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John Singleton: maverick director with a radical edge

Jay Murdock

Apr 30, 2019
3 min

John Singleton: maverick director with a radical edge

Boyz N the Hood sent audiences reeling and marked the start of an uneven career for a writer-director whose films were rooted in lived experience By Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | April 30, 209 Hollywood wasn’t ready for John Singleton when he exploded on to the movie scene at the age of 23 – and maybe it’s been unready ever since. When Singleton was nominated for the best director Oscar for his sensational 1991 debut Boyz N the Hood (for which he also wrote the original scr

Fans Remember Junie Morrison, the Ohio Players Founder Has Died at 62

Jay Murdock

Feb 17, 2017
3 min

Fans Remember Junie Morrison, the Ohio Players Founder Has Died at 62

The funk legend’s influence on music will live on By Britni Danielle /Ebony / February 17, 2017 Music has lost another legend. Funk legend and Ohio Players founding member, Walter “Junie” Morrison has passed away, Okayplayer reports. He was 62. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Morrison is known as one of the pioneers of funk music, writing, producing, and serving as a keyboardist for the Ohio Players. He was integral in the group’s early albums, including Pain, Pleasure, and Ecstasy, an

Remembering The Young Lords, Black Panther Allies History Forgot

Jay Murdock

Jan 9, 2017
10 min

Remembering The Young Lords, Black Panther Allies History Forgot

The music-infused play “Party People” explores how emotionally taxing it is “to be woke” today. Katherine Brooks: Senior Arts & Culture Editor, The Huffington Post. “Party People” opens on a young man ― a Panther Cub ― practicing a monologue before a propped-up camera. His words cut through the audience as he recounts his Black Panther father, or more accurately, the absence of his long-imprisoned Black Panther father. The speech is partly a recognition of the paternal grea

Jennifer Hudson Honored for Philanthropic Work

Jay Murdock

Dec 27, 2016
2 min

Jennifer Hudson Honored for Philanthropic Work

Jennifer Hudson is more than a powerful singer and actress. She’s a philanthropist, too, and the March of Dimes at their Celebration of Babies soiree in Beverly Hills recognized her work for families and childbirth health recently. The Dreamgirls star received the Grace Kelly Award for supporting mothers in giving their babies a healthy start on life. According to the March of Dimes, Hudson has championed children, women’s issues and poverty around the world. “That’s everyone