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*Quentin Tarantino surely stirred up some conversation with the production of his spaghetti Western slave flick, “Django Unchained,” and even threw out some criticism about Alex Haley’s classic TV mini series, “Roots,” saying that much of the story wasn’t true. So, some of the original “Roots” cast members showed up on the Wendy Williams show [...]
*Original cast members from the groundbreaking television mini-series “Roots” participated in a live Q&A session today as part of its “Town Hall” series. LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams and Louis Gossett, Jr. sat down at 2 p.m. for a Q&A session with a select group of listeners and SiriusXM host Joe Madison at the company’s studios [...]
*Oh shoot, if there ever was a time for Quentin Tarantino to cool it, it would be now. The filmmaker is stepping on some black folk toes, talking about the community favorite ‘slave’ movie, “Roots.” Now that he’s an expert slave film filmmaker, he’s got to come down on misplaced historical sketches like “Roots.” He [...]
*Prince will be honored with a March 7th benefit concert to be held at Carnegie Hall and double as a fundraiser for music education programs, reports the New York Times. Scheduled acts for the show include Talib Kweli, the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Roots. The event will mark the ninth year that City [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Every choice in life either moves you forward [...]
*Coming this January, Oprah is welcoming the cast of “Roots” into her Montecito, Calif. home for an intimate reunion. The epic and classic series, which includes Cicely Tyson, LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams, John Amos, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Ben Vereen, first debuted 35 years ago, sweeping the nation and bringing African Americans back home. “Roots [...]
*Hip Hop is always under attack by those who don’t quite understand the story behind the music and most recently, actress Ashley Judd shared her lovely criticism and harsh thoughts about the culture. She called it “rape music.” While every fight is not worth paying too much to, Roots drummer Questlove actually spoke out about [...]
*Spike Lee is set to direct a live webcast of a concert featuring John Legend and the Roots as part of the American Express concert series “Unstaged.” The gig, to be held in New York on Sept. 23, is the second part of “Unstaged” and webcast on YouTube, via the music video website Vevo, reports [...]
*Teddy Pendergrass gave us a beautiful song in the 70s called “Wake Up Everybody” that has not been revisited in such a soulful way until now. John Legend, Common and Melanie Fiona breathe new direction and life into the track. But the two have also opened up a lot of the 60s and 70s classics on a [...]
*September is the month of progress for many artists, including the soothing singer John Legend. The legendary Roots have produced his new album, “Wake Up!” It features a collection of socially conscious songs of the 60s and 70s with a new, JL spin to ‘em. Fans can expect to hear the sounds of Marvin Gaye, [...]
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