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Arts & Culture

AĀ space for local and national arts and entertainment stories, with an emphasis on stories pertaining to the African American experience.

Arts & Culture / Movies

Ā ā€˜Missing’ is a dazzling, innovative crime story

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 - by Dwight Brown - Leave a Comment

Merrick and Johnson have imaginatively concocted a stunning, mind-boggling crime story that unfolds like a series of revealing screenshots.

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Arts & Culture / Books

Author found healing in sharing traumatic experience

January 20, 2023January 21, 2023 - by Nikki Love - Leave a Comment

In 2022, her years of writing resulted in her first book ‘November.’

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Arts & Culture / Movies

Movie Review: This ā€˜House Party’ just goes on too longĀ 

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 - by Dwight Brown - Leave a Comment

”House Party’ reboot only gets half the job done.’

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Arts & Culture

Legendary sound engineer relishes union leadership role

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 - by Tony Kiene - 1 Comment

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 13 had never elected a business agent who wasn’t a White male. That changed with Wendell Bell.

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Arts & Culture / Music

Trendsetting Rapper Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia dies at 43

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 - by Stacy M. Brown - Leave a Comment

Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell in Memphis, Tennessee, Mitchell counted among the female pioneers in the heavily male dominated genre.

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crop faceless male trumpeter performing jazz in concert
Arts & Culture / Music

Reflections on a great year of jazz music

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 - by Robin James - Leave a Comment

Once again, it’s time to ring in the new year, which means I’m thinking of my top 2022 albums of the year.

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Arts & Culture / Movies

​10 Best Films of 2022

December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 - by Dwight Brown - Leave a Comment

These noteworthy films and artists will vie for awards in weeks to come. Check out the best in cinema in 2022.

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Arts & Culture / Featured

RIP: Black celebrities who passed away in 2022

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 - by MSR News Online - 3 Comments.

Here we’ve highlighted a few celebrities who left us in 2022.

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Arts & Culture / Books

Dr. Verna inspires with new book ‘Power Lessons for Life’

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 - by Sheletta Brundidge - Leave a Comment

‘People will want more power messages, more everyday examples they can use in their lives.’

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Arts & Culture / Music

Tory Lanez found guilty in Meg Thee Stallion shooting

December 27, 2022December 30, 2022 - by Stacy M. Brown - Leave a Comment

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez faces more than 20 years in prison and deportation after a jury found him guilty in the 2020 shooting of hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion.

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Arts & Culture

The history and meaning of Kwanzaa

December 26, 2022January 2, 2023 - by Frank Dobson - Leave a Comment

It is a time of communal self-affirmation—when famous Black heroes and heroines, as well as late family members—are celebrated.

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Arts & Culture

Not just Rondo: Exhibits show how Interstates uprooted other Black communities

December 22, 2022January 2, 2023 - by Tony Kiene - Leave a Comment

The ‘Human Toll: A Public History of 35W’ exhibit is open Thursdays through Saturdays, in the Main Floor Gallery of the Hennepin History Museum. It will close for good on December 31, 2022.

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Arts & Culture

Brights lights in the cities

December 22, 2022December 23, 2022 - by MSR News Online - Leave a Comment

One solace to the shorter days at the start of the winter is the bursts of color on the streets at night.

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Arts & Culture / Movies

Movie Review: ā€˜Emancipation’ is a good idea poorly realized

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 - by Dwight Brown - Leave a Comment

This film is built around a former slave seen in a horrific photo whose back bore the scars of whippings and evil vestiges of slavery.

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Art / Arts & Culture / Music

Tis the season: The Grammys, the start of holiday music, and more

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 - by Robin James - Leave a Comment

It’s Grammy Awards time, and the holiday season is upon us, so there are plenty of potential gift-giving ideas here.

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Arts & Culture / Theater

Youth Performance Company presents world premiere adaptation of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’Ā 

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 - by MSR News Online - Leave a Comment

‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ gets an update by Youth Performance Company for its 100th anniversary.

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Arts & Culture / Music

ā€˜Fame’ and ā€˜Flashdance’ singer Irene Cara dies at 63

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Chris Rizik - Leave a Comment

Academy Award-winning actress, singer, songwriter and producer Irene Cara passed away in her Florida home.

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Arts & Culture / Music

Fall favorites and new offerings

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 - by Robin James - Leave a Comment

This fall season brings a great bounty of new jazz releases and concerts to check out thus far.

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Arts & Culture

Getting to the roots of sweet potato and pumpkin pie

November 23, 2022November 28, 2022 - by RB King - Leave a Comment

When it comes to Thanksgiving dessert, two pies reign supreme: pumpkin and sweet potato.

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family having dinner and celebrating
Arts & Culture

When a grandparent becomes co-parent

November 15, 2022November 18, 2022 - by Juliet Mitchell - Leave a Comment

The commitment to co-parenting includes a substantial investment in time, energy, and financial resources.

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