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Music Review: Wayne Marshall’s ‘Tru Colors’ delivers

Courier Newsroom - February 3, 2014

Wayne Marshall, "Tru Colors" (Ghetto Youths International) Some 10 years after the release of "Marshall Law," Jamaican reggae artist Wayne Marshall has released "Tru Colors,"...

Mavis Staples to perform at Newport Folk Festival

Courier Newsroom - February 3, 2014

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The Newport Folk Festival says gospel singer Mavis Staples will perform in this year's line-up. Staples is the first act to...

PBS’ ‘American Masters’ to profile Alice Walker

Courier Newsroom - February 3, 2014

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — PBS will commemorate Black History Month with shows including a profile of "The Color Purple" author Alice Walker.The public television...

Queen Latifah, Renee Fleming nail it at Super Bowl

Courier Newsroom - February 3, 2014

Anyone tuning in early to the Super Bowl with thumbs at the ready to tweet about musical hijinks in the run up to the...

Bruno Mars delivers red hot set at Super Bowl

Courier Newsroom - February 3, 2014

Anybody worried about how Bruno Mars would do on one of the world's largest stages had obviously never seen the young star perform live....

Despite critics, ‘Single Ladies’ gains viewers

Courier Newsroom - February 2, 2014

ATLANTA (AP) — Actress LisaRaye McCoy has heard of some of the harsh reviews of her VH1 romantic comedy series, "Single Ladies," that call...

‘Ride Along’ No. 1 for third week

Courier Newsroom - February 2, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Super Bowl XLVII weekend in full swing, "Ride Along" remained strong, steering Universal Pictures into the No. 1 slot...

TCM doc shows conditional love for Oscar

Courier Newsroom - February 1, 2014

At first flicker, the Turner Classic Movies documentary "And the Oscar Goes To ..." appears to be little more than a promotional film for...

Reflections: Temper, Temper

Courier Newsroom - January 31, 2014

Two people a lot of us get tired of seeing, reading about and hearing about with regard to their “temper malfunctions” are Chris Brown...

Review: Jordan shows tremendous growth in 'That Awkward Moment'

Courier Newsroom - January 31, 2014

“I did what I was supposed to do. I checked the boxes” - Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) When three best friends find themselves in funky...

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