Tag: entertainment
Macy’s celebrates art, culture during Black History Month
Special to The Times
NEW YORK -- This month, Macy’s celebrates Black History Month by welcoming a host of stars from a variety of fields...
Jasmine Guy heads back to college for BET drama ‘The Quad’
By Frazier Moore
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - Jasmine Guy is back at make-believe school. For the third time.
At 54, she has had a...
People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu
TODAY
LIVE BAND KARAOKE JAM SESSIONS, 7 – 11 p.m. at the Perfect Note.
OLIVIA’S HAPPY HOUR, every Thursday at Olivia’s Bar and Lounge with $.50...
Beyonce is pregnant with twins, makes announcement on Instagram
By Mark Kennedy
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Blue Ivy is about to become a big sister — twice over.
Beyonce and Jay Z announced Wednesday...
At SAG Awards, protest of immigration ban takes spotlight
By Jake Cole
Associated Press
Oscar season is looking more and more like one very well-dressed protest against President Donald Trump.
In speech after fiery speech at...
Black filmmaker’s movie about post World War II captivates Sundance
By Lindsey Bahr
AP Film Writer
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Director Dee Rees wanted to get to the big questions in her enthralling period epic...
People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu
TODAY
LIVE BAND KARAOKE JAM SESSIONS, 7 – 11 p.m. at the Perfect Note.
OLIVIA’S HAPPY HOUR, every Thursday at Olivia’s Bar and Lounge with $.50...
Lil Duval: ‘From day one, I’ve always felt successful’
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Lil Duval has always been successful.
“I felt for me, success was always from day one, doing what I love to...
“Moonlight,” “Fences,” Hidden Figures” among Oscar nominations
By Jake Cole
Associated Press
The candy-colored love letter to musicals "La La Land" on Tuesday landed a record-tying 14 nominations to the Academy Awards, which...
Bell to host city school students at private screening of “Hidden...
From Staff Reports
Birmingham Mayor William Bell will host 140 city school students this month at a private screening of the hit movie, "Hidden Figures."
Twenty...