LEIMERT PARK — Through her music, Barbara Morrison has touched people’s lives in a positive way. When she sings, she brings smiles to the faces of her faithful fans. A powerhouse performer, Morrison, 73, is known for a commanding, down-home, emotive singing style that lends itself to expressing feelings rather than telling stories. During a Read More…
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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Bill Duke’s ‘The Killing Floor’ gets timely 4K restoration
“The Killing Floor,” a 1989 film considered “an essential piece of Black labor and cinematic history,” is currently being rediscovered after a stunning new 4K restoration and release in virtual theaters, on demand and DVD formats via Film Movement Classics. Tasty Clips recently caught up with a quarantining Bill Duke, the actor best known for Read More…
4 charged in death of rapper Pop Smoke
LOS ANGELES — Two young men and two teenage boys were charged July 13 with killing rap artist Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills home nearly five months ago. Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were arraigned July 14 on capital murder charges stemming from the Feb. 19 killing of the Read More…