Local filmmakers tackle social issues
Filmmaker Cranstan Cumberbatch and the panel fielded questions from the audience after…
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Undignified Praise and Worship Radio
Richard Guess BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Last month…
‘The Family Blessing’ delivers a serious message
Grammy award-winner Paul Anthony will be one of the featured guest artists in this…
Local filmmakers spotlight homeless vets in St. Pete
Cranstan Cumberbatch, seated, prepared for his role as a homeless veteran suffering from…
How Adam Pendleton Is Pushing the Boundaries of What a Painter’s Work Can Say and Do
by DODIE KAZANJIAN | Vogue Every so often, a young artist emerges on the scene with…
The Obamas and the Inauguration of Black Painting’s New Golden Age In America
Antwaun Sargent, W Magazine When the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in…
Doc’s Place plugs rhythmic riffs back into south side
Doc’s Place is located at the Skyway Marina Mall BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff…
Goutam Chakraborty’s miniatures at Gallerie 909
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Gallerie 909 featured preeminent…
A day in the life of an up and coming Broadway star
BY ALLEN BUCHANAN, Staff Writer NEW YORK –Rosharra Francis is living the dream. As a…
Win Isley Brothers tickets on Black Power 96
ST. PETERSBURG — WBPU 96.3 FM, St. Petersburg’s black community radio station also…
Filmmakers screen film to City Hall
BY JABAAR EDMOND, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG –The star of the film “Art in the…
The Isley Brothers bring soul & classic R&B to St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG – For more than 50 years, The Isley Brothers have received acclaim as…
Rosharra Francis: Broadway lights up for St. Pete native
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer NEW YORK – The performing arts pipeline between…
Siobhan Monique headlines music series
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – The people strolled into an…
‘Around and Around’
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer At last, the wait was over. A longtime fan of the…
As Gay as They Were Black: The Harlem Renaissance at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Museum
BY SHEREE L. GREER, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – June is a curious month for African…
Gospel sensation Tamela Mann and Manns World Family Tour comes to Straz
TAMPA — Grammy and Stellar Award winning gospel singer Tamela Mann will be featured…
Documentary spotlights literary genius
Kristy Andersen, left, and Dr. Lois Hurston Gaston BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff…