The second Wilson play to become a Netflix original (afterMa Rainey’s Black BottomwithBlack Panther‘s Chadwick Boseman),The Piano Lessonstars Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Deadwyler as members of the Charles family. A story that explores the tensions between Black wea...
The youngest-born entry among the world’s best jazz saxophonists, Ohio-born Lovano can play a clutch of different instruments, though his name is synonymous with the tenor saxophone. The sound he projects is substantial but also athletic and imbued with a heart-tugging soulfulness. Lovano is...
Randy Jackson — brother Not to be confused with Randy Jackson of "American Idol," Michael's younger brother Randy, 57, is the second-youngest of the famous siblings. He did not officially join the Jackson 5 until the mid-1970s.
I suppose because all the adult students were actually devoted to painstakingly decorating their cookies with acute attention to detail, as opposed to spraying frosting and sprinkles on fresh baked cookies like Jackson Pollard on a sugar high. As we sat at the “Recovery Table” waiting for the ...
Pete took me to a breakfast hosted by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor in honor of Dr. King’s birthday where Jesse Jackson was a speaker. It must have been held on Dr. King’s actual birthday, not the national holiday, because I needed a note for school. Pete suggested that...
This adaptation of Shirley Jackson's terrifying novel lives up to its name. The Haunting of Hill House follows the Crain family, who move into the grand and remote 'Hill House' to flip it before moving on to their 'dream home.' But the house has other plans. Switching between the past...
Mahalia Jackson, a singer with one of the finest voices in this history of gospel music, did full justice to this joyous spiritual from 1927. Her moving version even reached the 1958 Billboard charts, a strong showing for a gospel single at the time when Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and ...
(For those of you who are wondering if Amazing Heroes articles might soon join their siblings--well, the answer is yes, and so I'd guess your next question is when, and my response is "soon!") When Tim retired from TCJ, Gary and I both agreed that the site needed a redesign ...
We might be hitting the road in April during North’s spring break to meet one of their half-siblings whom they met through the Donor Sibling Registry and who lives in Michigan with their two moms. As for a weekend alone, as I mentioned in my comment on Nicole’s post my mom doesn’...
“My dad is from Pittsburgh so my siblings and I always looked forward to going to Bruster’s when visiting family,” recalls Wytiaz. “But when my mom took one bite out of the chocolate raspberry truffle she said, ‘We need to open a store’." ...