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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Beachgoers weren’t the only ones making waves this Memorial Day weekend. “The Little Mermaid,” Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic, easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America by Sunday. Read more'The Little Mermaid’ makes a splash at the box office
The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks. Read moreUS cities could see summer mpox outbreak
Pfizer received full approval last week for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that’s been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. Read moreCOVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval
“Black history saved my life” is not just the title of Ernest Crim III’s first book; it’s his philosophy of education and the foundation of his mission to reach and teach Black youth their true history. Read moreTikToker teaches lessons on Black history
Rep. Chip LaMarca is voicing concern after Broward County Library issued a limited edition “I read banned books” library card just ahead of budget veto season. Read moreLegislator weighs in on banned books library card
For centuries, there’s been a false assumption that Black fathers are absent, apathetic and uninvolved in their children’s lives. The stereotype of the absent Black dad remains ubiquitous in popular culture, often taking the form of a dysfunctional family unit. But in recent years, studies h… Read moreChildren’s book dispels myths about Black fathers
Bill Lee, a well-regarded jazz musician who accompanied such artists as Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and Harry Belafonte as well as scoring four of his son Spike Lee’s early films, including the hit “Do the Right Thing” and two songs for “Jungle Fever,” has died. He was 94. Read moreJazz musician Bill Lee dead at 94
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ’70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died at 83. Read moreTina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
“Revelations in Rhythm,” an annual tap dance show presented by the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center (AHCAC), returns for its third installment this Saturday at Florida Memorial University’s Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts. Read moreAnnual AHCAC tap show returns for third season
On the road with Broadway’s 2023 tour of “Into the Woods,” Tony-nominated actress and FSU graduate Montego Glover will soon wow audiences in her native Chattanooga at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read moreMontego Glover brings Broadway to hometown
Nineties nostalgia has extended now to 1992’s “White Men Can’t Jump” returning to the blacktop courts where Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson hustled and Rosie Perez studied “Jeopardy!” answers for foods beginning with the letter “Q.” Read more'White Men Can’t Jump’ has no game
It’s not Rob Marshall’s fault that Disney’s latest live-action retread doesn’t really sing. “The Little Mermaid,” a somewhat drab undertaking with sparks of bioluminescence, suffers from the same fundamental issues that plagued “The Lion King,” “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Halle Bai… Read moreReview: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’
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