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Venus Williams, Spike Lee set for Black Entrepreneurs Day

A celebration of Black business success and opportunity is back for its third year.

Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of '63 KKK blast

Sarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and has pieces of glass inside her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls inside an Alabama church 59 years ago.

For Oprah Winfrey, 'Sidney' is an act of love for Poitier

The Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary “Sidney” has arrived eight months after the death of Sidney Poitier.

Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning

The Jackie Robinson Museum has opened in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the 100-year-old widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.

Delfonics lead singer William 'Poogie' Hart dead at 77

William “Poogie” Hart, a founder of the Grammy-winning trio the Delfonics who helped write and sang a soft lead tenor on such classic “Sound of Philadelphia” ballads as “La-La (Means I Love You)” and “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” has died at age 77.

Jackie Robinson's legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA

The legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball’s draft.

Maryland candidate Wes Moore plans fundraiser with Spike Lee in Martha's Vineyard

Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore is planning to head to a private fundraiser at the Martha's Vineyard home of Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee.

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Yankees' Judge walks off Astros for 2nd time in 4 days

Aaron Judge drove a three-run homer in the 10th inning for his second walk-off hit against Houston in four days, and the New York Yankees recovered after nearly being no-hit for the second consecutive game, beating Houston 6-3 to split a four-game series between the AL’s best teams.

Al Sharpton takes a bow, with Spike, to close out Tribeca

On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to a close with the Rev_ Al Sharpton documentary “Loudmouth.”.

Meet Jon Batiste, new Grammy winner with plenty going on

Jon Batiste wears so many hats he may need a closet for them all — recording artist, bandleader, musical director, film composer, museum creative director and scion of New Orleans musical royalty.

’The struggle continues’: Spike Lee on racism, conspiracy theories and storytelling

The seminal filmmaker discusses the controversies around his 9/11 documentary.

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Cate Blanchet to receive Lincoln Center's 47th Chaplin Award

Lincoln Center will honor Cate Blanchett with its 47th Chaplin Award at the arts organization’s annual fundraising gala.

Samuel L. Jackson to receive honor at NAACP Image Awards

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Spike Lee To Direct Colin Kaepernick Docuseries

The ESPN Films series will feature never-before-seen footage from the life of the former NFL quarterback-turned-activist.

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Spike Lee To Direct Colin Kaepernick Docuseries

The ESPN Films series will feature never-before-seen footage from the life of the former NFL quarterback-turned-activist.

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Spike Lee to direct Colin Kaepernick docu-series for ESPN

Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for ESPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his personal archive.

Stern, talent influx led to NBA transformation during 1980's

When the 1980's began, the NBA “was in trouble.”.

NBR Awards name 'Licorice Pizza' its best film of 2021

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” has been named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review.

Take advantage of the pandemic book bump with a holiday gift

In this world, there’s a book for everybody.

Terence Blanchard's opera: "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

In its 138 years, New York's Metropolitan Opera had never staged an opera by a Black composer – until now. The jazz trumpeter talks about his opera, based on Charles Blow's memoir of growing up in small-town Louisiana in the 1970s and '80s.

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Spike as seen through his brother's lens, in a new book

“Spike” is a new photograph book to be published November 17.

David Byrne says audiences seem 'thrilled' to be in theater

As he brings “American Utopia” back to Broadway following the pandemic pause, David Byrne says it's evident how thrilled people are simply to be enjoying live entertainment again.

Reels, Rosebud and R2-D2: The academy museum is set to roll

It's premiere time for the film academy's long-awaited museum.

Done with delays, Academy movie museum rolls out red carpet

The projectors are rolling.

New this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAs

This week’s new entertainment releases include Mary Elizabeth Winstead starring in the brutal assassin thriller “Kate” on Netflix and a filmed version of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical “Come From Away.”.

Disturbing tie to San Antonio to be shown during Black History Film Series

Released last year, “The 24th” film has a disturbing tie to San Antonio.

Back-to-School Fashion the Year You Were Born

As the 1980s came to a close, fashion went more casual and way more colorful. Spike Lee’s film Do the Right Thing is a great representation of the time.

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Spike Lee entertains 9/11 conspiracy theories in new documentary: ‘I got questions’

While discussing his documentary series about Sept. 11 and the COVID-19 pandemic, Spike Lee raised some skepticism about the 2001 terrorist attacks.

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The Best Red Carpet Looks from Cannes

The director gave his best “ta-da” in a custom Louis Vuitton suit at the Annette premiere. The fedora and pink sunglasses take the look to another level.

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'Titane' wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director

“Titane” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history.

At Cannes, amfAR gala returns in movie star style

After a year off due to the pandemic, the lavish amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS and HIV research retuned in movie-star style Friday.

At Cannes under COVID-19, glamour gets unmasked

The pandemic is far from invisible at Cannes.

With fluent French, Jodie Foster at home again in Cannes

In the first two days of Cannes, one thing everyone can agree on is that Jodie Foster really speaks terrific French.

Spike Lee, 'Annette' kick off 74th Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years on Tuesday, launching the French Riviera spectacular with the premiere of Leos Carax’s “Annette,” the introduction of Spike Lee’s jury, and with high hopes for shrugging off a punishing pandemic year for cinema.

Cannes reawakens, pins hopes on film festival's return

Cannes is back.

A Cannes (sans kisses) to reawaken our romance with movies

On Tuesday, the Cannes Film Festival will reopen.

In ‘Zola,’ Janciza Bravo’s cinema of ‘life at high volume’

“Zola” is very possibly the first feature film adapted from a Twitter thread.

Special Tony Awards given to 2 shows, 1 advocacy nonprofit

The Tony Awards may be months away, but three groups can already celebrate: The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Freestyle Love Supreme” are going to get special awards.

76ers put Process legacy on the line in Game 7 vs Hawks

The Philadelphia 76ers have not played like a top seed in the East against the Atlanta Hawks.

‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough

The hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.

'For the culture': The moment arrives for 'In the Heights'

A street-level song-and-dance spectacle to rival the MGM musicals of old, “In the Heights” is an exuberant celebration of the Latino immigrant experience, of a neighborhood, of a teeming summertime New York, of life.

In the 2021 playoffs, the NBA's class of 2018 is showing up

Phoenix’s Deandre Ayton had Guy Fieri leaping out of his courtside seat.

Cleared Chicago priest holds first Mass since reinstatement

An activist Roman Catholic priest cleared by an Archdiocese of Chicago investigation into decades-old sexual abuse claims has returned to lead worship at his longtime Chicago church.

Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup of films from big-name auteurs — including Wes Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, Mia Hansen-Løve and Sean Penn — for its 74th edition in July.

Cannes Film Festival 2021: Sean Penn's Flag Day among line-up

Flag Day is one of several films announced for the French Film Festival, which takes place in July.

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Young scores 36 points, Hawks finish off Knicks in Game 5

Trae Young put the finishing touches on his impressive first playoff series with 36 points and nine assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 103-89 in Game 5.

'Pass Over' jumps ahead of pack to welcome Broadway patrons

A play about young Black men trapped on a street corner has positioned itself as the first Broadway show audiences can watch live when the Great White Way restarts.

Cops who kill often catch a break at sentencing time

Derek Chauvin may get sentenced to decades behind bars when he returns to a Minneapolis courtroom for sentencing.

Chicago priest Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigation

Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found “insufficient reason to suspect” he sexually abused children.

Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Pryor, dies at 79

Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner and whose bold, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died.

EXPLAINER: What was with that weird Oscar ending?

The 93rd annual Academy Awards were always going to be a bit surreal this year.

Glenn Close knows all about 'Da Butt' in Oscars' game

The premise was simple at the Oscars.

Leo Carax's 'Annette' to open Cannes Film Festival

Leo Carax’s “Annette,” starring Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, will open the 74th Cannes Film Festival on July 6, festival organizers said Monday.

Jimmy Rollins reflects on decline of Black players in MLB

When Jimmy Rollins made his first All-Star team as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies 20 years ago, the percentage of Black players in the majors was 13.

MasterClass: In a class of its own

CEO David Rogier founded MasterClass in 2015: "I started trying other figure out, 'Okay, how can I get a hold of the best people in the world? Correspondent David Pogue said, "An armchair observer might say, 'Wow, did MasterClass get lucky when the pandemic came along.' "You know, if you go to a class in a university, you know, maybe got 40 people in front of you," Mirren said. From their course, Teller offered a tip on misdirection: "When you don't talk, the audience has to tell itself the story. Last year, venture capitalists poured $100 million into the company; this year, MasterClass hopes to add 50 new celebrity courses.

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Spike Lee to head Cannes Film Festival jury

FILE - Filmmaker Spike Lee poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Oct. 7, 2015. Lee will be president of the jury for the 74th Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – Spike Lee, who was set to lead last year's jury for the Cannes Film Festival that was ultimately canceled by the pandemic, will preside over this year's jury instead. Usually held in May, this year's Cannes Film Festival has been delayed by the health crisis. Lee is the first Black person to head the Cannes jury, which selects one of cinema's top prizes, the Palme d'Or.

A by-the-numbers look at a year of Oscar diversity, firsts

10 — Nominations for “Mank," the most of any film this year, with nods for best picture, best director for Fincher, best actor for Gary Oldman and best supporting actress for Seyfried. In the best supporting actor category, Heath Ledger and Ralph Richardson were nominated, with Ledger winning for “The Dark Knight” in 2009. 5 — African nations that have received nominations for best international feature, now that Tunisia has its first nominee, “The Man Who Sold His Skin." 4 — Nominations received by “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao, a record for a woman in a record year for women. 1 — Man nominated for both best actor and best original song.

Oscars surprises, snubs include Glenn Close, ‘Da 5 Bloods’

It’s a rare year when most of the Oscar nomination surprises are good ones, but 2020 was also a rare year for moviegoing and awards campaigns. Here’s our rundown of the snubs and surprises in the 93rd Academy Award nominations. FEMALE DIRECTORS GET THEIR SHOTFor 92 Academy Awards, only 5 women had ever been nominated for best director and never more than one in the same year. This year, the dubious honor goes to Glenn Close for her portrayal of Mamaw in Ron Howard’s adaptation of J.D. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, the film was well received, but seemed like a long shot for the major Oscars categories.

Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar

This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." (David Lee/Netflix via AP)NEW YORK – Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance in “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.”The nomination for best actor was widely expected but still historic. Boseman is the first Black performer ever nominated posthumously for an Oscar. He was nominated alongside Steven Yeun ("Minari"), Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal"), Anthony Hopkins ("The Father") and Gary Oldman ("Mank"). Three months later, the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” was released by Netflix.

Chicago parish fiercely backs priest after sex abuse claims

Michael Pfleger, a charismatic priest of a thriving Black Catholic parish, inspired her to become an activist and recruited her to run his South Side church's violence prevention office. Stories like Bosley’s are recurrent at St. Sabina Church, a close-knit community that’s been a social activism hub for 40 years under Pfleger. Black Catholic parishes are few and dwindling. Of roughly 21,000 American Catholic parishes, about 800, or less than 4%, are mostly Black, according to a University of Notre Dame and National Black Catholic Congress study. Black priests are more rare, making up 250, or under 1%, of roughly 36,500 Catholic priests, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

20 Black filmmakers who have changed Hollywood in the last century

These films used Black stereotypes about poverty and drug abuse to put Black actors at the center of the action. While Black filmmakers are more prevalent and celebrated in Hollywood in the 21st century, there's still a lot of work to be done. The meta-documentary, as it has come to be called, featured a documentary, a documentary about a documentary and a documentary that documented a documentary about a documentary. Parks became Hollywood's first major Black director, bringing the iconic "Shaft" to theaters in 1971. "Get Out" was nominated for four Oscars, including best picture, best director, best actor and best screenplay.

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Some HBCUs are seeing record increases in enrollments, but still grapple with funding challenges

Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are some household names who have graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Since 1867, Howard University in Washington, D.C., has awarded more than 100,000 degrees. "Over the past 50 years, the number one producer of African Americans who went to Harvard's MBA program was a Harvard undergrad, and number two was Howard," Howard University President Wayne Frederick said. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the first woman of color to be vice president, graduated from Howard University in 1986. But despite the important role HBCUs have played in America's education system, Newkirk said many of the colleges and universities are facing funding challenges.

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The NBA made it through its pandemic season, now it looks to 5G and VR in a post-Covid world

"It's been our longest season in NBA history, and so much was thrown at us collectively as a league." Following the March 11 Covid-19 interruption, the NBA was able to restart its season in a bubble campus in Orlando. Noel Vasquez | GC Images | Getty ImagesThe future courtside seatFacebook continues to work behind the scenes to improve its virtual reality courtside seat offering. Facebook can use the content to better authenticate the courtside experience and integrate with its Oculus virtual reality headsets. "That has been the problem with [virtual reality] NBA games," said Burden referring to resolution issues.

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Danny Aiello, "Do the Right Thing" actor, has died at age 86

Aiello died Thursday night after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller, who runs Tracey Miller & Associates. Actor Michael Rapaport tweeted that Aiello was a "huge inspiration," and actor Kirk Acevedo said, "We lost a great actor today." The ambitious Aiello rose to become president of the transit union. Danny Aiello, bus announcer"I wanted to become a politician," he told a reporter in 1995. A fourth child, stuntman and stunt coordinator Danny Aiello III, died in May 2010 of pancreatic cancer.

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Beyonc overwhelmed at opening of Tyler Perry's new studios

Copyright 2019 CNNATLANTA - Beyonc has revealed she "could not stop crying" when she attended the opening of Tyler Perry's gigantic new film studio. The 38-year-old singer, who joined famous faces including Oprah Winfrey and director Spike Lee at the grand opening of the 330-acre Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, congratulated the award-winning writer and producer on Sunday night. Surrounded by my heroes, I watched Denzel, Queen Oprah, Spike, Whoopi, Sir (Sidney) Poitier, Will, Halle, Dame Cicely (Tyson) and our angels John Singleton and Diahann Carroll honored," she captioned the gallery. Perry's film credits include producing 2009's Oscar-winning drama "Precious" and writing and directing the 2007 hit comedy-drama "Why Did I Get married?". "It feels like encouragement, it feels like gratitude," he said at the studio's launch.

'Do The Right Thing' still has something to say

The Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing," critics and columnists said, would provoke violence and disrupt race relations. "Spike Lee had done an almost impossible thing. The passion of "Do the Right Thing" is obvious: "Opinion will always be divided on ... 'Do the Right Thing,' " wrote The New Yorker's Anthony Lane. But perhaps the real reason people talk about "Do the Right Thing" three decades on is because it's still relevant. If you have yet to see "Do The Right Thing," try checking your local theater listings; the film is being re-released in 4K this weekend in select theaters.

Yankees' Aaron Hicks hits MLB's first home run in Europe

London Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks has hit Major League Baseball's first home run on European soil. The shot came during a 27-minute top of the first inning Saturday when the New York Yankees batted around against the Boston Red Sox. Hicks drove a changeup from Rick Porcello 386 feet over the Boston bullpen in right field. The two-run drive on Porcello's 33rd pitch gave the Yankees a 6-0 lead just one out into the game. pic.twitter.com/10f2q6BfiY New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 29, 2019Saturday's game at London Stadium marked the first-ever MLB game played in Europe and the first time the Yankees and Red Sox play each other on artificial turf.

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