Commissioner Steele Introduces Ban the Box Amendment
Recently at the Cook County Board Meeting, Commissioner Robert Steele introduced the Ban the Box amendment to the Cook County Human...
A scene from August Wilson's Two Trains Running at The Goodman Theatre, Chicago
by Candace Hunter, Arts & Culture Editor
One of the most honored and celebrated...
*Congratulations are in order for Tyler Perry and his longtime girlfriend, model and activist Gelila Bekele. People.com reports the couple welcomed their first child, son Aman Tyler Perry, on Sunday, Nov. 30. According to a source, “mom and baby are happy and healthy. Tyler is so excited.” For those curious about the new arrival’s name, […]
Below is an open letter by filmmaker Terence Nance, who is also an active member of Blackout for Human Rights. It is a poignant piece that chronicles his reaction to the recent rash of state sponsored police murders of unarmed black men. *I was talking to a friend about the nuances and nature of our […]
*Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Spike Lee’s horror-comedy “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,” which was funded by a Kickstarter campaign launched last year. Starring Zaraah Abrahams and Stephen Tyrone Williams, “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” is a reinterpretation of Bill Gunn’s 1973 “Ganja and Hess.” That film centered on a doctor’s assistant […]
*Another one man show recently hit the theater circuit in Los Angeles and ironically no small feat was accomplished when actor Richard Tanner mounted his one man show No Small Parts at the quaint Hollywood Lounge Theatre. It’s a Wednesday night, one show per week engagement through November 19, 2014. The per usual actor’s bleeding heart […]
