Keke Palmer, Common & More Join YouTube's BEAR WITNESS, TAKE ACTION 3
YouTube has announced a six-part special event series hosted by Common and Keke Palmer that will include appearances by Issa Rae, Asia Jackson, Jacques Slade, King of Reads, Raynday Gaming, Dominique Jackson, George M. Johnson Byron Jamal, Chef M, Marnina Miller and more. Watch the trailer for the new series now!
James Kicklighter Directs Documentary THE SOUND OF IDENTITY
His work has been featured by the world’s press including The Hollywood Reporter, The Times of India and FilmInk Australia. Kicklighter has served as a panelist at the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival and Director's Guild of America.
Rozzi Announces 'Hymn For Tomorrow' EP
Today, LA-based soul-pop powerhouse Rozzi embraces new beginnings with the announcement of her Hymn For Tomorrow EP -- the first installment of a new full-length body of work coming later this year.
Photo Flash: Awkwafina, Margaret Cho and More Attended Opening Night of THE GREAT LEAP
Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, in association with East West Players, presents the Los Angeles premiere of Lauren Yee's The Great Leap. Urgent, sharp-witted and fast-paced, The Great Leap is an unforgettable night of theater. As two men from different cultures reunite and find themselves at a crossroads - one man struggling to keep his career alive and an old friend flourishing in a career he never wanted - a young Chinese-American gets lost in the Tiananmen Square Protest and finds himself at the accidental center of international attention. All three men must face their past and struggle to find their own personal victories in this compelling drama directed by Tony Award winner BD Wong.
CRAZY RICH ASIANS Stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh and Author Kevin Kwan Will Discuss Film at TimesTalk
TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, is proud to present a pre-release screening of the eagerly awaited romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians,” based on the best-selling novel by Kevin Kwan. Following the screening, co-stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh and author Kevin Kwan will join veteran New York Times contributor Logan Hill for an entertaining conversation about this Hollywood movie that puts an Asian storyline front and center, and about how audiences around the world can relate. This TimesTalks will take place on August 14 at The Times Center.
SONGBIRD20 Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Eva Cassidy's Ground-Breaking SONGBIRD Album
Eva Cassidy's SONGBIRD album was initially released by independent label Blix Street Records in April, 1998. The posthumous release, an anthology of recordings by the Washington, DC-based singer who had died in November of 1996, is comprised of four tracks from her first solo album, LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY(taken from her January 3, 1996 performance with her band at the Georgetown jazz club and locally released a few months before she died); five tracks from EVA BY HEART, the studio album she was recording at the time of her passing, posthumously released locally a year after she died; and one track (Over The Rainbow) from THE OTHER SIDE, a 1992 collection of jazz and blues duets with Washington's Chuck Brown.