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Nicole Avant My mother raised me to believe that the soul is everlasting. She simply did not believe that you could kill someone’s spirit. The physical body may go away, but the spirit — the Divine essence within us that makes us who we are — is something that is always here.

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATERThe acclaimed modern dance company, founded more than 60 years ago, has been an integral part of programming at the Kennedy Center from the very start, performing at the arts complex’s formal opening ceremony in 1971. This year, the company returns to celebrate the center’s 50th anniversary with a week-long run of performances in the Opera House.Per tradition, every performance ends with Revelations, the signature masterpiece Ailey created in tribute to his African-American heritage, drawing inspiration from childhood memories of growing up in the Black church in Texas as well as from the writings of James Baldwin and Langston Hughes.

Madonna held a secret ‘Madame X’ gig in New York on Friday night (October 8) and ended it by taking the show to the streets of Harlem.The original concert took place at the Manhattan neighbourhood’s Ginny’s Supper Club and celebrated the release of the film version of Madame X.Beginning after midnight, the pop star told W Magazine that she “wanted to pay homage to Harlem with an intimate performance”.

Madonna was out to «disturb the peace» during her appearance on on Thursday.

“Artists are here to disturb the peace,” said Madonna, quoting James Baldwin during her Thursday (Oct. 7) appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

LOS ANGELES -- LeVar Burton has found another way to share his love of reading.The actor has launched the LeVar Burton Book Club in partnership with Fable, described on its app and website as a means to discover, read and discuss books, and help build “human connections.”“As a lifelong advocate for literacy, the opportunity to launch my book club on Fable’s wonderful new platform is extremely exciting and timely,” Burton said in a statement Tuesday.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticRaoul Peck is a director who feels deep and evident comfort bringing together different manners of storytelling. His 2016 documentary about James Baldwin, “I Am Not Your Negro,” was notable not merely for the brilliance and insight of Baldwin but for its blending of the late author’s recollections with narration and explication of the times in which Baldwin lived and the figures who were his contemporaries.

Lil Baby performed “The Bigger Picture” in a powerful call to action against police brutality during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. The rapper was joined during at points by three prominent activists: “Insecure” star Kendrick Sampson, Women’s March cofounder Tamika Mallory and Atlanta rapper Killer Mike.Following an intro from James Baldwin, the performance opened with Sampson’s character being gunned down by a police officer.

Lisa Kennedy At the start of “The Inheritance” — an experimental film about the formation of a Black collective, set in the early ’90s — Julian (Eric Lockley) rummages through a wooden crate of books he found in the West Philadelphia row house his grandmother left him.

When Barry Jenkins crossed the stage in early 2017 to accept the Academy Award for Best Picture for his tremendous coming-of-age story “Moonlight,” all eyes were looking forward to the director’s next project. Jenkins steered clear of a potential slump by adapting James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk.” He managed to adapt Baldwin’s masterpiece by bringing new life to it and also communicating the same feeling Baldwin puts onto every page.

NEW YORK -- The Walt Disney Co. will make a sequel to the 2019 live-action “The Lion King,” with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning “Moonlight” and the James Baldwin adaptation “If Beale Street Could Talk,” set to direct.Disney announced plans Tuesday for a follow-up to last year's poorly reviewed but highly popular photorealistic remake.

NEW YORK -- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will be honored next month by MacDowell, which is presenting its inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award to her media company and arts collective ARRAY.The award is named for the co-founder of MacDowell, the century-old artist residency in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein and many others have been visiting fellows.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentThe 1965 March on Washington was a galvanizing moment for the American civil-rights movement of the ‘60s, but in terms of media coverage of American race relations of that era, it happened in the middle of almost daily news reports, public interest programming and lively — sometimes incendiary — radio and television interviews and discussions.The Feb. 18, 1965, debate between acclaimed novelist James Baldwin and noted magazine editor/pundit William F.

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Spike Lee’s concert film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia has landed.In the one minute clip, Byrne narrates over a montage of his roving musical ensemble gyrating, shouting and marching across the stage.

Andy Samberg-Cristin Milioti romantic comedy Palm Springs and the latest monthly installment of the Into the Dark anthology series, The Current Occupant.

Also Read: Apple, Paramount Teaming Up for Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Jenkins wrote and directed the upcoming Amazon series “The Underground Railroad,” he wrote the screenplay for “Flint Strong,” the directorial debut of cinematographer Rachel Morrison, and he’s attached to next direct a feature biopic on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey for Searchlight Pictures.

Hulu has announced its slate of new arrivals for July, which includes a couple of Hulu Originals, great shows from other networks, and some excellent movies, too.

week's schedule includes I Am Not Your Negro, a pivotal 2016 documentary that imagines what James Baldwin's last manuscript, Remember This House -- which was unfinished at the time of his death — would have looked like completed. Remember This House is Baldwin's personal account of the lives and assassinations of three close friends who were also black revolutionaries: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr.  Prior to I Am Not Your Negro on June 10, PBS will screen The Black

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