A documentary on Madam C.J. Walker airs on the WORLD Channel Youtube channel.
Nadine Matthews
Nadine Matthews is a contributing writer at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. She can be reached at nmatthews@spokesman-recorder.com or on Twitter at @deeniemedia.
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CNN legal analyst, MN native Laura Coates on Floyd killing and legal system
SiriusXM Host of “The Laura Coates Show,” CNN Legal Analyst Laura Coates chatted with the MSR about the George Floyd case and more.
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Black Business Spotlight: BlackBuyBlack.com
Delaney launched the online marketplace BlackBuyBlack.com after receiving frantic calls in the middle of the night in the wake of the George Floyd’s murder.
Posted inArts + Culture, Television
Curtiss Cook is dapper, driven and dangerous in ‘The Chi’
‘The Chi’ is back and so is Curtiss Cook’s dangerous Otis ‘Douda’ Perry
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‘Where The Pavement Ends’ links Ferguson to fate of neighboring Black town
The new documentary ‘Where The Pavement Ends’ links two towns, one Black and one White, together.
Posted inArts + Culture, Theater
Timeless musical ‘The Color Purple’ underscores the power of love
The new conception of Alice Walker’s classic ‘The Color Purple’ is a focused, pared-down musical consisting of a soul-stirring soundtrack.
Posted inArts + Culture, Television
Filmmaker aims to understand a complicated father in ‘Daddy and the Warlord’
‘Daddy and the Warlord’ follows a daughter’s captivating quest to understand why her father collaborated with corrupt leaders.
Posted inArts + Culture, Theater
In ‘Once on This Island’ actress explores color, class, and power of love
New York City-based James will be at the Ordway February 4 through February 9 starring in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical ‘Once on This Island.’
Posted inArts + Culture, Music
Annie Mack gives and gets healing through song
Minnesota-born-and-raised jazz and blues vocalist Annie Mack singing is a source of healing and hope.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Beloved journalist, art world influencer Robyne Robinson talks new appointment
Lifetime art lover and longtime reporter Robyne Robinson was recently named chair of the board of directors for the Minnesota Museum of American Art. She spoke with us about her new position.
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Actress Caroline Chikezie on the importance of representation
Caroline Chikezie’s character Dr. Major Nichole Sykes on Fox’s show The Passage is not just a scientist. She is the head of a government lab…
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2018 Fall TV and Digital Hot List
Wondering when the heck your favorite TV shows featuring diverse casts return or eager to learn of new TV shows with actors and actresses of color? Look no further than the list below. Currently Airing Greenleaf (OWN) Family Drama. Featuring Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Deborah Joy Winans, Oprah Winfrey, Lamman Rucker The unscrupulous world of the […]
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Actress Avis-Marie Barnes relishes regular role on AMC’s ‘Lodge 49’
Jus a few weeks ago, Avis-Marie Barnes settled into her first regular role, as beloved Anita Jones on AMC’s quirky new comedy-drama ‘Lodge 49.’
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The Hot List: summer TV shows featuring actors and actresses of color
Your definitive guide to summer TV programs featuring actors and actresses of color
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Mia exhibit reinserts African and Native Americans contributions
Alex Bortolot, chief content strategist at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), explains that its Charleston Drawing and Dining Rooms, along with the 16 other interiors that the museum has on display, is “Mainly about the history of decorative arts.” Art, however, is not created in a vacuum. There are always cultural, social and political […]
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Young activist in ‘Baltimore Rising’ says documentary helps to reclaim the narrative
In the tradition of women like Ida B. Wells Barnett, Elaine Brown, Angela Davis, Septima Clark and many others, Makayla Gilliam-Price is a Black woman at the forefront of the fight for social justice in America. The 19-year-old is at the center of HBO’s new documentary Baltimore Rising. Directed by actress and self-proclaimed change agent […]
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Local opera star returns home to headline benefit concert
Taking a short break from packing for her upcoming trip to her hometown, soprano Brittany Renee Robinson spoke to the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder about what attendees can expect from her appearance at Faith Tabernacle Gospel Fellowship’s (FTGF) 30th anniversary concert. The New York City transplant explains that performing at her mother Yvonne’s church was planned for […]
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‘Send Me Hope’ concert aims to inspire and unite through music
Grammy award-winning composer and recording artist Omar Akram once said, “It’s important to understand that diplomacy does not always have to be political. When you keep an open mind and an open heart to the many cultures of the world, you can turn your musical instrument into an instrument of peace.” Roderick Cox, the young […]
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Parisa Fitz-Henley, a force for good on NBC’s ‘Midnight Texas’
The denizens of the fictional town of Midnight, situated somewhere in rural Texas, fight dark forces on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Lucky for them, they are unusually equipped to do so. Almost all “midnighters,” as they call themselves, have supernatural powers. Those who don’t, possess a superhuman will to use whatever talents they […]
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Third time’s the charm for local ‘Project Runway’ contestant
If at first you don’t succeed…well we know the rest. And that is exactly what Samantha Rei, one of the latest contestants on Lifetime’s long-running hit program Project Runway did when she suffered a disappointing loss in her first bid to get on the show. Rei, who grew up in Hastings, which she describes as […]