By Michael McQuillan
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Tag Archives: New Orleans
HW Pick: “Guilty Until Proven Guilty,” The Issue Of Criminal Just-Us Reform
Guilty Until Proven Guilty explores Louisiana’s criminal justice system through the story of Tim Conerly, a young African-American man who was arrested in the wake of an armed robbery in New Orleans and waited 28 months for a trial for a crime he says he did not commit. Continue Reading →
Atlanta: The Fabulous Amiyah Scott And Others At GLAAD Atlanta Gala 2018
Amiyah Scott, transgender advocate and actress on FOX’s Star was honored at the 2018 GLAAD Atlanta Gala event on Friday, November 9, 2018 at The Estate. Continue Reading →
New Orleans: McDonald’s Honors With 365Black Awards
Several notable celebrities, community leaders and entertainers descended on the city of New Orleans once again to attend the 15th Annual McDonald’s 365Black Awards, held today at the Ritz Carlton, New Orleans.
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s Stretch Music x Afro New Orleanian/Black Indian Music At Harlem Stage
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah returns with two nights of genre blind music that will Stretch jazz music’s rhythmic, melodic and harmonic conventions to encompass a range of cultural influences from his own native New Orleans to West Africa and the Caribbean. Continue Reading →
HW Pick: Regina Hall And Jada Pinkett Smith Talk New “Girls Trip,” On Build (Video)
When four lifelong friends—Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah—travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. Continue Reading →
FX Networks Previewed New Drama Series “Snowfall” At Essence Festival 2017
FX Networks previewed their new drama series “Snowfall” for an intimate group of press and influencers on Saturday. Co-creator John Singleton made brief remarks; Q93 radio host Wild Wayne intro’d the screening. Continue Reading →