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For nearly 125 years, Black cinema has served as an avenue for creative expression, cultural affirmation, and a reimagining of what freedom really means in America. Yet, the separate-and-unequal attention Hollywood pays to Black cinema has left most moviegoers largely unaware of its rich tradition. New Canaan Library welcomes Professor Artel Great, who will present an in-depth discussion of Black cinema as part of the Library’s Movements in Cinema series. The live webinar and will be held on Thursday, April 22 at 7 PM EST. Zoom sign in information will be provided upon registration at newca...

By 1987, the Fat Boys had already experienced an impressive measure of success and notoriety, helping to develop and shape hip-hop’s early years on wax. Their first two albums, 1984’s self-titled debut and 1985’s The Fat Boys Are Back, were produced by rap legend Kurtis Blow and were certified Gold on the back of hits like “Can You Feel It?,” “Jail House Rap,” and “The Fat Boys Are Back.” Often sharing the stage with pioneering contemporaries like Run-D.M.C. and Whodini, the trio was a major part of hip-hop’s early mass-marketed concerts and tours, most notably “Fresh F...

Cooley High and shows like  A Different World, how he started acting. Turman gives credit to his mother, who was in the “bohemian” crowd and introduced him around 12 years old to her friend and playwright,  Lorraine Hansberry. But when his mother first introduced the idea of auditioning for Hansberry’s play, a young Turman agreed on one condition. “I’m not sure. When is it going to be?” Turman said to his mother at the time. “Because if it is Saturday, I can’t do it. I have a baseball game.” Turman and Watson began to laugh hysterically at the actor’s innocence at the ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA After 60 years in showbiz, Glynn Turman has seen it all. And he’s not done yet [Los Angeles Times :: BC-MOVIE-TURMAN:LA] LOS ANGELES — If you’re wondering why Glynn Turman keeps popping up in high-profile projects, the veteran actor can break it down for you. “My manager calls it ‘the Glynnaissance,'” said Turman in a Zoom interview, flashing a smile that lights up the computer screen like a Christmas tree. More than six decades after his debut in the original Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun,” and more than 40 years since his breakthrou...

If you’re wondering why Glynn Turman keeps popping up in high-profile projects, the veteran actor can break it down for you. “My manager calls it ‘the Glynnaissance,’” said Turman in a Zoom interview, flashing a smile that lights up the computer screen like a Christmas tree. More than six decades after his debut in the original Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun,” and more than 40 years since his breakthrough in the nostalgic coming-of-age movie “Cooley High,” Turman is hard at work, scoring plum roles in prestigious films and TV series. The 73-year-old actor is ...