Tag: hollywood
Q&A: Tyler Perry on directing his 1st script, 27 years later
By Jake Coyle
AP Film Writer
TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Perry has directed his first screenplay, 27 years after writing it.
“A Jazzman's Blues,” which is premiering at...
Nichelle Nichols, 89, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Broke Barriers for...
By Lindsey Bahr
Associated Press
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television...
Sidney Poitier opened the door for Black Hollywood
Elise Brisco
USA TODAY
Sidney Poitier, a Hollywood trailblazer and the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, died Thursday. He was 94.
Among his long...
Birmingham boasts an extraordinary musical legacy over 150 years
By Chuck Chandler
Alabama News Center
In 1989, Erskine Hawkins, Sun Ra and The Temptations all played at Birmingham’s inaugural City Stages music festival. Tickets that...
Ensley High School grad an accomplished Hollywood actor
By Chanda Temple
Birmingham City Schools
Ensley High School graduate Yohance Myles is an accomplished Hollywood actor with appearances in the CW network's "Containment" and the AMC network's "...