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With its glowing reviews and box office success, Black Panther is a revelatory moment for the entertainment industry. The Marvel Studios film, with a script by African-American writers Joe Robert Cole and Ryan Coogler, directed by Coogler and featuring a gender-balanced cast of predominantly black actors, earned more than $260 million in the U.S. alone […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-I had a lot of anxiety poking fun at me recently as I frantically battled Los Angeles’ finest traffic jam hour as I weaved my way in and out of the parking lot of cars called the 405 Freeway. For Angelenos, this is nothing new. As a matter of fact, getting stuck in […]
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Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the question to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Communication is the fundamental word for this Friday. Communication is an art practice by everyone, every day and all day long. The […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-Donovan Mitchell is a man on fire. At the very least he’s playing like one. The Utah Jazz rookie leads his team in scoring. He recently dropped a 40-point barrage on the Phoenix Suns. During Utah’s current 11-game win streak, the longest in the NBA, Mitchell has led the Jazz in scoring in […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-It shouldn’t come as a surprise that LeBron James would come and visit Los Angeles and shut down the 2018 NBA All-Star Game with his own personal signature stroke to help Team LeBron come away with a highly-competitive 148-145 win against Team Stephen Sunday at Staples Center. It really shouldn’t have caught anyone […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-Everyone wants to be like Mike. Or James. Or Russell. Or Blake. Or LeBron. Or Steph. You can’t blame them. Players making a living in the NBA make it look easy on the basketball court. That happens when you’re regularly breaking somebody’s ankles on a stupid crossover or humiliating your opponent with an […]
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SANATA BARBARA, CA-In the overall synopsis of the movie-going experience, there are films that inspire you. Then there are films that really inspire you to shake yourself off, get yourself up, and become part of the human involvement project. That would require doing for others. That would also mandate making a difference in people’s lives […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA-Representation through imagery of black people is a big deal for the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). That is why they put on their annual show every year to honor that concept. There were not too many major films in 2017 that realistically encompassed that theme. But the ones that did got […]
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Thank God, it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Fundamental soundness includes various attributes. Achieving it requires mastery of these elements through diligent work ethics and maintaining a humble attitude. Consistency […]
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“Be careful, don’t diss Lady Bird in front of Maia,” one of my classmates joked the other day as we sat around talking about the Oscar nominations. People at CalArts know I’m obsessed with Lady Bird because I grew up in Sacramento, the city the film is based on, and went to the same high […]
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“I take pride in [my defense],” Bradley said after the game. “I challenge myself and I want to go out there and guard the best guy every night. At the end of the game I want to make the plays for our team.”
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The 33rd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) had its biggest day yet on Saturday, playing host to the Producers Panel, Writers Panel, and Virtuosos Awards honoring Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Hong Chau (Downsizing), John Boyega (Detroit), Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), and Timothée Chalamet (Call […]
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Thank God. It’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamentally sound?” The concept of being fundamentally sound can also be interpreted as being equipped and prepared to overcome an obstacle. At some point […]
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LOS ANGELES-This is the make or break part of the USC men’s basketball season. The Trojans can make their argument that they are the best team in the Pac-12 Conference should they go on the road and take down both No. 9 Arizona and No. 25 Arizona State. That’s not even the hard part. There’s […]
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