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Movie Review: Unfinished Business

May 26, 2023

A winner! That would describe this very reflective look at women’s professional basketball. From the OG players to today’s socially conscious, media-savvy Gen Zers. For the past year, the face of the WNBA has been Brittany Griner. The 6’9″ athlete was accused of carrying hashish oil at an airport near Moscow. She was detained, imprisoned […]


N.C. Black Film Festival features work of A&T Theatre Arts Alumna

May 19, 2023

N.C. native Lorey Hayes will have her short film, The Dragonfly Tale, featured at the North Carolina Black Film Festival in Wilmington. The festival will take place May 18-21 with a screening of A Dragonfly Tale on May 20. The festival will also honor legendary actress and N.C native, Pam Grier. The Dragonfly Tale is […]


Arts Across Guilford Conclave

May 19, 2023

Grammy Award winning musical singer Anthony Hamilton participated in the inaugural Arts Across Guilford conclave when Arts Greensboro officially announced its new name, Arts Council of Greater Greensboro. “This celebration is the first event of this size where artists and arts leaders will be able to network and connect with members of the Guilford County […]


The Genius of Little Richard Explored in New Film

May 12, 2023

To many, Little Richard lived a complicated life, from his outwardly gay and hypersexual ways to his brilliant but amazingly disrespected career. Putting aside his personal and flamboyant lifestyle, one could find it hard to argue with Richard’s statement in “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Lisa Cortés. “Michael Jackson […]


2023 Korean Festival

April 28, 2023

The colorful, tasty, entertaining and fun Korean Festival filled Greensboro’s Central City Park. Attracting thousands of people, the half-day cultural event presented an attractive range of familiar foods — Korean corndogs, kimchi — merchandise, martial arts, singing, games and people watching.


Emmy award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph joins N.C. A&T for town & gown celebration

April 27, 2023

Emmy Award-winning star of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” singer, producer and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph will join North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and community friends for their second Town & Gown celebration Friday, April 28. Students will have the opportunity to spend an Evening with Sheryl Lee Ralph as she discusses her life, career […]


Movie Review: John Wick 4

April 14, 2023

Artistic, balletic and acrobatic violence separates the John Wick franchise from other action/crime/thrillers. That ritual continues as the hitman’s hitman discovers friends can be foes and foes can be friends. John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a badass, hired killer. He works under the mandates of a clandestine council, “The High Table.” The group of 12 […]


Movie Review: 65

March 24, 2023

It wasn’t enough! Whatever they paid Adam Driver for holding this feeble movie together, it wasn’t enough. Screenwriters turned directors Scott Beck & Bryan Woods created a winning formula as the writers of A Quiet Place. Build a family atmosphere, then put the wretches in constant peril. It worked once, so why not now? For […]


Movie Review: Creed lll

March 17, 2023

For a first-time director, actor Michael B. Jordan lands a solid punch. As soon as the bell rings, it’s on. Continuing a boxing movie franchise that started back in 1976, with the Oscar-winning film Rocky, and sustaining that winning spirit for 47+ years later is quite a responsibility. Filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Creed and Creed II) […]


N.C. A&T’s Theatre Arts Program Presents “Othello”

February 16, 2023

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Theatre Arts Program tackles one of Shakespeare’s most intimate family tragedies, Othello, beginning Feb. 23. The full title of the play is “The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice,” written by William Shakespeare in 1603. The production is a rare example of a dramatic work by Shakespeare […]


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