Journalist, author and sports commentator Jemele Hill is back in the podcast business. The longtime ESPN and current The Atlantic contributor is teaming with iHeartMedia for “Spolitics,” which debuts Thursday on the iHeartRadio app and all other major audio platforms. New episodes of the show will publish on subsequent Thursdays. Hill and her guests will have varied discussions spanning sports, race, gender, sexuality, social issues and politics, including such topics as immigration, voting rights, gender equity, affordable housing and reproductive rights. Some initial guests scheduled include sports personality Dan Le Batard, former NFL player LeSean McCoy, Michigan Lt. Gov Garlin…
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Kerry Washington’s upcoming role as an army captain is part of a campaign to bring some long-needed exposure and recognition to some often-overlooked heroines of World War II. This was the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color in that conflict. There were 855 Black women and women of color in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. They had to sort through a mail backlog that dated back three years and try to get the right letters to the correct soldiers as part of an effort to improve morale. Plus, they were doing this while fighting overt, sometimes…
It’s a been a long wait for the premiere of Spike Lee’s documentary about former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick’s refusal to tone down his activism eventually led to his being blackballed by the NFL (though they still deny that to this day), and he eventually reached an out-of-court settlement with the league while still expressing a desire to get another chance. That doesn’t seem likely, but there’s been plenty of anticipation the past couple of years to see what Lee’s documentary would reveal. But now reports are circulating that the documentary titled “Da Saga of Colin Kaepernick” might be…
Numerous music luminaries will be honored when the latest group of inductees for theRock and Roll Hall of Fame formally join it later in October. The Hall announced last week a select list of performers and presenters for the gala event on Oct. 19. They span the gamut for popular music, with those slated to either perform or present including Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Demi Lovato, Dua Lipa, Ella Mai, James Taylor, Jelly Roll, Julia Roberts, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Lucky Daye, Mac McAnally, Method Man, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Slash and The Roots. The ceremony will be held at…
While the Nashville audience awaits the new season of plays at Kennie Playhouse Theater, they have a chance to enjoy this weekend a live staged reading of Nathan Lewis Jackson’s “Broke-Ology.” This is part of a gala that combines a grand opening, community night, and a fundraiser. The reading will feature Paj Jackson Jr., Clark Harris, Joel Diggs, and Alishia Marshall. Things get underway at 4 p.m. and continue until 6:30 p.m. at their headquarters, 1925 Herman Street. “Broke-ology” is the story of two sons at crossroads. Their mother died years before, and their father is getting increasingly feeble as…
The 55th annual Nashville Film Festival will showcase an array of vital films when it gets underway Thursday. The event continues through Sept. 25 at the Belcourt, Regal Green Hills, Franklin Theatre, and elsewhere. The impressive list includes 44 feature-length films and more than 150 overall productions. While, as would be expected, there are numerous great music-oriented films, there’s also a variety of titles in other areas. These include Titus Kaphar’s “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” a work that spotlights familial conflict and issues as a Black artist headed for success suddenly finds things unraveling due to an unexpected visit from his father,…
Though it’s still summer and much of the nation is immersed in sweltering heat, studios and networks are already planning their holiday agendas. Last Friday, BET+ announced a premiere date for “Brewster’s Millions: Christmas,” a reimagining of the 1985 Richard Pryor film “Brewster’s Millions.” The holiday film stars China Anne McClain, Tequan Richmond, and Romeo Miller. As an added bonus, two of Pryor’s children, Richard Pryor Jr. and Rain Pryor, have roles in the film. Sierra McClain and Telma Hopkins also join the ensemble cast. This new edition is inspired by the original novel by George Barr McCutcheon. The film…
It has taken more than three decades, but there is now finally concrete news regarding an updated or rebooted version of the popular Black college-centered sitcom, “A Different World.” A new version of the series will be coming to Netflix, although exactly when is still not completely clear. But according to reports on Deadline and other entertainment sites, the program will pivot off an episode from the fifth season of the original titled, “When One Door Closes.” During that episode, characters Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) discovered that they are pregnant. After Dwayne is offered a…
SportsView There’s no doubt that the world’s second most popular team sport has become basketball, ranking behind only what every other nation, except America, calls football (or futbol, though it’s known as soccer in the USA). It’s a game Americans assume our teams will always dominate, but the truth is the rest of the world doesn’t lag anywhere near as far behind as it did when the 1992 Dream Team helped launch the sport’s global explosion. While on the surface, the fact that America’s Olympic teams keep winning gold, a quick look behind the numbers will reveal just how much…
The NBA may not be in Nashville in terms of a team, but they will have a preseason presence in Music City. The New Orleans Pelicans will be practicing at Belmont University’s Crockett Center for Athletic Excellence from Oct. 1-6. It’s the Pelicans’ second time coming to town. They were at the Crockett Center for voluntary team activities months after the facility opened in May 2021. The Pelicans are also not the first team who’s taken advantage of the facility. Belmont has previously hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls. “We have enjoyed a great relationship with the Pelicans’…