George Clinton: Gangster of Love  

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Catwalk: Deborah Gregory 

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Does Media Matter?  

The most appalling statistic is that in 2006, 71% of the students in the 8th grade could not meet 8th grade math standards. In Film

Turn My Mic Up  

On his new CD River: The Joni Letters, Hancock channels Joni Mitchell: arguably the most introverted, and imaginative singer/songwriter/lyricist of the past four decades. In Music

Passing Strange 

The new show Passing Strange, the fruit of his creative labor, is a smart, funny, and thoughtfully. In Theater

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When a mother’s greatest love is her greatest sacrifice. In Theater

Ruined 

Playwright Lynn Nottage on women, inspiration and the possibility of Africa . In Theater

The Basso Profundo 

Few singers in the classical music world have made a bigger splash in recent years than bass Atlanta native Morris Robinson. In Music

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I'm African - Now What? 

The dna experience can mean more questions than answers. In Culture

Fishburne As Thurgood Marshall  

Ebonyjet.com recently spoke with the actor as he prepared for the role. In Culture

Black Is, Black Ain’t

A new exhibit seeks to position the subject of race in a "post-Black" artistic era. In Culture

Lookin' At The Devil

If we must declare war on the evil within, we have some bangin' anthems in our protest arsenal. In Arts & Culture

The Other Side of The Game

With American Gangster and Mr. Untouchable, Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes have become immortal. Victims of their drug hustle weren't so lucky. William Jelani Cobb peeps the evidence. In Culture

Underappreciated: Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III is a great actor, respected by his fellow thespians and critics, and delivers image gifts we should cherish. In Arts & Culture

Danielia Cotton: A rare child hidden in plain sight

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REPLAY: Bobby Womack – Poet

A complete poem, according to Robert Frost, is one where “The emotion has found its thought." In Arts & Culture

Soul Power: Prince

dream hampton on the reignmaker. The first in a series celebrating Black Music Month. In Music

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Whose Tube? Levi Stubbs: The Four Tops  

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