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Actress Phylicia Rashad has been appointed Dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts.  Rashad, who is most remembered for her role as Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show, was announced in the position today.  In making the announcement, Howard University President, Wayne Frederick, welcomed Rashad back to her Alma Mater.   "As we reintroduce our campus community and the world at large to Howard’s College of Fine Arts, the dean will play an instrumental role in ensuring an auspicious beginning for this reestablished institution. Given Ms. Rashad’s reputation as well as her capabil...

Celebrate Black History Month by buying clothing, toys and more inspired by the movie ‘Soul’ Updated Feb 08, 2021; Soul this Black History Month. The Disney/Pixar hit film, which celebrates Black culture and features the first-ever Black lead character in a Pixar movie, recently released clothing and accessories designed by Black artists in honor of Black History Month. The movie’s lead character Joe Gardner, who is voiced by Jamie Foxx, is led on a spiritual journey immersed in black culture -- intertwining his day job as an NYC teacher with a new career in jazz music. Inspired by Di...

Five stars Starring (voices): Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Angela Bassett, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Wes Studi, Fortune Fiemster and Zenobia Shroff Rating: PG, for mild profanity and thematic elements Pixar uncorks another phenomenal animated fable By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic This isn’t the first time I’ve observed that some of the sharpest, wittiest and most perceptive scripts belong to animated films. An impressive percentage of them come from Pixar. Pete Docter has been one of Hollywood’s most innovative writer/directors for well over a decade; he�...

In Pixar’s Soul, Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz — and he’s good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul. A few weeks ago we were invited to cover a virtual press conference for Pixar’s Soul. In attendance was the cast and crew and they were all excited to talk about creating the film. We learned some of the creative aspects of the animation, the importance of the movie, the music, and much more.

You'll recognize this Houstonian's voice in Pixar's 'Soul' FacebookTwitterEmail Phylicia Rashad voices her first animated character in Pixar's "Soul," which is set to stream on Disney+ on Christmas Day.Screenshot YouTube/AP Phylicia Rashad will make her voice acting debut in Pixar's "Soul" this Christmas. The Houston native voice acts alongside Tiny Fey, Angela Bassett, Jamie Foxx, and one of my favorite actresses, Alicia Braga, who plays the part of a counselor. "It was fun, and I didn't feel it was quite so different from things I do normally except that you couldn't see me, so I had to em...