The Madea creator and studio head talks about the history of the medical and government establishment’s exploitation of Black people.The Madea creator and studio head…
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Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96
In a remarkable career of many decades, she refused to take parts that demeaned Black people and won a Tony, Emmys and an honorary Oscar.In…
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Her blindness, she said, enhanced her music, which included homemade recordings from the 1980s prized by aficionados.Her blindness, she said, enhanced her music, which included…
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He became a leading light on the South African jazz scene at a young age, and went on to lead the African National Congress’s flagship…
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With the film festival online, our critic has perused the schedule and found that even with a pared-back edition this year, FOMO is very much…
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The context of the pandemic provides “Dancing Nation” with the common themes of loss, touch and confinement.The context of the pandemic provides “Dancing Nation” with…
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In this Netflix docu-series, an outer borough children’s football program offers a community, and a chance.In this Netflix docu-series, an outer borough children’s football program…
View More Review: ‘We Are: The Brooklyn Saints’ Will Tackle Your HeartJerry Brandt, Who Ran High-Profile Music Clubs, Dies at 82
Capturing the cultural moment, he opened the Electric Circus in Manhattan in 1967 and, 13 years later, the Ritz. He died of Covid-19.Capturing the cultural…
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Pandemics and ordinary tragedies clash in Lauren Gunderson’s overwrought portrait of her husband, the virologist Nathan A. Wolfe.Pandemics and ordinary tragedies clash in Lauren Gunderson’s…
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A disturbed young nurse becomes obsessed with a dying artist in this exceptional horror movie debut from the director Rose Glass.A disturbed young nurse becomes…
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