Irving Plaza in New York City is one of the venues that helped establish singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco as a singular talent. Independent, adored and prolific, DiFranco’s latest “Revolutionary Love” is her 22nd album. Critics are calling the album “searing” and “hopeful.” “Revolutionary Love” is also heavily influenced by jazz. “For …
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If you’ve had an issue with any delivery, called any utility, or questioned any bill or service — chances are you’ve been told to hold. Just the other day, I was on hold with my phone company so long, my kids choreographed a dance to the music. Four hours — …
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The NBA postponed two more games Monday citing the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Tonight’s matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks and tomorrow’s game between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls have been postponed, the league said in a statement. League officials will discuss modifying the …
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Los Angeles sports figures and celebrities were celebrating after the Dodgers won their first World Series title in 32 years. The Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6, making it the second time Los Angeles fans have enjoyed a major sports championship in less than a month. The …
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Basketball legend Michael Jordan has entered the realm of NASCAR by purchasing a Cup Series charter in partnership with Denny Hamlin. Bubba Wallace will be the driver for the single-car team beginning in 2021, NASCAR announced Monday. Wallace, NASCAR’s only full-time Black driver, said he would be leaving Richard Petty …
Read More »The last time “Sunday Morning” met up with Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, it was a warm summer night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. It was eight years ago, but the privilege of going to a ballpark in person feels like a century ago. Baseball in 2020 is …
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The July/August issue of Vanity Fair marks a historic milestone for the magazine: The cover photo, which features actress Viola Davis, is the first taken by a Black photographer in the magazine’s 106-year history. Dario Calmese photographed Davis for the issue, in his first major magazine cover. Calmese’s accomplishment comes as …
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“How you all doin’ out there tonight?” Country music superstar Alan Jackson has sold 60 million albums worldwide. But last month, he did something perhaps even more remarkable: On back-to-back nights in Alabama, Jackson played to the largest American concert crowd since the pandemic took over our lives – some …
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The first two episodes of “The Last Dance,” the 10-part documentary chronicling Michael Jordan’s sixth and final championship run with the Chicago Bulls, premiered Sunday on ESPN, leaving much of the sports world buzzing over the NBA icon’s ride to the apex of basketball. Despite being the most famous basketball …
Read More »Kim Kardashian West is continuing her fight for criminal justice reform as the coronavirus hits prison populations across the country. Her fight started with Alice Marie Johnson, who she helped get released from prison in 2018 after she was sentenced to life for non-violent drug charges. Now, she is taking …
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