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Drake made her Broadway debut in the 1975 Leslie Lee's play The First Breeze of Summer and the following year appeared in Great Performances production. She later was regular cast member on the two short-lived sitcoms: Snip (1976) and Sanford Arms (1977). During her career, Drake appeared in more than 70 films and television series. She made her big screen debut in 1975 appearing in films Report to the Commissioner and Friday Foster, and in 1977 had supporting role opposite Richard Pryor in the comedy film Which Way Is Up?. In 1979 she co-starred in the miniseries Backstairs at the White House and the made-for-television movie The Cracker Factory. She made guest-starring appearances on television series such as Good Times, Welcome Back, Kotter, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, Highway to Heaven, Thirtysomething, L.A. Law, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey Show, The Parent 'Hood and The Bernie Mac Show. Drake appeared in films such as The Last Married Couple in America (1980), Xanadu (1980), Oh, God! Book II (1980), First Monday in October (1981), Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), Alien Nation (1988), House Party (1990), Across the Tracks (1991), Boomerang (1992), Jason's Lyric (1994), Space Jam (1996), How to Be a Player (1997), Anywhere But Here (1999), Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), Friday After Next (2002), Wild Hogs (2007) and Influence (2020). Drake appeared in the 1980 made-for-television drama Scared Straight! Another Story, the 1987 thriller Billionaire Boys Club, and the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place. She was regular cast member in the 1990 short-lived sitcom New Attitude. From 1989 to 1993 she had recurring role on A Different World playing Velma Gaines and later had recurring roles on Martin and Another Bad Creation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph discuss The Women of Brewster Place - a 1989 American television miniseries, starring Cicely Tyson, Oprah Winfrey, Jackée Harry, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee, Paul Winfield, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Moses Gunn, William Allen Young, and Larenz Tate Additional topics include: -Stevie Wonders vision -It Ends with Us (book vs. movie) -Favorite Mariah Carey songs -The death of Patti Yasutake Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FishJellyFilmReviews Want to send them stuff? Fish Jelly PO Box 461752 Los Angeles, CA 90046 Find merch here: https://fishjellyfilmreviews.myspreadshop.com/all Venmo @fishjelly Visit their website at www.fishjellyfilms.com Find their podcast at the following: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fish-jelly Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/388hcJA50qkMsrTfu04peH Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fish-jelly/id1564138767 Find them on Instagram: Nick (@ragingbells) Joseph (@joroyolo) Fish Jelly (@fishjellyfilms) Find them on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ragingbells/ https://letterboxd.com/joroyolo/ Nick and Joseph are both Tomatometer-approved critics at Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/nicholas-bell https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/joseph-robinson --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fish-jelly/support
Claire Messud's This Strange Eventful History is a sweeping, multigenerational family saga told over the course of 70 years. Messud joins us to talk about her family connection to the novel, identity and colonialism, the concept of home and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole Featured Books (TBR Top Off): The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor The Guest Book by Sarah Blake
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1226, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: To The Mountaintop! 1: The Gouter Route is the most popular path from Chamonix up this "roof of Europe". Mont Blanc. 2: Washington State Route 706 will take you to the national park for your climb to the 14,410-foot top of this. Mount Rainier. 3: It takes about 6 hours to hike up this via the Yoshida Trail from the Subaru Line 5th Station. Mount Fuji. 4: The West Buttress Route is the standard way up this North American one of the 7 Summits. Denali. 5: The nearby village of Cevirme is a good place to start your ascent of this 16,900-foot Turkish peak. Ararat. Round 2. Category: February 1: As of Feb. 7, 1943, these were rationed to a limit of 3 leather pairs per civilian per year. shoes. 2: His Feb. 11, 1990 release from a South African jail after some 27 years made world headlines. (Nelson) Mandela. 3: Date of the next leap year day. February 29, 1992. 4: On February 23, 1863, Captains Speke and Grant announced they had found the source of this river. the Nile. 5: Congress established this National Park in Arizona February 26, 1919. the Grand Canyon. Round 3. Category: Track 1: On August 16, 1995 this country's Haile Gebrselassie set the world record in the 5,000-meter run at 12:44:39. Ethiopia. 2: The "anchor" for this type of event is no dead weight; he's usually the team's fastest runner. Relay race. 3: This track star's authorized hats and T-shirts sold in Europe and Asia proclaim him to be "King Carl". Carl Lewis. 4: This 3,000-meter event consists of 28 3-foot-high hurdles and 7 12-foot-long water jumps. steeplechase. 5: On June 1, 1997 Donovan Bailey defeated this sprinter in a special 150-meter match race to win $1.5 million. Michael Johnson. Round 4. Category: Cover Me 1: A bandage covering a wound, or a preparation covering a salad. dressing. 2: Used to prevent soil erosion, rye and buckwheat are alliteratively planted as "cover" these. crops. 3: "Easy, breezy, beautiful..." is a pitch of this makeup brand. Cover Girl. 4: An independent record label of yore, or a pupal covering for butterflies. a chrysalis. 5: In military slang, your "cover" refers to this article of clothing. a helmet (or hat). Round 5. Category: Hope You'Re Well Read... 1: In this 1903 book, Buck, a dog in California, is stolen and taken to the Klondike. The Call of the Wild. 2: In 1798 he wrote several poems, including "France: An Ode" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". Coleridge. 3: Gloria Naylor took home a 1983 National Book Award for "The Women of" this "Place". Brewster Place. 4: A 1980 Mordecai Richler novel told about this character "Then and Now". Joshua. 5: With his Mommy Dearest, this Frances Hodgson Burnett title character moves to England and inherits a title. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used
Hanif Abdurraqib (winner of a 2024 Windham Campbell Prize for Non-Fiction) joins Michael Kelleher to discuss his love for Gloria Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place, writing about cities, the importance of community, and more. Reading list: The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor • Mama Day by Gloria Naylor • Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor • Your Blues Ain't Like Mine by Bebe Moore Campbell • The Easy Rawlins novels by Walter Mosley • Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan For a full episode transcript, click here. Hanif Abdurraqib is the author of three critically acclaimed books of nonfiction and five poetry collections. A writer of extraordinary depth, style, and range, Abdurraqib is a public intellectual in the truest sense of the term, combining discursive flexibility with a profound emotional and intellectual rigor. In both his essays and in books like A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance (2021), Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest (2019), and They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (2017), Abdurraqib moves through a wide range of subjects—Michael Jackson and moon walks, Sun Ra and NASA missions—incorporating the personal and the political with both joy and seeming effortlessness. He is the recipient of an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction (2022), the Gordon Burn Prize (2021), and a MacArthur Fellowship (2021) among other honors. Abdurraqib is also the host of a weekly podcast called “Object of Sound” with Sonos Radio. The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a program of The Windham-Campbell Prizes, which are administered by Yale University Library's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib plays with time and memory, intimacy and vulnerability, going away and coming home — and leaves everything on the court. Abdurraqib joins us to talk about Ohio, bravery in writing, nostalgia and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraqib They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor Jazz by Toni Morrison Bluets by Maggie Nelson The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
In Episode 163, Sara Hildreth, from @FictionMatters and co-host of the podcast Novel Pairings, returns for her third appearance on our show as our expert for Classics & Retellings 101. Sara guides us through the sometimes intimidating world of timeless reads in an accessible way. She busted some myths about classics and changed my mind about some elements of the classics. And, she has a great approach to find the perfect retelling of your favorite classics for your next read. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Highlights Sara explores the definitions of a classic and a modern classic book. We talk about separating the American literature canon from the idea of a classic. Sara talks about being free to define classics on personal terms. The idea of a book being labeled a “future classic.” Now-famous books that went unnoticed initially when they were released. Sara's personal reading motivations. Common issues people have when trying to tackle classic books. Notable quirks of many classics that were first published as serials. Tips and advice for approaching older books. Addressing the pressure surrounding reading or revisiting classics. Examples of nonfiction classics. Legal considerations for all those retellings. The rise of retellings as a trend with today's audience. The difference between retellings and fan fiction. Sara's recommendations for accessible classic literature. A different approach to finding the right retelling for your reading. Please note: Sara mistakenly mentions during the discussion that The Great Gatsbydid not come into popularity until its distribution to soldiers during World War I, when this actually occurred during World War II. Sara's Book Recommendations [49:02] Two OLD Books She Loves — Classics The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:43] Passing by Nella Larson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:12] Other Books Mentioned The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton [50:58] The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton [50:59] Roman Fever and Other Stories by Edith Wharton [51:03] The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett [55:44] Two NEW Books She Loves — Retellings Anna K by Jenny Lee | Amazon | Bookshop.org [57:35] The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vho | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:00:28] Other Books Mentioned Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy [59:01] Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar [59:53] Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan [59:58] One Book She DIDN'T Love — Classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain | Amazon | Bookshop.org[1:03:25] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About — Retelling and Classic Pairing The Garden by Claire Beams (April 9, 2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:05:12] Other Books Mentioned The Illness Lesson by Claire Beams [1:05:37] Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [1:05:41] The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett [1:06:21] Last 5-Star Book Sara Read James by Percival Everett (March 19, 2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:07:47] Books Mentioned During the Classics Discussion The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe [3:44] Beloved by Toni Morrison [10:46] Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver [12:05] David Copperfield by Charles Dickens [12:19] James by Percival Everett (March 19, 2024) [13:29] Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain [13:34] Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys [13:51] Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë [14:02] The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald [14:45] Frankenstein by Mary Shelley [15:09] Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn [15:20] Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë [24:27] A Model of Christian Charity: A City on a Hill by John Winthrop [26:35] A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft [26:47] Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass [26:54] The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank [26:59] A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf [27:02] In Cold Blood by Truman Capote [27:14] The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith [29:13] The Time Machine by H. G. Wells [29:20] The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson [29:23] Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier [29:30] The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood [29:36] The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor [29:45] The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell [30:17] The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman [30:20] The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson [30:23] The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick [30:26] Going to Meet the Man: Stories (with Sonny's Blues) by James Baldwin [30:37] Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance (with The Gilded Six-Bits) by Zora Neale Hurston [30:42] Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston [30:54] Kindred by Octavia E. Butler [31:00] Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler [31:08] Books Mentioned During the Retellings Discussion Julia by Sandra Newman [33:38] 1984 by George Orwell [33:40] Hamlet by William Shakespeare [34:10] Emma by Jane Austen [34:24] The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare [34:28] The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson [34:45] Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith [34:51] Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson [35:04] And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie [35:08] The Winters by Lisa Gabriele [35:35] The Odyssey by Homer [36:38] The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [37:00] Circe by Madeline Miller [37:01] Hogarth Shakespeare series by various authors [37:53] Canongate Myth Series by various authors [37:57] The Austen Project series by various authors [38:00] Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld [38:03] Naamah by Sarah Blake [38:56] Anna K by Jenny Li [40:10] Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy [40:20] Tom Lake by Ann Patchett [40:41] Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor [42:36] Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes [44:14] Marmee by Sarah Miller [44:17] Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [44:22] Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell [44:38] Ruth's Journey: A Novel of Mammy from Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind by Donald McCaig [44:40] Pride by Ibi Zoboi [45:19] Other Links The Atlantic | Italo Calvino's 14 Definitions of What Makes a Classic by Maria Popova (July 7, 2012) Novel Pairings | The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (February 27, 2024) About Sara Hildreth Website | Instagram | Facebook Sara Hildreth is the creator behind FictionMatters, a literary Instagram account, newsletter, and book club focused on putting thought-provoking books into the hands of adventurous readers. She also co-hosts Novel Pairings, a podcast dedicated to making the classics readable, relevant, and fun.
ABOUT JACKÉE HARRY Vivacious, witty, and completely unforgettable, Jackée Harry was born to entertain.Born Jacqueline Yvonne Harry on August 14, 1956 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and reared from the age of nine in Harlem, New York, by her mother, Flossie, Jackée landed the lead role of the King in her school's production of The King and I at the tender age of fourteen. Upon graduation from New York City's High School of Music and Art with a distinction in Opera, Jackée attended the University of Long Island, where she earned her B.A. in education. Jackée began her career as a history teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School but left after two years to pursue acting. She studied at the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side and made her professional acting debut in 1973 in Richard Wesley's Goin' Through Changes; not long afterward, she made her Broadway debut in A Broadway Musical as Melinda Bernard. Other Broadway performances include The Wiz, Eubie!, and One Mo' Time. In 1983, Jackée made her first television appearance opposite Morgan Freeman in the daytime soap operaAnother World. A year later, she landed her iconic role of Sandra Clark on the NBC sitcom 227. As the breakout star of the series, Jackée became the first African American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Her performance on227 inspired NBC producers to create a television pilot for her entitled Jackée. After departing from 227 in 1989, she starred opposite Oprah Winfrey in the critically acclaimed adaptation of Gloria Naylor's novelThe Women of Brewster Place. In 1991, Jackée joined an all-star cast led by Della Reese when she played the role of Ruth 'CoCo' Royal in The Royal Family. From 1994-1999, she starred as the adoptive mother of Tia and Tamara Mowry's characters on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister, winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000. Jackée also made guest appearances onAmen, Designing Women, Dave's World, Hollywood Squares, 7th Heaven, and That's So Raven, before joining the cast of Everybody Hates Chris in 2006. Hollywood success did not lead Jackée to turn her back on theater; in 1994 she returned to the stage as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill followed by stints in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide and The Vagina Monologues. In 2003 she played the role of the Madam in The Boys From Syracuse on Broadway. Jackée also performed before sold-out audiences across the nation in the stage play The Cleanup Woman, which is called "one of the highest grossing gospel stage plays of all time" and fronted an Off-Broadway limited-run of NEWSical: The Musical.Beyond acting, Jackée is a vocal champion of healthy living, education, and philanthropy. She is proud to be a spokesperson for the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, and a Global Ambassador to the Women's International Center. The National Congress of Black Women presented her with the "Woman of Substance" Award in 2010.In addition to recurring roles on Let's Stay Together, Baby Daddy, Girl Meets World, and The Cool Kids, Jackée starred on the CW's The First Family and OWN'sThe Paynes. She was nominated for a Nollywood and African Film Critics Award for her role in the motion picture The Man in 3B. In 2019, Jackée participated in a groundbreaking reimagining of Norman Lear's The Jeffersons, which garnered more than 22 million viewers. In 2021, she rejoined the world of daytime television as real estate mogul Paulina Price on Days of our Lives. Larger than life and twice as funny, Jackée continues to entertain and inspire in a way that permanently cements her place in the American cultural landscape. ABOUT DAYS OF OUR LIVES ON PEACOCK For the past 58 years, Days of our Lives has remained a staple daytime drama. It has weathered political and societal shifts since the mid-1960s and proudly introduced its first Black family, the Grants, in the mid-1970s. Its female heroine, Valerie Grant, shared daytime's first interracial kiss in 1977. Today, Black stories continue to be front and center, addressing societal issues including healthcare, family and career. Today's cast includes James Reynolds, with Jackée Harry, Raven Bowens, Elia Cantu, and features Lamon Archey and Sal Stowers as "Eli" and "Lani" respectively, who were the couple in the show's first Black wedding.https://jackee-online.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JackeeHarry https://www.twitter.com/JackeeHarry https://www.instagram.com/JackeeHarry https://www.youtube.com/c/JackeeHarryOfficialBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.
On a foundation of talent, unbridled dedication and a passionate mindset, Glenn Plummer has enjoyed a successful acting career that spans three decades. He has starred in such feature films as, Gifted, Saw II (2005), Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988), Menace II Society (1993), Showgirls (1995), The Salton Sea (2002), Poolhall Junkies (2002), Pastime, and the compelling drama South Central (1992) in the break out role of "O.G." Bobby Johnson, one of Glenn's most memorable performances. It was largely this very moving role that helped solidify Glenn as a staple in the African-American film community. Experiencing much crossover success, Glenn took his abilities to cover a wide range of personas and delved into television. Appearing in such television movies and mini-series as ABC's The Women of Brewster Place (1989), TNT's Heat Wave (1990) (about L.A.'s Watts' riots of 1965) and TNT's Reversible Errors (2004). Glenn Plummer generated praise and accolades from critics alike for his performances in Showtime's Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001), as well as his deep, thought-provoking exhibition in HBO's The Corner (2000). Before returning to the big screen, Glenn had a re-occurring role as "Timmy Rawlins" in the inaugural season of the Emmy/Golden Globes Award-Winning, television show ER (1994) including the 88-minute pilot. Glenn Plummer's later projects include writing, directing (in his directorial debut), producing and starring in the horror film VooDoo Curse: The Giddeh (2006). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On a foundation of talent, unbridled dedication and a passionate mindset, Glenn Plummer has enjoyed a successful acting career that spans three decades. He has starred in such feature films as, Gifted, Saw II (2005), Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988), Menace II Society (1993), Showgirls (1995), The Salton Sea (2002), Poolhall Junkies (2002), Pastime, and the compelling drama South Central (1992) in the break out role of "O.G." Bobby Johnson, one of Glenn's most memorable performances. It was largely this very moving role that helped solidify Glenn as a staple in the African-American film community. Experiencing much crossover success, Glenn took his abilities to cover a wide range of personas and delved into television. Appearing in such television movies and mini-series as ABC's The Women of Brewster Place (1989), TNT's Heat Wave (1990) (about L.A.'s Watts' riots of 1965) and TNT's Reversible Errors (2004). Glenn Plummer generated praise and accolades from critics alike for his performances in Showtime's Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001), as well as his deep, thought-provoking exhibition in HBO's The Corner (2000). Before returning to the big screen, Glenn had a re-occurring role as "Timmy Rawlins" in the inaugural season of the Emmy/Golden Globes Award-Winning, television show ER (1994) including the 88-minute pilot. Glenn Plummer's later projects include writing, directing (in his directorial debut), producing and starring in the horror film VooDoo Curse: The Giddeh (2006). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Emmy-winning screen legend Lynn Whitfield, who headlines the Prince George's Film Festival at MGM National Harbor this Sunday in Oxon Hill, Maryland. They discuss her prolific career, from “The Women of Brewster Place" to "The Josephine Baker Story," from "Eve's Bayou” to “Greenleaf.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Emmy-winning screen legend Lynn Whitfield, who headlines the Prince George's Film Festival at MGM National Harbor this Sunday in Oxon Hill, Maryland. They discuss her prolific career, from “The Women of Brewster Place" to "The Josephine Baker Story," from "Eve's Bayou” to “Greenleaf.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.This episode can be streamed on Peacock.Guest stars include:1. Olivia Cole (The Women of Brewster Place) as Melinda Coop2. Randy Brooks (Reservoir Dogs) as Detective John Coop Jr.3. Beah Richards (227) as Emma Coop4. Logan Ramsey (Walking Tall) as Judge Robert Henley5. William Atherton (Ghostbusters) as Prosecutor Andy Henley6. James Randolph (A Different World) as Gene7. William Lucking (Sons of Anarchy) as Lt. Charles Foret8. Julius Harris (Live and Let Die) as Jack Lee JohnsonThe IMDb page can be found here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0653538/
In 1989, Oprah Winfrey produced and starred in the two-part TV miniseries, The Women of Brewster Place, which was based on Gloria Naylor's award-winning debut novel. The book, and the movie, explore a variety of personal issues and social themes faced by seven African American women who live in an urban housing project. When, just for fun, we asked the new artificial intelligence software, ChatGPT, to connect Oprah's cultural influence with themes from the book/movie, the AI chatbot got it… sort of right. Sort of. It dispassionately summarized many of the challenges faced by the women in the story. And it mentioned Oprah's commitment to highlighting personal and social issues. But ChatGPT failed to find the essential storyline. And it's no wonder. The online content about The Women of Brewster Place neglects the underlying racism that's at work when urban planners and policymakers target the destruction of specific neighborhoods in the name of progress. As long as history is “written by the victors,” the online trough that feeds artificial intelligence will prevent AI, and the people who rely on it, from making the most crucial connections of all. MENTIONS AND REFERENCES We encourage you to visit your local bookseller or library. Book by Gloria Naylor - The Women of Brewster Place Movie on YouTube - The Women of Brewster Place People Magazine Article - Oprah Goes Hollywood Book by Carol Stabile, PhD - The Broadcast 41 Podcast Series (first of four) - Calculated Efforts to Preserve Power: TV Women Blacklisted Vulture Article - 30 Years Ago, The Women of Brewster Place Cracked Open the Door for Queer TV Vice Article - I've Made More Than 1,700 Wikipedia Entries on Women Scientists and I'm Not Yet Done CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA BEMIS ABRAMS and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY Website Podcasts Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube
This episode we're continuing our conversation from last year and talking about What is a Book? We talk about hypertext, instruction manuals, visual novels, campfire stories, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media We Mentioned DC Pride 2022 #1 Tic Tac Tome: The Autonomous Tic Tac Toe Playing Book by Willy Yonkers Homestuck (Wikipedia) Doki Doki Literature Club! (Wikipedia) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Wikipedia) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Wikipedia) Lasers & Feelings Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud Links, Articles, and Things Episode 144 - What is a Book? I read all 337 books in Skyrim so you don't have to Episode 108 - Visual Novels Choose Your Own Adventure (Wikipedia) Demian's Gamebook Web Page KineticNovel (Wikipedia) Hypertext fiction (Wikipedia) HyperCard (Wikipedia) Flip Book (Wikipedia) Desert Bus for Hope Microform (Wikipedia) Rice writing (Wikipedia) Matthew was just wrong about this Changes to new editions of Roald Dahl books have readers up in arms Jaffa Cakes: Legal Status (Wikipedia) That time the X-Men's humanity was put on trial in a real court of law Fountain (Duchamp) (Wikipedia) 20 Books Adapted into Film/TV by BIPOC Authors (and 7 Being Adapted Soon) Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. The Color Purple by Alice Walker | The Color Purple (1985) The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor | The Women of Brewster Place (1989 mini-series) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, translated by Carol & Thomas Christensen | Like Water for Chocolate (1992) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan | The Joy Luck Club (1993) Beloved by Toni Morrison | Beloved (1998) The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie | Smoke Signals (1998) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi | Persepolis (2007) Q&A by Vikras Swarup | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Push by Sapphire | Precious (2009) Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup | 12 Years a Slave (2013) Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly | Hidden Figures (2016) Silence by Shūsaku Endō, translated by William Johnston | Silence (2016) Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese | Indian Horse (2017) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan | Crazy Rich Asians (2018) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas | The Hate U Give (2018) If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin | If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han | To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018) Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Chararipotra | Tiny Pretty Things (2020 TV series) The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga | The White Tiger (2021) Pachinko by Min Jin Lee | Pachinko (2022 TV series) American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang | American Born Chinese (2023 TV series) The Color Purple by Alice Walker | The Color Purple (2023) Exit West by Mohsin Hamid | Exit West (2023) Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam | Leave the World Behind (2023) The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin, translated by Ken Liu | The Three-Body Problem (2023 TV series) Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon | Blackout (forthcoming film & TV series) The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris | The Other Black Girl (forthcoming TV series) Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, March 7th we'll be discussing the genre of Gender Theory/Studies! Then on Tuesday, March 21st we'll be talking about Moving and Management of Books!
Bakari Sellers is joined by actor and singer Jason Weaver talk about a career that stretches from ‘Brewster Place' to ‘The Chi' (1:57), and what to expect from Season 5 of the hit Showtime show (14:32). Plus, discussing the series' unapologetic authenticity (17:17). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Jason Weaver Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Acclaimed authors Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) and Dawnie Walton (The Final Revival of Opal & Nev) introduce Ursa Short Fiction, a new anthology podcast dedicated to celebrating short stories, with a spotlight on underrepresented voices. Join us for author interviews, book club chats, and audio stories from some of your favorite writers and emerging talent. Transcript: https://ursastory.com/introducing-ursa-short-fiction-podcast/ Support Ursa: https://ursastory.com/join Authors and Books Mentioned in This Episode Heads of the Colored People, by Nafissa Thompson-Spires How to Sit, by Tyrese Coleman The World Doesn't Require You, by Rion Amilcar Scott Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, by ZZ Packer The work of J. California Cooper The Women of Brewster Place, by Gloria Naylor 12 Tribes of Hattie, by Ayana Mathis The Travelers, by Regina Porter Claire of the Sea Light, by Edwidge Danticat You are Free, by Danzy Senna The Office of Historical Corrections and Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, by Danielle Evans The work of Edward P.Jones I'm Not Hungry But I Could Eat, by Christopher Gonzalez Milk Blood Heat, by Dantiel W. Moniz Writing from Dawnie and Deesha Introducing Ursa: A Letter from Co-Founder and Editorial Director Dawnie Walton A Love Letter to Short Stories, by Deesha Philyaw The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, by Dawnie Walton The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://ursastory.com/join
In a special episode to mark International Women's Day 2022, multi-award winning author, screenwriter and playwright Malorie Blackman OBE joins host Zawe Ashton to tell her why writing about black joy is so important to her. After being discouraged from being a teacher because of the colour of her skin, Malorie went on to write over 70 children's, YA and picture books (some of which have been adapted into hugely successful TV dramas and stage plays), and was the first black Children's Laureate between 2013 and 2015. As she tells Zawe, the omission of black characters from the books she read as a child fueled her fire, and despite receiving over 80 rejection letters on her writing journey, she persevered. For many readers of colour, her work has allowed them to finally see themselves in literature, and her Noughts and Crosses series of six titles and three novellas are now considered one of the most substantial contributions ever to be made to young adult fiction. Malorie's book choices are: ** Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë ** Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier** The Color Purple by Alice Walker** The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison ** The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor Zawe Ashton, acclaimed actress, director, playwright and author, hosts this special edition of the chart-topping Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast. The new Women's Prize Podcast season continues to celebrate the best fiction written by women, by interviewing inspirational women about the books that have most influenced their life and career. This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jason Michael Weaver, also known as "J-Weav", is a passionate actor and singer who has been positively impacting his Chicago community since the early 90s. Falling in love with entertainment by the age of 6, Weaver is best known for his roles as Marcus Henderson on The WB sitcom "Smart Guy", the pre-teenaged Michael Jackson on the "The Jacksons: An American Dream", and the singing voice of the young Simba in "The Lion King". Jason's early acting role on Oprah Winfrey's "Brewster Place" molded him into a dynamic stage presence, thus perpetuating opportunities to gain supporting roles on "ATL", "Drumline" & more. J-Weav also started honing his vocals from a young age, releasing his debut album, 'Love Ambition' with Motown Records in 1995 then being featured on Chingy's 2004 hit single "One Call Away", which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. He attributes his success to his mother, Marilyn “Kitty” Haywood, a key member of the Chicago-based female vocal group 'Kitty & the Haywoods'. From the beginning, she gave him the education, direction and guidance to become a self sustainable businessman. Currently, Weaver is cast as Rahsaad "Shaad" Marshall in the hit Showtime series "The Chi", reaching over 4 million viewers a week. He is also working on a project that normalizes children with disabilities, hoping to add light, love and perspective to underprivileged communities through his God given talent. https://www.instagram.com/itsjasonweaver/
Season 3 Ep 2 - The Women of Brewster Place - 1989 - NR - Every neighborhood is made up of a collection of people and their stories, like bricks in a wall. Rewind with us to Brewster place and the stories that these women collectively shared. James and Jerrod explored the topics in this made for TV movie produced by Oprah and based on the novel by Gloria Naylor - Lots to cover and so much for us all to learn! Brick by Brick.
In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak to Greer Mayhew to discuss a beautiful movie titled The Women of Brewster Place. [Spoiler Alert] We discussed the overarching themes of the movie and the struggles the characters faced. Guest Speaker Greer - IG @gm_vibes Music by Dean - IG @deantooclean (soundcloud.com/newmetadeity) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vidalsocial/support
With a litany of one too many instances of dysfunction and perceived abuse towards women, I explore celebrity couples that have made the news lately, sharing my thoughts , theories and wants for women in society --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-clark-fox/support
1:27 Bookish Moment of the Week 1:46 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 1:52 - Bookends bookshop in Pagosa Springs Colorado 2:46 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 4:05 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand 4:42 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton 4:43 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton 4:57 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 5:19 - Marley by Jon Clinch 6:06 Current Reads: 6:12 - God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney (Kaytee) 6:32 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 9:43 - A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley (Meredith) 9:52 - Book Drop subscription 13:32 - Let's Tell This Story Properly by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (Kaytee) Note: In the UK, this collection is published as Manchester Happened 14:23 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 16:10 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Meredith) 16:23 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 16:36 - Novel Neighbor bookshop 22:03 - Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Kaytee) 23:23 - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 24:22 - Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (Meredith) 25:55 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 25:56 - The Selection by Kiera Cass 25:58 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand 28:24 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 30:32 Deep Dive - What Makes a Good Book Club Book? 33:58 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 34:42 - Bookend Homeschoolers Season 2: Episode 13 36:20 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 36:50 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan 38:12 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith 39:02 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 40:49 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 41:45 - The Push by Ashley Audrain 41:48 - The Need by Helen Phillips 42:53 - Roar by Ceclia Ahern 43:15 - The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor 43:45 - You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld 44:43 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:05 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Kaytee) 47:26 - The Power by Naomi Alderman (Meredith) 49:20 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Today, Sara and Chelsey share the backlist books they're putting on their To Be Read lists for the next few months. We speculate on which books will carry us through the early days of motherhood and which reading formats might work best in a totally unpredictable season. This episode is for anyone who wants to read more backlist, readers who have a hard time focusing right now, and bookworms eager to add overlooked titles to their book stacks. For more bonus episodes, nerdy classes, and extra book talk, join our Classics Club: patreon.com/novelpairings.com. Connect with us on Instagram or Twitter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Get two audiobooks for the price of one from Libro.fm. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS and support independent bookstores. Books mentioned: Thank you for supporting the show by shopping our affiliate links! Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Amazon) The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power (Amazon) Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin (Amazon) Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Suzanna Clarke (Amazon) Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (Amazon) A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Amazon) The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Amazon) A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey (Amazon) Poldark by Winston Graham (Amazon) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Amazon) A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Amazon) Middlemarch by George Eliot (Amazon) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Amazon) The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (Amazon) Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner (Amazon) Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller (Amazon) Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper (Amazon) The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor (Amazon) The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Amazon) Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel (Amazon) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (Amazon) The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (Amazon) The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (Amazon) Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Amazon) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Amazon) The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Amazon) Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemain (Amazon) Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (Amazon) The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian (Amazon) Also mentioned: Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
S1: E9 Catch up with Allison Kugel: YouTube, Instagram and www.allisoninterviews.com Robin Givens is known for roles in 80s sitcom Head of the Class, the 1989 mini-series The Women of Brewster Place, 1992's Boomerang co-starring Eddie Murphy and Halle Berry, and most recently roles on The Fix, Riverdale, and the 2019 OWN Network soap, Ambitions. Givens will appear in Season 3 of the CW's Batwoman. She is just as famous for a string of heavily publicized relationships with Eddie Murphy, Brad Pitt, and most notably, Mike Tyson, back in the 80s and early 90s. Watch Robin Givens in the Season 3 premiere of Batwoman on the CW Network, October 13, 2021. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allison-interviews/support
In this episode of The Pick Truth Podcast, hosts Dr. Vicky Harris & LaMont Hearn Jr. read some sweet, emotional, weird, and crazy confession stories and rate them as Bell Pepper, Poblano, Jalapeno, Thai Chili, and Reaper. Vicky and LaMont start the conversation by discussing the plate debate that went viral on Twitter after a person shared his story stating, "I was at a couple's dinner that another couple cooked and hosted. All the men sat at the table. The other two women fixed their husbands' plates and my wife fixed her own plate. The other two men had their plates and were eating and I was just sitting there." They also share the confession of a 22 years old female who is having trouble relating to her 12 years old brother; a person eating cookies in the bathroom cause he doesn't want to share it with his wife; a 23-year-old female with Asperger syndrome who blackmailed her aunt into not taking guardianship of her; and a person who was in urgent need to relieve himself but couldn't find a toilet, so he soiled the stairwell of someone else's house. Tune in now! CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS: [00:41] - "We Cheated people!" [03:23] - The plate debate in the African-American community [04:44] - LaMont's opinion on the plate debate [05:52] - It's not about you; it's about your spouse [08:21] - What makes relationships empty? [10:49] - They talk about The Women of Brewster Place miniseries [12:27] - I resent my brother, and I have no idea why [14:47] - This is deeper than the siblings' age differences [16:55] - Vicky rates it as Jalapeno [20:49] - How negative posts on SNS impact people [21:49] - She needs to find ways to prevent it from becoming physical violence [22:16] - I hid in the bathroom to have a cookie, so I don't have to share it [22:41] - Vicky has done the same thing [26:19] - About the health and nutrition class at Vicky's office [28:59] - The exposure therapy [34:03] - I blackmailed my aunt into not taking guardianship of me [37:57] - The confessor is completely valid in her position [39:21] - Vicky see two ratings on the confession [41:10] - The hosts share the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard [44:14] - A bonus episode about to come [45:20] - I have soiled the stairwell in someone else's house [46:20] - Vicky rates this confession [47:57] - LaMont shares a story BENEFICIENT AND BITTER TRUTH: ● "Some of the things that we talk about as the most normal, aren't really that normal, and these are the things that we try to hide from." ● "People treat other people like paychecks all the time." HEAT RATING: ● Bell Pepper - Very mild Truth ● Poblano - Your Truth could irritate others ● Jalapeno - Spicy Truth (we are giving you a side-eye) ● Thai Chili - WTF, I'm judging you ● Reaper - Take this Truth to your deathbed SPECIAL REMINDER: Check out our very first Pick Truth T-shirts at https://picktruth.threadless.com/ (https://picktruth.threadless.com/) and help us to grow! You can also donate to us at: https://paypal.me/picktruth (https://paypal.me/picktruth) If you enjoyed this episode of The Pick Truth Podcast, then make sure to rate, subscribe and share our podcast and join us every Wednesday for new episodes! Follow us on: ● https://www.facebook.com/groups/265579508580983 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/265579508580983) ● https://twitter.com/PickTruth (https://twitter.com/PickTruth) ● https://www.instagram.com/PickTruth/ (https://www.instagram.com/PickTruth/) Our email: picktruthmail@post.com Go to https://www.picktruthpodcast.com/ (https://www.picktruthpodcast.com/) for all things Spicy!!
Today, Sara and Chelsey gush about a new favorite novel-in-short-stories: The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor. We focus on Naylor's memorable prose and mastery of structure, avoiding spoilers so you can listen before reading. Plus, as always, we offer six contemporary pairings that capture similar themes, featuring short story collections and well-crafted memoirs. For more bonus episodes, nerdy classes, and extra book talk, join our Classics Club: patreon.com/novelpairings.com. Connect with us on Instagram or Twitter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Get two audiobooks for the price of one from Libro.fm. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS and support independent bookstores. Skip to the pairings: [34:43] Books mentioned: Thank you for supporting the show by shopping our affiliate links! The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor (Amazon) The Men of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor (Amazon) Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead (Amazon) Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (Amazon) Chelsey The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom (Amazon) The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (Amazon) Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (Amazon) Sara Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor (Amazon) Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz (Amazon) Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey (Amazon) Picks of the week: Chelsey: The Women of Brewster Place Reissue Review (NPR) Sara: The Promise podcast
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Actress, Comedienne, Writer, Director And HumanitarianAbout Harvey's guestPhyllis Yvonne Stickney is a veteran actress and comedienne who won our attention in movies like “Malcolm X”, “What's Love Got to do With It”, “Die Hard with a Vengeance”, and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”. She's guest starred in countless TV series such as “The Women of Brewster Place”, “New Attitude”, “Law and Order”, and “Shameless”. She was one of the first comedians of color to perform at the Juste Pour Rire Comedy Festival in Montreal, with the late John Candy and Ed Begley Jr.. Her stand up comedy performance at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York, led to the creation of the popular series, “Showtime at the Apollo.” She's received numerous awards for her contributions to theatre and the arts and was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1998. And if that weren't enough, she was named in Essence Magazine's 25th Anniversary Issue, as one of the 200 African American women to have changed the world.Stickney is also an author. Her book “Loud Thoughts for Quiet Moments” (1988) is a compilation of her poetry, which she has been writing since the age of ten, and her personal perspectives. She gives back to the community in a variety of ways, including her program Alternative Careers in the Arts, which provides technical training for at-risk youth in various aspects of the entertainment business.For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com https://www.facebook.com/PhyllisYvonneStickney/https://www.instagram.com/phyllisyvonnestickneyhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830021/#PhyllisYvonneStickney #harveybrownstoneinterviews
'New York Times' reporter Ivan Penn unpacks the debate over infrastructure: Do we go big and fund huge wind and solar farms with new transmission lines, or go local, with rooftop solar panels, batteries and micro-grids? Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews a reprint of Gloria Naylor's landmark novel, 'The Women of Brewster Place.'
'New York Times' reporter Ivan Penn unpacks the debate over infrastructure: Do we go big and fund huge wind and solar farms with new transmission lines, or go local, with rooftop solar panels, batteries and micro-grids? Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews a reprint of Gloria Naylor's landmark novel, 'The Women of Brewster Place.'
On this week's episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney discuss Waiting to Exhale (1995) directed by Forest Whitaker and starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon. Your favorite podcast hosts EXHALE! and go deep into Terry McMillan, friendships, one of the best soundtracks ever and the antiquated dating ideas presented in the film. This week's recommendation is The Women of Brewster Place (1989). Follow us on Twitter @/blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @/blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://www.blackgirlfilmclub.com. This episode of Black Girl Film Club is sponsored by Super Yaki. Listeners of Black Girl Film Club can receive 10% off their purchase with code BGFILMCLUB at superyaki.com. Let's watch more movies!
He has previously performed in Once on This Island, Ain't Misbehavin', Sophisticated Ladies and The Women of Brewster Place on the Alliance Stage. Otis has toured internationally with the European tour of Ain't Misbehavin' (2011-2013). He has toured cities in the United States with Crowns. He recently completed a performance of Simply Simone at Atlanta's Theatrical Outfit. Otis has toured and recorded with The Chi-Lites. He has also recorded with The Dells, The Impressions and other Chicago artists. He has also performed with The Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jazz-matters/support
In this episode, author Tyrese L. Coleman joins hosts Catherine Nichols and Sandra Newman again to continue their discussion of Gloria Naylor’s book of linked short stories, The Women of Brewster Place (1982), a classic of Black women’s literature. Tyrese L. Coleman is a writer, wife, mother, and attorney. Her debut collection of stories and essays, How to Sit, was published by Mason Jar Press in 2018 and nominated for a 2019 PEN Open Book Award. Her work has appeared as a notable in Best American Essays 2018 and 2016 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, author Tyrese L. Coleman joins hosts Catherine Nichols and Sandra Newman to discuss Gloria Naylor's book of linked short stories, The Women of Brewster Place (1982). This book is a classic of Black women's literature; does that canon differ from the white male canon, and why might any differences have arisen? Tyrese L. Coleman is the author of How to Sit, a 2019 Pen Open Book Award finalist published with Mason Jar Press in 2018. She's also the writer of the forthcoming book, Spectacle. Writer, wife, mother, attorney, and writing instructor, she is a contributing editor at Split Lip Magazine and occasionally teaches at American University. Her essays and stories have appeared in several publications, including Black Warrior Review, Literary Hub, The Rumpus, and the Kenyon Review and noted in Best American Essays and the Pushcart Anthology. She is an alumni of the Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University. Find her at tyresecoleman.com or on Twitter @tylachelleco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
William Allen Young is an American actor and director who has starred in over 100 television, stage, and film projects, including two Academy Award-nominated films, A Soldier's Story and District 9. He is best known for his roles as Frank Mitchell on UPN's Moesha, Dr. Rollie Guthrie on the CBS medical drama Code Black, and as Judge Joseph Ratner on CBS's CSI Miami. His other television credits include ABC's The Day After, General Hospital, CBS's Madame Secretary, JAG, Atlanta Child Murders, and The Women of Brewster Place, among other shows. He is also credited with helping to diversify the ranks of writers, actors, directors and producers in Hollywood through the landmark 2000 TV Network Agreement, which he helped broker while serving as a former co-chair of the African-American Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America. He can be currently seen on the cast of 911: Lone Star on the Fox Network. Websites William Allen Young Sponsor Charcoal Book Club - Sign up today Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .
Review and discussion of The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor for our first pick for the March book prompt: Read a book you already own. Next time we will be discussing The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. ____ Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon
Jeremy and Megan discuss “The Women of Brewster Place” by Gloria Naylor and the challenges of writing and story structure.
To close out the February prompt for our Bookstore Podcast 12 Month Challenge, we each have some recommendations for indie publishers and books published by those indie publishers. We will list all the books mentioned on our website. Next time we will be reading our first March Prompt book (something we already own): The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon
Our second book published by an independent publisher for the February prompt is Frontier by Can Xue. We don't actually know how to explain it or talk about it, but we try! Next time we will be reading our first March Prompt book (something we already own): The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon
Jade and Keia honor the life and legacy of the legendary Cicely Tyson with a chat about her life, her iconic roles, and our favorite quotes, stories, facts, etc. Cricket Wireless can help you make the easy switch to the mobile plan that’s fir for you, starting at $30/month. Smile and switch to Cricket. See store for details. Upstart is the lending platform that offers smarter interest rates. Visit Upstart.com/GROWN to find out how low your Upstart rate is, and the best part? It won’t affect your credit! Set up a Telehealth appointment with a Planned Parenthood medical professional by phone or video today by visiting PlannedParenthood.org/GROWN. JUST Egg tastes and cooks just like conventional eggs, but it’s completely plant based and better for the planet. You can find JUST Egg pretty much anywhere including Whole Foods, Walmart, and Kroger, and on Amazon Prime Now or Instacart. JUST Egg: a better egg for you and your family. https://gettingrown.co/ Email: GettinGrownPodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @GettinGrownPod IG: @GettinGrownPod Facebook: www.Facebook.com/GettinGrownPodcast
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 2004https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366551/A Korean-American office worker and his Indian-American stoner friend embark on a quest to satisfy their desire for White Castle burgers.Stars: John Cho, Kal Penn, Ethan Embry The CureErik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.Stars: Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Aeryk Egan ENhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112757/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Love and Basketballhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt5840520/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Natiece, a college basketball star, has been dating Kansas, for a year and a half but they've never met in person. They both need to come clean about some big secrets, and see if their love can withstand the truth.Meshell Ndegeocello Bitterlyhttps://amzn.to/37OlmJzThe Goonies 1985 A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohenhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Stand by Me 1986After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldmanhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1The Sandlot 1993In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.Stars: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Art LaFleurhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108037/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Crooklyn 1994Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973.Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109504/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1The Wood While dealing with a friend's cold feet on his wedding day, a writer reminisces about his youth with his best friends.Stars: Elayn J. Taylor, Omar Epps, Richard T. Joneshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161100/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Hoodwinked! 2005Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, the Woodsman, and Granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter.Stars: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburtonhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Soul Food 1997One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.Stars: Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Longhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120169/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1The Women of Brewster Place Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor, which deals with several strong-willed women who live in a rundown housing project on Brewster Place in an unidentified eastern city; across three decades, they struggle against poverty, bigotry, and weak, troublesome men.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098674/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_plSuperbad 2007https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/?ref_=nm_knf_t1Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.Stars: Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse ENYouth in Revolthttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403702/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_48While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she'll be the one to take away his virginity.Stars: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart Misfits 2009-2013https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1548850/A group of young offenders doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers.Stars: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joseph Gilgun, Iwan Rheon Creator: Howard OvermanBlood In Blood Out 1993https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106469/Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.Stars: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin BrattFavorite Shorts:The Blue Umbrellahttps://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00FPGR66U/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rThe Birdshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00A6N77AM/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rSanjay’s Super Teamhttps://youtu.be/MMh-XnorS64"Soar" - by Alyce Tzue | TheCGBroshttps://youtu.be/UUlaseGrkLcSearch CGI or TheCGBRosZack and Make a PornoZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNOhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1190296-zack_and_miri_make_a_pornoNapoleon DynamiteLittle Miss SunshineCrashSex Ed In the Hood
In our wrap-up of this review, we find closure, hope and retrospection when The Women gather for a 'Block Party'. Noa is joined again by LaKesha and Crystal.
This episode we discuss the significance of how we view our children, irresponsible intimacy, a search for acceptance, and a long road to retribution. It's another tough segment, but we found a few laughs along the way!Noa is joined by LaKesha and Crystal.
This episode, we discuss entertaining our nosy-mamas, fruitless revolutions, and the value of friendships during times of grief.Noa is joined by Crystal and LaKesha.
This episode we discuss the tricky origins of housing projects, consequences of over-coddling our boys, a sugar cane analogy, and the importance of grace in our friendships.Noa is joined by Crystal and LaKesha.
This is NOT by any means an exhaustive list. These are books that I've read, some multiple times, enjoyed, and learned from. Feel free to leave any of your favs in the comments.Start with Alice Walker's essay, "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens." It's a powerful look at Black creativity.A selection of fiction I've read and loved by Black and Indigenous authors:Gloria Naylor: The Women of Brewster Place, Mama Day, & Linden HillsToni Morrison: Song of Solomon, Sula, The Bluest Eye, & BelovedAlice Walker: The Color PurpleMaya Angelou: I know Why the Caged Bird SingsJamaica Kincaid: Annie John & LucyOctavia Butler: KindredRalph Ellison: Invisible ManRichard Wright: Native SonLouise Ehrdrich: Love MedicineAlexie Sherman: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven & The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time IndianMy to Read List:Louise Erdrich: The Plague of Doves & The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No HorseTerri McMillan's newest book I Almost Forgot About YouYaa Gyasi: HomegoingAngie Thomas: The Hate You GiveTayari Jones: An American MarriageZinzi Clemmons: What We LoseLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player. Scroll down to the bottomStay Connected with AmyTake the Quiz to find out what kind of creator you are and get started creating, playing, and enJOYing your life.Connect on FacebookConnect on Instagram
Actress and Comedian Zainab Johnson joins Dulcé Sloan to discuss the 1989 television mini- series Women of Brewster Place. Based on a 1982 Gloria Naylor novel of the same name, Women of Brewster Place starred Oprah Winfrey, Lynn Withfield, Jackée Harry, Paula Kelly, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. Leon and Cicely Tyson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We are continuing our social distance, deep dives on dearly departed actresses. This week we dig into the oeuvre of actor, singer, and dancer Paula Kelly. You Might Know Her From Sweet Charity, The Women of Brewster Place, Night Court, Uptown Saturday Night, South Central, Santa Barbara, and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling. We get into Paula’s work in musicals including the little-known Alice opposite Debbie Allen and Alice Ghostley, her acting range best on display in films made by black filmmakers and screenwriters, and her cutting-edge role as one half of a lesbian couple opposite Lonette McKee. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week: Damian loves this oddly satisfying Twitter account “Vídeos Satisfatórios” Anne loves ASMR #hotknife #slime #kineticsand videos Chiropractor YouTube channels we love: Advanced Chiropractic Relief LLC and Damian is on TikTok Relatives of celebrities on TikTok: John Travolta’s son, Judi Dench’s grandson, Julianne Moore’s daughter Paula Kelly in Sweet Charity (1969) directed by Bob Fosse Rema Webb played Paula Kelly in Fosse/Verdon but was a blink and you miss it Walter Kerr on Paula Kelly Lee Daniels on Paula Kelly Paula went to LaGuardia School of the Arts and Juilliard Something More! directed by Jule Styne, starring Barbara Cook Starred in original London cast of Sweet Charity with Juliet Prowse “Big Spender” and “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” Paula’s killer FLOURISH at end of “Big Spender” 4:32 mark “Baby Dream Your Dream” from London cast Scatting on The Richard Pryor Show Peter Pan for BBC with Paula as Tiger Lily, Mia Farrow as Peter, Danny Kaye as Captain Hook Broadway’s original Tiger Lily was Sondra Lee Alice musical starring Debbie Allen, Alice Ghostley, Paula Kelly Did Mike Nichols secretly direct Annie on Broadway? Mike Nichols put Alice Ghostley into Annie as Dorothy Loudon’s replacement in Annie Debbie do Catalina Bar & Grill Late in life lesbian, Marsha Warfield Tall men on Night Court Paula Kelly as Leggy Peggy with Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in Uptown Saturday Night The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor (miniseries starring Oprah, Cicely Tyson, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee) Lonette McKee’s beige bra and oatmeal monologue Paula Kelly in Playboy (the pubic wars) Fuck Yeah, Paula Kelly is a great resource
Note: Given the current temporary closure of TPL due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made our best efforts to offer suggestions below for materials which are part our online collections (indicated) and available at home to anyone with a current Toronto Library card. __ Works by Gloria NaylorThe Women of Brewster Place (ebook)The Novels of Gloria Naylor: Mama Day, Linden Hills, Bailey’s Café (ebook)Mama Day (print book)The Women of Brewster Place (DVD of 1989 mini-series starring Oprah Winfrey and Cicely Tyson)Bailey’s Café (print book)Other Related Books or MaterialsNew York Times Obituary of Gloria Naylor (link opens NYT article from Oct 2016)Unsolved Problems: Rachel Harper on Gloria Naylor (link opens Los Angeles Review of Books article from Mar 2017) About the HostNovelist Randy Boyagoda is a professor of English at the University of Toronto and principal of St. Michael’s College, where he holds the Basilian Chair in Christianity, Arts, and Letters. He is the author of three novels: Original Prin, Beggar's Feast, and Governor of the Northern Province. His fiction has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize (2006) and IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize (2012), and named a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice Selection (2012 and 2019) and Globe and Mail Best Book (2018). He contributes essays, reviews, and opinions to publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, First Things, Commonweal, Harper’s, Financial Times (UK), Guardian, New Statesman, Globe and Mail, and National Post, in addition to appearing frequently on CBC Radio. He served as President of PEN Canada from 2015-2017.Music is by YukaFrom the ArchivesWriters Off the Page: 40 Years of TIFA is the first series associated with the Toronto Public Library’s multi-year digital initiative, From the Archives, which presents curated and digitized audio, video and other content from some of Canada’s biggest cultural institutions and organizations.Thanks to the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) for allowing TPL access to their archives to feature some of the best-known writers in the world from moments in the past. Thanks as well to Library and Archives Canada for generously allowing TPL access to these archives.
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, we hope at the least you had a good evening snuggling up with your favourite movie.Starting off this week, DJ tells us about the results of the latest Celebrity Worship Awards. Who won? Which actor is deserving of our endless praise? Buck and Professor are sceptical, but DJ jumps right in to tell us all about the Oscars.Buck wants to leave the planet to escape the Oscars, so he’s been looking into the newest Solar Orbiter. This probe will be looking at the Sun’s poles. Maybe the weather is better away from the equator?Professor has been binge watching Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, the new television show from Ubisoft, Apple TV, and the team behind It’s Always Sunny. Professor might be geeking out a little about having the burdens and struggles of being a game developer shown on TV.The Nerds talk about their games of the week, then finally we have the Shout outs, Remembrances, Birthdays and Events of Interest. This week we’re recommending Epigraphy, a poetry podcast Buck hopes to take a shot at. Check back soon to find out if he can poet as well as he can podcast.Oscars 2020 winners and losers- https://deadline.com/2020/02/2020-oscars-winners-list-92-academy-awards-1202855067/Solar Orbiter blasts off-https://phys.org/news/2020-02-solar-orbiter-blasts-capture-1st.htmlThe Story of Mythic Quest-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-ubisoft-created-fake-video-game-at-center-apples-mythic-quest-1277134Games PlayedDJ– Ironsight - https://store.steampowered.com/app/715220/Ironsight/Rating – 2/5Professor- Nyheim - https://store.steampowered.com/app/572300/Nyheim/Rating – 3.5/5Buck- Scrabble - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScrabbleRating – 4.5/5Other topics discussedJudy Garland (American actress, singer and dancer. During a career that spanned 45 years, she attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. She appeared in more than two dozen films for MGM and is best remembered for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939).- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_GarlandJudy (2019 movie about Judy Garland starring Renee Zellweger)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ynUq8TjYAJames Corden & Rebel Wilson appearing in cat suits- https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2020/feb/13/why-james-corden-and-rebel-wilson-should-have-stuck-up-for-catsBrad Pitt’s children- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt#ChildrenBillie Eilish's Rendition of Yesterday for In Memorium- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKmqtaxIS3YEminem's Oscar's Performance- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvSx_1WVWiMSolar Flare (a sudden flash of increased brightness on the Sun, usually observed near its surface and in close proximity to a sunspot group.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flareMythic Quest: Raven's Banquet (American comedy web television series starring Rob McElhenney for Apple TV+.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythic_Quest:_Raven%27s_BanquetOther cast members in Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet- Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi, head of monetization - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Pudi- Imani Hakim as Dana, game tester - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imani_Hakim- Ashly Burch as Rachel, game tester - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashly_BurchThe Social Network (2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_NetworkSilicon Valley (American comedy television series created by Mike Judge,John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, that premiered on April 6, 2014, on HBO.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)Maslow's hierarchy of needs (a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needsApple is now worth 1.3 trillion Dollars- https://www.investopedia.com/news/apple-now-bigger-these-5-things/World Turtle ((also referred to as the Cosmic Turtle or the World-bearing Turtle) is a mytheme of a giant turtle (or tortoise) supporting or containing the world.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_TurtleMovies David Bowie acted in- Labyrinth (1986 musicaldark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, with George Lucas as executive producer, based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(1986_film)- The Prestige (2006 thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Priest.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prestige_(film)Epigraphy (TNC podcast)- Website - https://thatsnotcanon.com/epigraphypodcast- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IUpBuecJui5S8OMW8PBGI?fbclid=IwAR1mUKVf6WHcU5x0zaGX3CX6JfeNWdw5jSPsXCRvmVRTWbh-MR1gkIiJxS4Shout Outs5 February 2020 – Global Heat record smashed again. - https://www.sciencealert.com/2020-has-barely-started-and-we-ve-already-had-another-global-heat-record?fbclid=IwAR1BlvNWUzdef8pI3NdvNvPtblFXSk5Sf_4X9Rt3g7nZODwpya7ZlJV1vC4- https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-january-2020According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), a band of countries stretching from Norway to Russia, temperatures were an unprecedented 6°C above the same 30-year benchmark. Temperatures in January 2020 were above the 1981-2010 average over most of Europe. They were exceptionally high for the time of year in the north and east, in a band spreading eastward and south-eastward from Norway to Russia, with values more than 6ºC above average in many places. Exceptional above-average temperatures were not confined to Europe but extended over almost all of Russia. Temperatures were also much above average over most of the USA and eastern Canada, over Japan and parts of eastern China and Southeast Asia, over the state of New South Wales in Australia and over parts of Antarctica.9 February 2020 – Paula Kelly passed away – https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paula-kelly-dead-sweet-charity-actress-dancer-was-76-1277809Paula Kelly the actress, singer and dancer who starred in the film version of Sweet Charity and earned an Emmy nomination for her turn on Night Court. Kelly also appeared in such movies as The Andromeda Strain (1971), and Soylent Green (1973) among others. Kelly earned an Emmy nomination in 1984 for portraying public defender Liz Williams on the first season of the NBC sitcom Night Court and received another in 1989 for playing Theresa, one-half of a lesbian couple, on the ABC miniseries The Women of Brewster Place. "The only time I feel complete expression is when I'm dancing," Kelly said in a 1968 interview before she embarked on the movie. "Then, I have no problems, no worries, no hang-ups. I feel I could do anything in the world." She died at the age of 77 in Whittier, California.10 Febuary 2020 – Apple fined 0.002 per cent of its worth - https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/apple-fined-0002-per-cent-of-its-worth-for-slowing-down-everyones-phone-without-telling-them/news-story/3d799b2cc0ba7848455db0e38a5c90b3France’s Directorate General of Competition, Consumption and Repression of Fraud (DGCCRF) found the lack of transparency displayed by Apple in the past breached its guidelines. The company was fined €25 million ($A41 million). Apple also “committed the crime of deceptive commercial practice by omission”. The consumer electronics giant is worth almost two trillion dollars, so the $41 million fine is unlikely to be felt too heavily. The fine is around 0.002 per cent of the company’s worth. If you were given a similar fine, it would only cost you about $20.Remembrances10 February 1891 – Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofya_KovalevskayaBorn Sofya Vasilyevna Korvin-Krukovskaya, Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world – the first woman to obtain a doctorate (in the modern sense) in mathematics, the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe and one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. According to historian of science Ann Hibner Koblitz, Kovalevskaia was "the greatest known woman scientist before the twentieth century" There are several alternative transliterations of her name. She herself used Sophie Kowalevski (or occasionally Kowalevsky) in her academic publications. She died from influenza, complicated by pneumonia at the age of 41 in Stockholm.10 February 2008 – Roy Richard Scheider - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_ScheiderAmerican actor and amateur boxer. Scheider gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in several iconic films from the 1970s through to the early-mid 80s, playing NYPD Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in The Seven Ups (1973); Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws and Jaws 2; Doc in Marathon Man; choreographer and film director Joe Gideon (whose character was based on Bob Fosse) in All That Jazz (which was co-written and directed by Fosse); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. Scheider was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996). Described as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", Scheider was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. He died from multiple myeloma at the age of 75 in Little Rock, Arkansas.10 February 2019 – Carmen Antimo Argenziano- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_ArgenzianoAmerican actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes. He is best-known as the recurring character Jacob Carter/Selmak in the television series Stargate SG-1. He is also a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance as Jack Delasante in Thomas Babe's A Prayer for My Daughter. He died at the age of 75 in Los Angeles, California.Famous Birthdays10 February 1824 –Samuel Plimsoll - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_PlimsollEnglish politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line (a line on a ship's hull indicating the maximum safe draught, and therefore the minimum freeboard for the vessel in various operating conditions). He was born in Bristol.10 February 1906 – Lon Chaney Jr. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney_Jr.Creighton Tull Chaney, American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many Universal horror films. He also portrayed Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men (1939) and supporting parts in dozens of mainstream movies. Originally referenced in films as Creighton Chaney, he was later credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, and after Man Made Monster (1941), beginning as early as The Wolf Man later that same year, he was almost always billed under his more famous father's name as Lon Chaney at the studio's insistence. Chaney had English,French, and Irish ancestry, and his career in movies and television spanned four decades, from 1931 to 1971. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory.10 February 1929 – Jerry Goldsmith – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_GoldsmithAmerican composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for such films as Star Trek: The Motion Picture and four other films within the Star Trek franchise. He produced other albums such as Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes,The Omen, Alien, Poltergeist, Gremlins, Rudy, L.A. Confidential, Mulan, The Mummy, three Rambo movies & Explorers. In May 1997, with the release of Steven Spielberg’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park, he gained more popularity with his fanfare of the 1997 Universal Studios opening logo, which would be among the most iconic studio logo music of all time. He collaborated with some of film history's most accomplished directors, including Robert Wise, Howard Hawks, Otto Preminger, Joe Dante, Richard Donner, Roman Polanski, Ridley Scott, Michael Winner, Steven Spielberg, Paul Verhoeven, and Franklin J. Schaffner. Goldsmith was nominated for six Grammy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and eighteen Academy Awards (he won only one, in 1976, for The Omen). He composed the Paramount Pictures Fanfare used from 1976 through 2011. He was born in Los Angeles, California.Events of Interest10 February 1940 – Puss gets the boot : The first Tom and Jerry Cartoon .- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_Gets_the_BootIt was directed by William Hanna,Joseph Barbera and Rudolf Ising, and produced by Rudolf Ising and Fred Quimby. As was the practice of MGM shorts at the time, only Rudolf Ising is credited. The short, Puss Gets the Boot, featured a cat named Jasper and an unnamed mouse, named Jinx in pre-production, and an African American housemaid named Mammy Two Shoes. Leonard Maltin described it as "very new and special [...] that was to change the course of MGM cartoon production" and established the successful Tom and Jerry formula of comical cat and mouse chases with slapstick gags. Matters changed, however, when Texas businesswoman Bessa Short sent a letter to MGM asking whether more cat and mouse shorts would be produced, which helped convince management to commission a series. A studio contest held to rename both characters was won by animator John Carr, who suggested Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse after the Christmas time drink. Carr was awarded a first-place prize of $50.10 February 1957 – Attack Of The Crab Monsters clawed its way to theatres. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Crab_MonstersOn this day in 1957, Attack Of The Crab Monsters made audiences afraid to go back into the water. The feature starred Richard Garland and Pamela Duncan, and here's the plot summary: "Scientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs.” Attack of the Crab Monsters was Corman's most profitable production up to that time, which he attributed to the "wildness of the title," the construction of the storyline, the structuring of every scene for horror and suspense, and editing for pace. Corman has stated that the success of the film convinced him that horror and humor was an effective combination.10 February 1972 – Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ziggy-stardust-makes-his-earthly-debutThe concert at London’s Toby Jug pub a relatively minor rocker named David Bowie became the spaceman Ziggy Stardust. “I’m going to be huge,” is what David Bowie told Melody Maker less than three weeks earlier and still six months prior to the release of the albumThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. “And it’s quite frightening in a way, because I know that when I reach my peak and it’s time for me to be brought down it will be with a bump.” That last bit may have been a case of Bowie confusing his Ziggy persona with real life, but that was what put the act over in the first place. Any rock musician can put on a costume, but how many could have inhabited the identity of an androgynous Martian rock star come to Earth in its dying days so convincingly, so effortlessly.10 February 1996 – World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov loses game to computer. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kasparov-loses-chess-game-to-computerAfter three hours, world chess champion Garry Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second. Man was ultimately victorious over machine, however, as Kasparov bested Deep Blue in the match with three wins and two ties and took home the $400,000 prize. An estimated 6 million people worldwide followed the action on the Internet. The February 1996 contest was significant in that it represented the first time a human and a computer had duked it out in a regulation, six-game match, in which each player had two hours to make 40 moves, two hours to finish the next 20 moves and then another 60 minutes to wrap up the game.IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195
Topics: A Black Renaissance?, Mariah Carey, House Party, In Living Color / The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound) 1990 General Snapshots 1. George Bush Sr. President 2. January - United States invasion of Panama: General Manuel Noriega, the deposed "strongman of Panama", surrenders to American forces. 3. January - Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia. 4. January - Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. 5. February - James "Buster" Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson to win the World Heavyweight Boxing crown. 6. February - A smoking ban takes effect on all domestic U.S. flights of less than six hours. 7. March - Greyhound bus drivers’ strike for higher pay. 8. April - STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. 9. June - Nelson Mandela tours North America, visiting 3 Canadian cities and 8 U.S. cities. 10. July - George H. W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act, designed to protect disabled Americans from discrimination. 11. August - Gulf War: Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. 12. September - Chris Rock makes Saturday Night Live debut. 13. October - Evander Holyfield defeats James "Buster" Douglas to become the heavyweight boxing champion. 14. November - Sharon Pratt Kelly is elected Mayor of the District of Columbia, becoming the first black woman to head a major U.S. city. She takes office January 2, 1991. 15. Top 3 Pop Songs 16. #1 "Hold On" Wilson Phillips 17. #2 "It Must Have Been Love" Roxette 18. #3 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinéad O'Connor 19. Record of the Year - "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins 20. Album of the Year - Quincy Jones (producer & artist) for Back on the Block 21. Song of the Year - "From a Distance" performed by Bette Midler 22. Best New Artist - Mariah Carey 23. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female - Anita Baker for Compositions 24. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Luther Vandross for "Here and Now" 25. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group - Ray Charles & Chaka Khan for "I'll Be Good to You" 26. Best Rhythm & Blues Song - "U Can't Touch This" performed by M.C. Hammer 27. Best Rap Solo Performance - M.C. Hammer for "U Can't Touch This" 28. Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group - Big Daddy Kane, Ice T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Quincy D. III & Quincy Jones for "Back on the Block" 29. Top 3 Movies 30. #1 Ghost 31. #2 Home Alone 32. # 3 Pretty Woman 33. Other Notables: 34. Top 3 TV Shows 35. Cheers 36. 60 Minutes 37. Roseanne 38. Debuts: In Living Color, True Colors, Brewster Place, The Fresh Prince 39. Economic Snapshots 40. New Home: 123k (previously 120K) 41. Avg Rent: 465 (425) 42. Avg. Income: 29k (27K) 43. New Car: 16k (15K) 44. Harvard: 13.5k (12.7k) 45. Movie Ticket: 4 3.50 - same 46. Gas: 1.34 (.97) 47. Stamp: .25 (.25) 48. Social Scene: Pop Culture Dominance and Influence 49. Politics: Colin Powell, Douglas Wilder, Congressional Black Caucus @ 25 (John Lewis 2nd term) 50. Business: Ebony/Jet, Russel Simmons, Reginald F. Lewis 51. Sports: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. 52. Music: Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney, Janet Jackson, MC Hammer, Anita Baker 53. Movies: Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Morgan Freeman, Spike Lee, Robert Townsend 54. Television: Oprah (Daytime), Cosby (Prime time), Aresnio (Nighttime) 55. Open Comments: 56. Question: Assimilation? OK, but who is changing who? Are we changing America or is America Changing us? 57. Music Scene 58. Black Songs from the Top 40 59. #4 "Poison" Bell Biv DeVoe 60. #6 "Vision of Love" Mariah Carey 61. #8 "Hold On" En Vogue 62. #11 "Do Me!" Bell Biv DeVoe 63. #13 "Pump Up the Jam" Technotronic 64. #14 "Opposites Attract" Paula Abdul and The Wild Pair 65. #15 "Escapade" Janet Jackson 66. #17 "Close to You" Maxi Priest 67. #21 "All Around the World" Lisa Stansfield 68. #22 "I Wanna Be Rich" Calloway 69. #23 "Rub You the Right Way" Johnny Gill 70. #24 "She Ain't Worth It" Glenn Medeiros and Bobby Brown 71. #26 "The Power" Snap! 72. #30 "Two to Make It Right" Seduction 73. #33 "Step by Step" New Kids on the Block 74. #36 "I Don't Have the Heart" James Ingram 75. #38 "Rhythm Nation" Janet Jackson 76. #41 "Everything" Jody Watley 77. #42 "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler 78. #43 "Here and Now" Luther Vandross 79. Top RnB Albums 80. January Tender Lover Babyface 81. January Back on the Block Quincy Jones 82. April Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em MC Hammer 83. June Poison Bell Biv DeVoe 84. June Johnny Gill Johnny Gill 85. August I'll Give All My Love to You Keith Sweat 86. December I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston 87. Featured Artist: Mariah Angela Carey, (Songbird) singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and philanthropist 88. Childhood - Born to Patricia (Hickey), an Irish American mezzo-soprano opera singer, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer. They got divorced when Carey was only three. Her first public performance was at the age of six. By the age of sixteen, she was skipping classes to write songs and her brother, Morgan, paid for her first recording session. She finally graduated from Harborfields High School, in 1987. 89. Career - Before Carey got her big break, she worked as a temp and juggled with a few odd jobs such as a beautician, hair sweeper in a salon, waitress and as a coat check girl. After several years of struggling, Carey began singing background vocals for the pop and salsa singer-songwriter Brenda Starr in the late 1980s. Additionally, Carey wrote four songs with Ben Margulies, which solely constituted her demo tape. Margulies was a drummer, guitarist, piano player and singer. (One of Margulies's bandmates went to high school with Mariah’s older brother) Starr ultimately helped Carey land a record contract by giving her demo tape to Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola. In 1988, Mottola signed her***. 90. In June of 1990, her self-titled album, ‘Mariah Carey’, which contained four No.1 hits were released. It was the best-selling album of 1991 and has been certified nine times Platinum. 91. Aside from her voice, she has become known for her songwriting. Yahoo Music editor Jason Ankeny wrote, "She earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion but did them both one better by composing all of her own material." Also, according to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States. Additionally, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lists Carey as the third best-selling female artist of all-time behind Madonna, Rhianna, maybe Taylor Swift. 92. Open Comments: 93. Point #1 – Divas status is earned. (She stuck to her guns re: song writing / Dunked on everyone / Checked Eminem) 94. Pont #2 – Studio performer, but not studio tricks. 95. Point #3 – The Christmas Song 96. Question: Is Mariah a "Soul" singer? 97. Movie Scene: House Party,” …an infectious, engaging comedy starring the rap duo Kid 'N Play.” 98. Plot: Although Kid has been grounded by his father, he sneaks out for a party at his friend Play's house. But Kid has no clue about the trouble that awaits him in the form of three thugs from school. 99. Release date: March 9, 1990 / Rotten Tomatoes: 93% 4.5 Stars 100. Budget - $2.5m, / Box office - $26.4m 101. Open Comments: 102. Point #1: Cast is great (Tisha & Martin broke out) 103. Point #2: First truly successful "Hood" comedy franchise. (4! sequels) 104. Point #3: Not possible without the success of Robert and Spike. Director said the project only got the green light because of the recent box office success of "black" movies. 105. Question: What are some of your house party war stories? 106. Television Scene 107. #1 - In Living Color (1990–1994): [IMDB Rating: 8.1/10] Keenen Ivory Wayans (@ wasn't looking to do a TV show. In 1988, he was riding high on the success of his cult hit I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and contemplating his next movie. But he took a meeting with a fledgling network called Fox, which made an offer he couldn't refuse. "They told me I could do whatever I wanted," Wayans, 61, recalls. What he wanted was to do a show like Saturday Night Live only much, much edgier. Homey Da Clown, Homeboy Shopping Network, Men on Films, Fire Marshall Bill, Oswald Bates, Wanda, The Fly Girls — the skits Wayans and his mostly African American cast performed each week pushed the envelope not just of TV's color barrier but of TV comedy, won an Emmy and incubated the careers of stars Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez, and several members of the Wayans family. 108. Open Comments: 109. Question: Chapelle or In Living Color? 110. #2 - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996) [MDB Rating: 7.9/10]: A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion. 111. Open Comments 112. Point #1 - Will and Jazzy were supposed to do the movie House Party 113. Point #2 - Quincy is doing the most! - Fresh Prince, a collaboration of Quincy Jones and the then-married team of Andy and Susan Borowitz, was based loosely on the life of Will Smith’s then-manager Benny Medina (and on the lifestyle of Jones’ own family) and ran on NBC from 1990-96. NBC was wary of a project starring a rapper, and the show was derided at first by some for a lack of grit. Ultimately, critiques proved ignorant, as the sitcom became part of the cultural DNA of the 1990s. “The Cosbys were affluent,” said Quincy Jones in 2015, “but the Banks’ were wealthy. I don’t think you’d ever seen a wealthy African-American family on television until Fresh Prince, and you definitely hadn’t seen a kid from the hip-hop generation until Fresh Prince.” 114. Open Comments: 115. Question: Why wasn't this just "Different Strokes" - Pt. 2? 116. Vote: Best/most important/favorite pop culture item from 1990?
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Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is co-hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view. Karen Hall Karen Hall graduated with a Bachelor’s in English from the College of William & Mary with a concentration in playwriting. After impressing Alan Alda with her talent, she got her first job: a freelance assignment on “M*A*S*H.” This led to her being brought on staff (as the first and only female writer) for “M*A*S*H,” which the Writers Guild of America has ranked it as the fifth best-written TV series ever and which TV Guide has ranked it as the eighth greatest television show of all time. She also wrote the final episode (“Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen”) which to this day remains the most watched television show in American history, both in ratings and share. Among her many credits as a screenwriter, producer and “showrunner” are M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, Moonlighting, Northern Exposure, Quantum Leap, I’ll Fly Away, Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, Judging Amy, The Glades, The Brotherhood, and The Good Wife along with such movies as Toughlove, The Betty Ford Story and The Women of Brewster Place. She has received 6 Emmy nominations, 7 Writer’s Guild of America Awards nominations and has won the Writer’s Guild of America Award for her work on Hill Street Blues, as well as the Women in Film Luminas Award, the Humanitas Award, and the Scott Newman Award. She has also written a novel titled Dark Debts currently out by Simon & Schuster. She was also a professor of screenwriting at Appalachian State University and she is also currently developing several pilots.
Topics: The Cold War, Run-DMC, New Edition, Bill Cosby (Himself), Eddie Murphy (Delirious). (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco) 1983 Notes 1. Ronald Reagan President 2. Feb - The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, setting a record for most-watched television broadcast in American history. 3. Mar - Strategic Defense Initiative: U.S. President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. The media dub this plan "Star Wars". 4. Mar - Michael Jackson performs the dance move that will forever be known as the "moonwalk" at Motown 25. 5. Apr - The April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut kills 63 people. 6. Sep - Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed including U.S. Congressman Larry McDonald. 7. Sep - Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first African American to be crowned Miss America, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 8. Oct - United States troops invade Grenada at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States. 9. Oct - Microsoft Word is first released. 10. Nov - The first United States cruise missiles arrive at Greenham Common Airbase in England amid protests from peace campaigners. 11. Dec - Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time. It becomes the most often repeated and famous music video of all time, increasing his own popularity and record sales of the album "Thriller". 12. Misc.: McDonald's introduces the McNugget and The Cabbage Patch Kids dolls make their national debut, their popularity leads to the Cabbage Patch riots. 13. Top 3 Pop Songs 14. 1 - "Every Breath You Take", The Police 15. 2 - "Billie Jean", Michael Jackson 16. 3 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling", Irene Cara 17. Record of the Year: "Beat It" – Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones 18. Album of the Year: Thriller – Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones 19. Song of the Year: "Every Breath You Take" – The Police Sting (songwriter) 20. Best New Artist: Culture Club 21. Top 3 Movies 22. 1 - Return of the Jedi 23. 2 - Terms of Endearment 24. 3. Flashdance 25. Top 3 TV 26. 1 - Dallas 27. 2 - 60 Minutes 28. 3 - Dynasty 29. Debuts: The A-Team / Webster 30. Black Snapshots 31. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female: Chaka Khan – Chaka Khan 32. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male: "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson 33. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "Ain't Nobody" – Chaka Khan & Rufus 34. Best R&B Instrumental Performance: "Rockit" – Herbie Hancock 35. Best Rhythm & Blues Song: "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson 36. Best Comedy Recording: "Eddie Murphy", Comedian – Eddie Murphy (Also shows up in TV) 37. Apr - Harold Lee Washington became the first African American Mayor of Chicago. 38. Aug - STS-8: Space Shuttle Challenger carries Guion S. Bluford (Col, USAF, Ret.), the first African American astronaut, into space. 39. Nov - Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana (a black woman), to create a federal holiday honoring MLK Jr. Although the federal holiday honoring King was signed into law in 1983 and took effect three years later, not every U.S. state chose to observe the holiday at the state level until 1991. 40. Nov - Jessie Jackson announced his campaign for President of the United States in the 1984 election, becoming the second African American (after Shirley Chisholm) to mount a nationwide campaign for president. 41. Sept - Vanesa Williams becomes the first African American recipient of the Miss America title. 42. Misc.: The Color Purple wins the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. 43. The Women of Brewster Place is the debut novel of American author Gloria Naylor. It won the 1983 National Book Award for "First Novel". 44. “Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?”, Maya Angelou's fourth volume of poetry, is published. 45. Nikki Giovanni publishes her 9th poetry collection, "Those Who Ride The Night Winds". Included are poems about John Lennon, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, as well as friends, lovers, mothers, and the poet herself. 46. Economic Snapshots 47. New House: 82k 48. Avg Income: 21k 49. New Car: 9k 50. Avg. Rent: 350 51. Tuition to Harvard: 8K 52. Movie Ticket: 2.50 53. Gas: 1.20 54. Stamp: 20c 55. Social Scene: The Cold War Becomes A Real Thing for Gen X. 56. Brief Overview - [http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/strategic-defense-initiative.htm] 57. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as Star Wars because it promoted ideas such as lasers and computer-guided projectiles, was the US response to possible nuclear attacks and it was introduced on March 23, 1983 during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. 58. The objective of the SDI program was to develop an advanced anti-ballistic missile system to enable the United States to prevent missile attacks from the USSR and other countries during the Cold War. 59. The idea was to set up many space satellites that would detect the launch, and then shoot down, any enemy missiles. 60. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was cancelled in 1993 and replaced with the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) renamed the Missile Defense Agency in 2002. 61. 10 SDI Highlights 62. #1: Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) was the military strategy adopted during the Cold War Arms Race. It assumed that both the USSR and the US would refrain from launching nuclear weapons, knowing that the other country would retaliate and cause the complete nuclear annihilation of both the attacker and the defender. 63. #2: The Strategic "Defense" Initiative program focused on strategic defense and replaced the "Offensive" doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD). 64. #3: SDI became the subject of intense political controversy. A Washington Post article published the day after the speech, quoted Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy describing the proposal as "reckless Star Wars schemes." 65. #4: Critics in the media used that term frequently (despite Reagan's request that they use the program's official name), implying it was an impractical science fiction. This did much damage the program's credibility. 66. #5: Many critics believed that it would extend the arms race into space and cause the USSR to expand its own offensive nuclear weapons. 67. #6: SDI began extremely expensive research projects costing billions of dollars every year. The research projects included space-based laser weapons, spy satellites and space-based interceptors. 68. #7: In response to the US research projects, the Soviets began work on developing their own version of Strategic Defense Initiative. 69. #8: The efforts by the Soviet Union to match the expenditure of the U.S. in the Cold War Arms Race contributed greatly to nation's economic problems. 70. #9: Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev realized that the USSR could not afford the Cold War Arms Race or match the massive expenditure involved in the US Strategic Defense Initiative. In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev fell from power and the Soviet Union was dissolved. 71. #10: The SDI had itself become an economic weapon and was instrumental in causing the downfall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. 72. Audio Clip: 73. Question: Do you think the threat of Nuclear War has grown or shrunk during your lifetime? 74. Music Scene 75. Top R&B Singles (from Billboard's Year-End Top 40 Pop Songs) 76. #2 - "Billie Jean", Michael Jackson 77. #3 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling", Irene Cara 78. #5 - "Beat It", Michael Jackson 79. #7 - "Maneater", Hall & Oates 80. #8 - "Baby, Come to Me", Patti Austin and James Ingram 81. #15 - "She Works Hard for the Money", Donna Summer 82. #25 - "Little Red Corvette" Prince 83. #29 - "You" Lionel Richie 84. #32 - "Sexual Healing" Marvin Gaye 85. #29 - “One on One" Hall & Oates 86. #41 - "1999" Prince 87. Other Notable 1983 R&B Singles 88. Apr - "Atomic Dog", George Clinton 89. May - "Candy Girl", New Edition 90. May - "Save the Overtime (For Me)", Gladys Knight and the Pips 91. Jun - "Juicy Fruit", Mtume 92. Oct - "Ain't Nobody", Rufus & Chaka Khan 93. Oct - "All Night Long (All Night)", Lionel Richie 94. Dec - "Time Will Reveal", DeBarge 95. Vote 96. Top R&B Albums (from Billboard's number-one R&B albums) 97. Jan - Midnight Love, Marvin Gaye 98. Jan - Thriller, Michael Jackson 99. Jul - Between the Sheets, The Isley Brothers 100. Jul - Thriller, Michael Jackson 101. Sep - Cold Blooded, Rick James 102. Nov - Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie 103. Vote 104. Key Artist #1: Run - DMC 105. Run (Joseph Simmons) @ 19 yrs old / DMC (Darryl McDaniels) @ 19 yrs old / Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) @ 18 yrs old 106. The trio grew up in Hollis, Queens, a moderately stable African American community in New York. / DMC was born to a teenage mother and was adopted three months later. 107. Run and DMC were childhood friends 108. 1978: JMJ discovers the turntable at age 13. By age 14 he is spinning for live crowds at block parties. 109. 1980: The trio met via the emerging hip-hop scene at Hollis' "Two-Fifths Park". Simmons and McDaniels rapped in front of Mizell at the park, and the three became friends. 110. 1981: Fortunately for them, Run’s older brother, Russell Simmons, had his foot in the music business, as the manager for rappers Kurtis Blow and Whodini. Russell made Run Kurtis Blow's DJ and helped him record the single “Street Kid,” but it went nowhere. Later that year, the friends decide to become a crew. 111. 1982: Russell agreed to help the new group record a single and get a record deal, but on one condition –McDaniels change his stage name, from “Easy D” to “D.M.C.” 112. 1983: Run DMC hit the scene with their debut 12-inch single for “It’s Like That,” with “Sucker MCs” as the B-side. The out-of-the-box success of these two songs was the beginning of a new era for hip-hop. 113. Run-D.M.C. exploded out of Hollis, changing popular culture in general. Not only was their sound different, so was their dress. Earlier rap stars fashioned their looks after the spangled superhero costumes of 1970s funk acts like Parliament-Funkadelic and Rick James, Run-DMC appeared in their signature bowler hats, black leather jackets, unlaced Adidas athletic shoes, and black denim pants, establishing the more casual look of hip urban youth. 114. They were the first rappers to have a gold album - Run-D.M.C. (1984). The first rap act to appear on MTV, becoming popular with the cable channel’s largely white audience with their fusion of hip-hop and guitar solos on hits such as “Rock Box” (1984) and a 1986 remake of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way”. 115. Although the group never officially disbanded, their recording and performing activities decreased significantly in the 1990s and in 2002 Jam Master Jay was fatally shot at a recording studio in Jamaica, Queens. 116. Run-DMC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 and received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 2016. 117. Meanwhile, up the coast near Boston… In 1978, Robert Barisford Brown (@ 9 yrs old), Michael Lamont Bivins (@ 10 yrs old), and Ricardo "Ricky" Bell (@ 11 yrs old) started a vocal group. 118. Ricardo’s friend Ralph Edward Tresvant (@10 yrs old), and the nephew of the group’s manager and choreographer, Ronald Boyd DeVoe Jr. (@11 yrs old) soon joined. 119. Key Artists #2: New Edition 120. For a complete history go watch "The New Edition Story" on BET 121. But the short story is this...They all lived in the Orchard Park Projects in Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, and where heavily influenced by Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5. 122. They scored its big break in 1981, when they finished 2nd in a local talent show. They impressed the singer/producer Maurice Starr, and he brought the group to his studio the following day and started recording their debut album, Candy Girl. 123. Audio Clip 124. Question: These two groups are primarily responsible for hip-hop crossing over to rock and R&B, and therefore a wider and whiter audience. Has that been a good thing? 125. Movie Scene 126. Bill Cosby: Himself 127. After I Spy and before The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby left his own inimitable mark on the arena of stand-up comedy in this live concert showcasing his down-to-earth observations on the rigors and joys of family life. Cosby, using only a microphone and a chair, discusses his take on raising kids and the illogical nature of children and the futility of trying to argue with a child that in the end may be smarter than you. Notable highlights include Cosby's ruminations on the meaning of the all-purpose phrase "I don't know" to kids, and Cosby describing the effect raising children has on his wife Camille's mental state and the pitch of her voice. Containing the basis for the humor of his long-running situation comedy, Bill Cosby: Himself is a polished, occasionally insightful, and frequently hilarious night of comedy from one of the longtime masters of the form. --Robert Lane: https://www.quotes.net/movies/bill_cosby%3A_himself_1089 128. Born poor, the son of a sailor and a maid, he excelled at school, in both sport and academic study, becoming class president and winning a university scholarship while doing part-time jobs to help support his family. Giving all that up, he instantly became successful as a comedian, going on to be the first African American to star in a network TV series (I Spy), as well as the first to win an acting Emmy (three of them, plus one for variety shows and nine Grammies). By the time this performance was recorded, he had completed a doctorate in education, and was about to launch The Cosby Show, the decade's biggest sitcom, which would make him the best-paid entertainer in the world for two years running (1986 and 1987). He also sings and can play jazz guitar and drums. At 75, he's still extremely funny. - https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jul/19/comedy-gold-bill-cosby-himself 129. Television Scene 130. Delirious (1983) is an American stand-up comedy television special directed by Bruce Gowers, written by and starring Eddie Murphy. The comedy became a TV Special for HBO released August 30, 1983.Eddie Murphy in stand-up before all the prosthetic flesh happened. For a generation of naughty schoolboys, this was the video to have; no parent-free gathering or playground conversation was complete without repeating some of Eddie’s profanity-strewn, impression-laden genius. The homophobic opening gambit and an alarmingly ignorant bit on AIDS are jaw-dropping, but there’s no denying Murphy’s supreme on-stage talent — when he’s on more timeless material (ice cream, cookouts, shoe-throwing mothers), few in the world were ever as funny as this. It’s easy to forget how funny Murphy's stand-up really was. Despite being a little dated in subject, this still slays. - https://www.empireonline.com/movies/eddie-murphy-delirious/review/ 131. “The most homophobic standup routine I’ve ever seen,” says another. “Can’t believe all the messed-up things he says about AIDS, including saying how you’ll catch AIDS from your girlfriend if she kisses her gay friend. 80s hateful prejudice in full force.” 132. Murphy apologized for the routine back in 1996, saying, “I deeply regret any pain all this has caused. Just like the rest of the world, I am more educated about AIDS in 1996 than I was in 1981. ”I know how serious an issue AIDS is the world over. I know that AIDS isn’t funny. It’s 1996 and I’m a lot smarter about AIDS now. I am not homophobic, and I am not anti-gay. My wife and I have donated both time and money to AIDS research. I’ve had people close to me die from the disease as well. I don’t know a person who hasn’t been touched in some way by this disease. Everybody knows somebody who is sick. Black people have been hit harder by this disease than any other group of people on the planet.” - https://www.queerty.com/eddie-murphys-homophobic-comedy-special-delirious-now-streaming-netflix-20161229 133. Question: Does he get a pass? 134. The A-Team 135. Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military. It’s THE A-TEAM 136. Led by master of disguise, Lieutenant Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith played by the gruff but loveable George Peppard, this group of falsely convicted commandos now work as fugitive mercenaries. Dirk Benedict is the team’s master manipulator and con man, Templeton “Face” Peck. Dwight Schultz plays the certifiable master aviator, Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock. And you can’t spell The A-Team without Mr. T as master mechanic, Mohawked muscle man, and van driver (with a serious fear of flying), Bosco “B.A.” (“Bad Attitude”) Baracus. But enough jibba jabba. Tune in and watch the plan come together, fool! 137. The show ran for five seasons, with several minor cast changes along the way; the show's eventual decline was attributed to the constantly recycled and extremely formulaic plot. Attempts to win viewers back, by both changing the overall premise and having the A-Team overseen by a former antagonist, worked for only a short while. 138. Logic and credibility were usually ignored for the series' trademark over-the-top explosions, but the show never took itself particularly seriously, anyway: most of Hannibal's disguises were paper-thin, the villains were usually mostly-inept and somewhat one-dimensional, and the weapons that the Team cobbled together from miscellaneous parts were invariably more effective than the machine guns that the episode's villains used. 139. A big-screen version was released in June 2010, with Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley and Quinton Jackson as the team. The trailer can be seen on YouTube. Tropes go to the respective page. 140. Question: Does anybody care? 141. Webster 142. The post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode. Webster was ABC's answer to the long-running NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes ... especially with its showcase star and even down to the basic concept (a young African American child being adopted by a white family). 143. The showcase star on Webster was Emmanuel Lewis, who played the title character. At 4-foot-3, the 12-year-old Lewis easily passed for 6 or 7 (the character's age at the start of the series in 1983), which was Webster's age when he was adopted by 144. Clark's production company. After the third season ended, Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. was established and became a third production company. This was actually part of an agreement between Karras and Clark, Paramount, and ABC, in which Emmanuel Lewis would get production credit alongside them for ABC to stop making the story lines be "all Webster, all the time. “The series ran from 1983-1987 on ABC before spending its final two first-run years in syndication. By the time the final first-run episode aired in 1989, Webster was 12 years old and getting ready to enter junior high school; in real life, Lewis had just turned 18. 145. Question: Why didn’t we riot in the streets? 146. Final Vote: Favorite pop culture event/item for 1983?
This is FUBU! In this episode, Major is joined by the fabulous @meghann_monroe to talk the tragedy in Charlottesville and Barcelona, a former child of destiny has a way of getting diamonds in the Bold and (the not so) Baeless, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton 2.0 are expecting, ESPN did a mock slave auction while the Blacks were away, a woman of Brewster Place is aging like fine wine, Brandy vying Keke's Crown of Draining, Kim continues her family tradition of showing that Black-adjacent means absolutely nothing, and much more. For Let's Talk About It Sis, Meghann, who has more social media followers than small countries have citizens, schools us on differentiating yourself, using social media as a tool to do so, and why she's willing to give million dollar game for $Free.99. The St. Patricks are unlucky charms who burn Meghann's biscuits, Major's GRITS We Love is a feminist professor from the land of golden sunshine, while Meghann's brings us to tears (but also gets us together). Last, a panel of experts handing out jewels and dropping bars gets a Love Offering. HAVE YOU VISITED OUR NEW WEBSITE? WWW.TOYCPODCAST.COM Love Our Intro? Follow the Producer @hitmanmemphis on Soundcloud Listen to this episode and others at the 2016 Nashville Winner's Circle Blog of the Year www.nashvillesocialbutterfly.com - - - - Guest's Information Meghann Monroe @meghann_monroe Visit her website www.getglamd.com Follow her business @getglamdhair Watch her on YouTube Get Glam'd by Meghann Monroe - - - - Follow Us @toycpodcast on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat Like Us on Facebook www.facebook.com/toycpodcast - - - - Event Spotlight: Love Galore: Speed Dating Happy Hour hosted by The Love Jones Duo on 08/26 at 5pm at Nine Bar and Lounge 08/24 Live on the Green Music Fest at Public Square 08/25 Nashville Black Professionals Mixer at Westin L27 Rooftop 08/27 Cigars at the Park at Two Rivers Park 08/27 Jazz With a View at Millineum Maxwell House 08/29 The Equity Alliance TEAm Meeting at First Baptist Church Capitol Hill
We remember novelist Gloria Naylor, who died September 28, 2016, at the age of 66. Best known for The Women of Brewster Place, which received the National Book Award in 1983, and was adapted into a 1989 miniseries produced by Oprah Winfrey, Naylor speaks compassionately and critically about the notion of the American Dream. She explores this theme in three American classics: Nella Larsen’s novel Passing (1929), F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939). This never-before-heard interview is from director Michael Epstein’s American Masters – Novel Reflections on the American Dream (2007). (Season 1, Episode 09 - Women on Women)
In this episode, Autumn and Kendra discuss two of their favorite works of Souther literature: Mama Day and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Warning! There are *spoilers* Books Discussed Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Other Books Mentioned Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Contact readingwomenpodcast@gmail.com | readingwomenpocast.com Twitter/IG/Litsy: @thereadingwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Faculty and the Department of English Professors Anita August, Pat Conti, and Carol Hampton will discuss different aspects of this novel.
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