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‘The Artist Is Not There as a Massage Therapist,’ Says Sapphire of Her Work
by Katti Gray on September 19 2011, 9:38AM
Cololrines.com speaks with the author and poet about her second novel, which portrays the son of her famous—and controversial—character Precious.
Topics: Arts & Culture
The Game Wants Gay Rappers to Come Out, But Spreads Downlow Myth
by Jorge Rivas on September 14 2011, 3:01PM
Two-time Grammy Awards nominee rapper Game is being praised for openly accepting gays but in the process he’s telling myths about men in the “down low” spreading HIV.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Media
Tyler Perry is the Highest-Paid Man in the Entertainment Industry
by Jorge Rivas on September 13 2011, 3:48PM
Love him or hate him, there’s no stopping Tyler Perry’s cash flow.
Topics: Arts & Culture
A Guide to Nicki Minaj’s Outfits at New York’s Fashion Week
by Jorge Rivas on September 13 2011, 2:30PM
Nicki Minaj brought all her clothes and wigs to New York for fashion week. And she’s wearing them all at the same time.
Topics: Arts & Culture
The Last Fall: How NFL Dreams Turn To Nightmares
by Jorge Rivas on September 13 2011, 11:58AM
The average NFL player’s career only lasts three years. A new film explores what happens to many athletes once they leave the field for good.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Fox Sports Cancels Show that Mocked Asian USC Students
by Jorge Rivas on September 8 2011, 11:51AM
A Fox Sports spokesperson called the offensive debut episode the now-defunct show “clearly offensive.”
Topics: Arts & Culture
Fox Sports Humiliates Asian Students at USC
by Jorge Rivas on September 7 2011, 1:44PM
Fox Sports has taken some cues from Alexandra Wallace.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Trove of Unseen Footage Revives History in ‘The Black Power Mixtape’
by Channing Kennedy on September 6 2011, 9:15AM
Swiss filmmaker Goran Hugo Olsson has unearthed hundreds of hours of intimate footage of black power movement leaders. Colorlines talks to Olsson about his remarkable new documentary.
Topics: Arts & Culture, History
Headed Back to Class? We’ve Got Songs to Start the School Year Off Right
by Bryan Gerhart on September 2 2011, 9:00AM
Whether you’re nostalgic for your playground days or worrying about how to pay back student loans, we’ve got a playlist that will help ease you into another school year.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Back to School
Oscar De La Hoya Admits to Cheating, Alcohol and Cocaine Addiction
by Jorge Rivas on September 1 2011, 11:34AM
The Latino boxing champ says he’s battled alcoholism since he was 8 years old.
Topics: Arts & Culture
The Unapologetic Homophobia of ‘Tyler, The Creator’
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2011, 3:11PM
MTV’s Best New Artist hurls hundreds of anti-gay slurs on his new album. “I’m not homophobic,” he has explained. “Gay just means you’re stupid.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, Media
Don Cheadle Brings Us the World’s First Black Captain Planet
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2011, 2:58PM
Cheadle stars in a live-action version of the classic cartoon.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Video
HBO Orders Spike Lee Directed Mike Tyson Boxing Drama
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2011, 12:45PM
The show is said to be modeled loosely after Tyson’s career inside and outside of the ring.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Touré Distances Himself from ESPN’s Michael Vick ‘Whiteface’ Saga
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2011, 9:00AM
Cultural critic Touré says that ESPN The Magazine’s decision to run a photoshopped image of Vick as a white man distracts viewers from his original point of how race played a role in his high-profile dog-fighting scandal.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Gary, Indiana Holds Massive Birthday Party for Michael Jackson
by Jorge Rivas on August 29 2011, 2:40PM
The town’s hometown hero would have turned 53 today.
Topics: Arts & Culture
‘It’s Free Swipe Yo EBT’ Music Video Attacks Poor Mothers
by Jorge Rivas on August 25 2011, 9:25AM
In her satirical video, Chapter plays Keywanda, a young mother of ten who deals with the “stress of her children’s fathers.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, Media
Iman: Italian Vogue ‘Might As Well Have Called Those’ Slave Earrings ‘N— Earrings’
by Jorge Rivas on August 24 2011, 3:55PM
Italian Vogue editor Franca Sozzani has since apologized for the “inconvenience.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, Media
K’Naan Returns to Somalia After Two Decades
by Jorge Rivas on August 23 2011, 1:19PM
The Somali-Canadian rapper was greeted enthusiastically by people in his struggling homeland..
Topics: Arts & Culture
‘Awkward Black Girl’ Creator Talks Hollywood, Race and Creative Control
by Akiba Solomon on August 22 2011, 9:06AM
Issa Rae, the creator and star of the hit Web comedy “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,” proved that if you build it, we will come. Rae talks with Colorlines.com’s Akiba Solomon about the show and her future.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Arts & Culture, Media
Carlos Santana: Grammy Academy is Racist for Cutting Award Categories
by Jorge Rivas on August 19 2011, 1:30PM
His comments come after the Recording Academy’s decision in April to consolidate or eliminate music categories that mostly include artists of color.
Topics: Arts & Culture
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