Crying’
*Cry Me Some Real Tears, Will Ya? Think about it. This outcry over Selma–a movie–getting only two Oscar nods …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Backstage During Selma’s Filming with Wendell Pierce, Stan Houston and Clay Chappell
Backstage during Selma’s filming with Wendell Pierce, Stan Houston and Clay Chappell *“It’s great to see men and women …
Larry Buford: Judging God’s Workmanship
*Who are we to judge another? Can we see another’s heart? Do we know for what purpose a person was created? We sometimes …
The FLY Life with Deya Direct! Re-Up
“If only we could redo the past” is a wish that can never be fulfilled, so why ponder on something that you …
People of Note: Doo-Wop Returns to Lehman Center in 2015
*Doo-wop is a genre of harmonizing vocals that came out of cities like New York, Philadelphia, Newark and Detroit, et …
The Socialist’s Journal: Stuart Scott
*When Stuart Scott died last week I didn’t appreciate his legacy. When I first started watching ESPN Dan Patrick and …
EUR on the Scene: The ‘Empire’ Red Carpet (Watch Interviews)
*When EURweb met up with the behind the scenes folk and cast of “Empire” at it’s premiere screening …
EUR Film Review: ‘Selma’ Revisits Historic Martin Luther King March
*I was born in the early fifties, which means the Civil Rights Movement unfolded over the course of my formative years. …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Johnny Gill Plans to Change the Game with ‘Game Changer’
Grammy nominated Johnny Gill plans to change the game with new album, ‘Game Changer’ *“There was something about the …
Deya Direct: Move Up!
*Last week discussed that it means to Fall Up. The good news is that when you’re down and out, feeling as if …
The Film Strip’s 2014 Top Ten Films
*In comparison to previous years, 2014 was a good year for black filmmakers. Not only were there more films, but the …
