By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — One of Black America’s lesser publicized, yet important figures is now getting his own bio. Bayard Rustin was a longtime active participant in the Civil Rights Movement, someone in the forefront who along with A. Phillip Randolph began working on what became the March on Washington back in 1943. Now his life and accomplishments will be highlighted in a Netflix film directed and co-written by “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” director George C. Wolfe, who now’s in the process of lining up its cast. Colman Domingo will star as Rustin alongside Chris Rock, Glynn Turman…
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By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — There’s a special twist in the current James Bond film “No Time To Die.” It’s not quite the one that some would like, as there’s been a push in some circles to have Idris Elba become the new 007 in place of Daniel Craig, who’s departing the role. However there IS a new OO7 for this film. Lashana Lynch is making history. Her “No Time to Die” character of Nomi takes over the 007 mantle in the new film. Unfortunately, not all reaction to this news has been positive. When news leaked that Lynch…
With NBA camps opening this week, the league would love for attention to be focused on their 75th anniversary celebration. This year a select media committee will name the all-time NBA team, the top 75 players in league history. Who those players will be, what percentage will come from the eras before the trio of Magic/Bird/Jordan, and which foreign players will make the list are the questions that league officials would love to see some media attention given. But instead, the main focus remains on the percentage of NBA players who refuse to be vaccinated. The league announced last week…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — With the Titans facing consecutive games against winless teams, no one anticipated that they would have any problems getting victories, even with injuries that saw their two top wide receivers out of the game. But after Sunday’s 27-24 overtime road loss to the New York Jets now their trip this week to Jacksonville doesn’t look like so much of a sure thing. Besides A.J. Brown and Julio Jones, the Titans lost guard Roger Saffold in the fourth quarter, while both center Ben Jones and tackle Taylor Lewan suffered injuries during the game and missed…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The halftime show for Super Bowl LVI will be a special one, and a program dominated by rap and R&B acts. The program is officially titled The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show and the lineup will be Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar. They will appear on the world’s biggest stage at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, airing on NBC (WSMV-4). This show will mark the first time these five artists will perform together on stage. There’s added significance for the greater Los…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — This has been another tremendous year for Black women country artists, and one of the highlights is Miko Marks’ “Our Country.” The album features a host of superbly sung, lyrically memorable works that are both purely country and reflective of a Black woman’s perspective and outlook that too often has been ignored or overlooked. Marks recently talked to the Tribune about not only “Our Country,” but life in the country world for Black women. “We didn’t officially start working on “Our Country” until maybe late spring of 2020,” Marks said. “The idea came by…
The NBA and its players’ union have largely been on the same page in recent years. They’ve been able to work through a variety of issues, and last year when the COVID-19 pandemic first surfaced, they worked together to salvage the season and playoffs through the “bubble” setup in Florida. This year the league plans to resume its regular 82-game schedule, and also allow most arenas to resume selling tickets to capacity with a couple of exceptions. But one thing the league didn’t expect was problems with unvaccinated players. The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) specifically prevents the NBA from…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The final ingredient in a series of things that’s made 2021 a special year for country vocalist Mickey Guyton has arrived. Her debut LP “Remember Her Name” (Capitol) was released Friday and it’s another in a series of triumphs for Black women country artists. Guyton last week was featured on “The Today Show” in concert, and earlier she co-hosted the Academy of Country Music awards ceremonies. The LP’s first single “Black Like Me” was released last year following the death of George Floyd. Besides becoming her signature tune, the tune proved a turning point…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The pandemic wiped out most of the 2020 Broadway season, including the annual Tony Awards. While Broadway has only been reopened a few weeks, the theatrical industry decided it was finally time to recognizeTony winners from the previous season. They were announced last night in a split ceremony, with many of them presented in a one-hour special shown only on CBS-TV’s Paramount Plus streaming service. A handful of other awards were presented within a two-hour “Broadway Is Back” special that aired immediately afterwards. Audra McDonald hosted the first half, and Leslie Odom Jr. the…
NASHVILLE, TN — After finally beginning to look like the Super Bowl contender that many predicted, the Tennessee Titans now prepare to open AFC South play Sunday with a positive outlook. That’s because they did something they seldom do last Sunday, play well on the West Coast. They rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to tie and then defeat in overtime the Seattle Seahawks on the road. In the process they evened their record at 1-1, and after two weeks join the Houston Texans as the only AFC South teams with victories. The Titans also finally got their offense rolling,…