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  • Music Fans and Stars Align at Capital Jazz Fest 2023

    It was heaven! Music fans made their annual pilgrimage to Columbia, Maryland for the Capital ... [ Read More ]

    Music Fans and Stars Align at Capital Jazz Fest 2023
  • Flamin’ Hot

    (***1/2) If tenacity was a superpower Richard Montañez would be in the Justice ... [ Read More ]

    Flamin’ Hot
  • Grace Jones Lights Up the 2023 Blue Note Jazz Festival

    She started off with a bang! The 2023 Blue Note Jazz Festival takes place all over New York City, ... [ Read More ]

    Grace Jones Lights Up the 2023 Blue Note Jazz Festival
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    (***1/2) Buckle up, Spider-Man fans. What feels like a barrage of one billion cartoon images ... [ Read More ]

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • The Little Mermaid

    (***1/2) Romantic and social drama ignite this ode to love, tolerance and ... [ Read More ]

    The Little Mermaid
  • White Men Can’t Jump

    (**1/2) White men who can’t dunk and the Black men who chide them was a fresh, chuckle-worthy ... [ Read More ]

    White Men Can’t Jump
  • Fast X

    (***) “I don’t know what I just saw. But I liked it!” That’s what movie fans will say ... [ Read More ]

    Fast X
  • Unfinished Business

    (***) A winner! That would describe this very reflective look at women’s professional basketball. ... [ Read More ]

    Unfinished Business
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    (**1/2) They’re back. This interspecies, intergalactic hodgepodge group of rambunctious space ... [ Read More ]

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • Discover Black Toronto

    Visit Toronto and you’ll encounter one of the most multicultural/multiracial cities in the ... [ Read More ]

    Discover Black Toronto
  • Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant

    (***) “No man left behind.” During America’s Revolutionary War that was the First Continental ... [ Read More ]

    Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant
  • Juneteenth Juice

    You'll find "Juneteenth Juice" in the May/June issue of Essence Magazine. ... [ Read More ]

    Juneteenth Juice

Life, Above All (***1/2)

May 2, 2011 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Thirty years after the AIDS epidemic first rattled the world, it still rages in sub-Sahara Africa. Few films have captured the plague’s fury on the motherland, until now. This enligtening, sensitive and inspiring screen adaptation of Allan Stratton’s novel “Chanda’s Secrets” puts a human face on a cure-defying disease. […]

Fort Lauderdale — 100 Years In The Making

April 6, 2011 By: Dwight Brown

Remember when Fort Lauderdale was crowned the ultimate party town for rowdy frat boys on spring break? Times have changed. Gone are the throngs of adolescent revelers (they’re in Cancun). Gone are the hippy swimwear boutiques that used to… .>> Read More

Miami — Luxury Vacations for Grown-ups

January 4, 2011 By: Dwight Brown

Miami is often portrayed as a mere playground for twentysomethings. In fact, this versatile city/county offers bliss to mature, moneyed adults seeking luxury, culture, a quiet refuge, fine dining and sophistication with their sunny vacation. >> Read More

Ten Best Films of 2010

January 2, 2011 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown Film Critic NNPA In 2010, high-quality movies abounded, though there was a noticeable dearth of black themed-movies — except for Tyler Perry films. Still, great African-American actors found high caliber product in which they could display their talent. The top 10 movies listed are the tip of the iceberg. Check them out […]

Barbados: The Good-Time Caribbean Island

December 9, 2010 By: Dwight Brown

Barbados is the good-time Island. This easternmost Caribbean isle is south of the hurricane belt (good weather), has average 84-88 degree temperatures (warm sun), and is inhabited by friendly people (fraternizing with locals is a joy). Tony resorts (from boutique to big) are plentiful, cultural sites abound (steeped in history), a variety of sports are […]

Puerto Rico: A Sea, Sand and City Vacation

November 15, 2010 By: Dwight Brown

Puerto Rico boasts 272 miles of coastline, diverse beaches (calm waters to pounding surfs), a world-renown rain forest, tasty cuisine (if you don’t gain ten pounds in P.R., you haven’t lived!), friendly people and a swinging nightlife. Travelers can choose between an idyllic resort getaway, and a … >> Read More

The Island of Curaçao Jazzes It Up — New Festival. New Vibe. New Resort.

September 10, 2010 By: Dwight Brown

Curaçao, part of the Caribbean’s Netherland Antilles Islands, is just 35 miles north of Venezuela and well south of the hurricane belt. It’s a vibrant, arid isle, largely populated (150,000) by African and Dutch descendants and also home to people of 40 different nationalities. Add to the mix music lovers who trekked to Curaçao for […]

The U.S. Virgin Islands — 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences

August 10, 2010 By: Dwight Brown

Arawak, Taino, Carib and Ciboney tribes inhabited the three main U.S. Virgin Islands–St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. Then in 1493, Christopher Columbus explored the isles and named them for Saint Ursula and her virgins. Spain, the U.K, Netherlands, France and Denmark ruled the archipelago for 400 years until the U.S. purchased it for […]

Montreal Jazz Festival 2010 — Bigger is Better

July 10, 2010 By: Dwight Brown

For three decades the Guinness World Records has ranked the 11-day Montreal Jazz Festival as the largest in the world. But does size matter? Yes, if you have an impressive roster, conveniently located venues, international music lovers on a good vibe and a vibrant host city. Musicians Galore Ray Charles opened the first Montreal Jazz […]

This is it

December 1, 2005 By: superuser

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic By the time he died, the media and his antics had obscured the most obvious. Michael Jackson was the greatest singer/entertainer/performing artist of his generation. Many could argue that point. But as you watch this work-in-progress documentary, with footage that was never necessarily meant to become a theatrical feature-length […]

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