Le Code Noir
Photos by Kichea S. Burt Voices in the Dark Company Theatre, Inc. presented a preview of their powerful play titled Le Code Noir on December 3, 2017 in Congo Square. The play is directed by […]
Entertainment
Don’t Miss This Movie: Marshall
By Dwight Brown Considering all of his major accomplishments, why hasn’t someone made a film about Thurgood Marshall’s life that was comprehensive? He was the lawyer who won the Brown v. Board of Education United […]
S.W.A.T. Reboot takes Contemporary Look at Policing and the Community
By Langston Bowles-Fulmore What happens when Blue lives matter as much as Black lives. That’s the dilemma faced by Los Angeles-born Lt. Daniel ‘Hondo’ Harrelson, played by Criminal Minds Actor Shemar Moore. ‘Hondo’ is loyal […]
New Orleans Hip-Hop Artist RED DOG Releases New Album “Trinity: The Last Revolution”
Music that Inspires RED DOG (David Jackson) is a rapper and multi-instrumentalist, first being a classically trained pianist then moving onto drums and eventually falling in love with rap and hip-hop. Since releasing his first […]
Black Girls Rock: BET Celebrates Black Women at Annual Event
Lauren Poteat During a star-studded showcase of social activism, creativity and courage, BET celebrated the achievements of Black women and girls at the “Black Girls Rock! 2017” awards show. Taraji P. Henson, the award-winning […]
Film Review: Detroit
Dwight Brown “Detroit” tells a story of racial injustice and police brutality, based on fact, which is easy enough to believe and has parallels with today’s problems with police criminality and impunity. But since this […]
The Ashe’ Cultural Arts Center Welcomes, Dear Black People
By Ayanna Robertson via The Xavier Herald Spoken word poet, playwright, author and TED Talk speaker, Chris James is bringing his one act/eight scene play, Dear Black People to the Ashe’ Center. James is from […]
New Orleans inspires Cuban art
Written by Deja Dennis Photos by Olivia Vega Havana, Cuba – Miles away from the aroma of creole cooking, oaks draped with Mardi Gras beads, and the sweet sound of jazz music, in a small […]
Film Review: Girls Trip
Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic This hilarious and relentlessly bawdy take on a girls’ weekend reunion in New Orleans is following in the footsteps of some very popular female-appeal movies like “Sex In the City” […]
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Dwight Brown The job of a good documentary is to probe, uncover and get answers to tough questions. The job of a promotional reel is to exalt its subject. This non-fiction film lays squarely in-between. […]