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Derrais Carter *TUCSON, Ariz. — The blaxploitation movies of early 19 70s Hollywood occupy a unique space in film history by being, to many, as problematic as they are influential. Derrais Carter, a University of Arizona researcher who studies and writes about Black culture, said films such as “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” “Shaft” and […]

[…] eyes and said, “I always dreamed it could be this way.” ***** David Garibaldi David Garibaldi is one of the most imitated and influential drummers in ‘ 70s Soul who inspired many across the board in music including Prince and Morris Day. The propelling, intricately syncopated parts he came up with for Tower of […]

[…] of one another generationally and realize we all want black liberation, so “let’s get together and let’s get free.” Dr. Samad said those in the 60s and 70s were dealing with a more structured confrontation that was legally sanctioned.  Today’s young people have the platform that was not available in the 60s, 70s, 80s […]

WHAT: Victor Orlando is turning 70 years old and wants to celebrate it with you.  It will be a full night of Music and Comedy, from Victor Orlando & Fun-Ja-La, with special Celebrity Performers, containing the different eras of music involving The Artist. Music performed that evening consists of an Elton John Tribute Show, with […]

*Doja Cat transports viewers into 1970s Los Angeles in the video for her new single “Say So.” The storyline has her doing everything to distract a repairman in her living room who’s there to fix her record player. He eventually follows her direction to “keep it focused” and fixes the turntable. The pair then pop up […]

*A Nevada woman has come forward to discuss her stint as a housing discrimination tester at one of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s properties in the 1970s, reports the Las Vegas Sun. The woman, Sheila Morse, was dispatched by the Department of Justice’s Human Rights Commission to one of Trump’s New York properties after a […]

*Dr. Valerie Grant is headed back to “Days Of Our Lives.” “Soul Food” vet Vanessa Williams has signed on to play the character that was originally part of a groundbreaking storyline in the 1970s when she was one half of daytime’s first interracial couple. Today, the character is a well-respected cardiologist, who returns to Salem […]

[…] heroes, it’s worth noting each issue takes place around the time the heroes were created by DC. According to Ridley, the time frame ranges from the ’ 70s to the early 2000s, a period that supports Ridley’s intent to create a real timeline and add weight to each character’s story. “It was really important […]

*Idris Elba and John Ridley are set to star in a U.K.-based civil rights drama “Guerrilla,” which tells the story of a “politically active couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London,” per host networks Showtime and Sky Atlantic. Their ultimate […]

*Steve Harvey revealed on his radio show in 2014 that singer Lenny Williams once thanked him for saving his life.  Williams is best known as the lead vocalist for the soul/funk group Tower of Power in the early 1970s. According to I Love Old School Music, many years ago, he approached Harvey at a public […]

[…] based on the film of the same name, which in itself was based on the 1975 television series. “Nobody is asking us if we’re remaking the ‘ 70s “Nobody is asking us if we’re remaking the ‘70s show or the movie,” Moore said during TCA. He also praised the show’s diversity. “We’ve got black, […]

[…] Love You, Donna Summer” will be available to stream May 20 at 8 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max. Watch the trailer below.  READ MORE: ‘Spinning Gold’ Highlights 70s Label Responsible for Donna Summer, Parliament & Kiss | WATCH “I have a secret life. You look at people and what you see is not what […]

[…] didn’t know everything taking place. He had a few questions for Ver Linden. “The story starts on a plantation, but then you find this woman in the 70s,” said Common. “I wanted to know how she got there, was it time travel, or did she transport? I wanted to know how it happened. When […]

Rain Pryor *Richard Pryor’s daughter Rain Pryor says flagrant racism affected countless families in their Beverly Hills neighborhood when she was growing up in the early 70s – particularly againt her interracial family. Speaking with “Oprah: Where Are They Now?”, the 47-year-old actress opened up about their experience. “My dad’s Richard Pryor. My mother, […]

*Washington, DC – As the first black female impressionist to emerge on the entertainment scene back in the early 70’s, Washington D.C.’s Sylvia Traymore Morrison knows a lil’ something about having to battle it out as a Black female in Hollywood. Her very brief stint as an associate writer on Saturday Night Live, back in […]