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Magic from Mars, The Gold Standard of Pop Today
Trends fade over time, but the mark of a great artist is the ability to bring relevant, lasting expression to his or her medium, while maintaining the different aspects of success in their field...
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Dope Poetry at Ice Event Center – At Long Last, a Place Where Every Poet Belongs
When it comes to spoken word artistry in Oklahoma City, there are levels to this. There are the local legends – The Candace Ligers, the Obbie Wests, The Kendal S Turners, the Telesa Hineses, the Grace...
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6LACK Debut Shows R&B Is Still Honest
2016 has been a year full of excellence in storytelling through music, and breakout R&B phenom 6LACK has been no exception. His debut album “Free 6LACK” captures his personal journey through...
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Gambino Awakens A Generation To Its Roots
While 2016 was not a great year for many (at least according to Twitter), the same certainly cannot be said for Donald Glover. His new television series, Atlanta, on FX, received massive critical...
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The Culturocity Report, Season 1 Episode 1
At long last, it is finally here (not that it’s been that long, considering we only announced the show for the first time on Sunday, December 4th, but it felt like ages to us.) In the inaugural episode...
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J.Cole Shares His Intimate Thoughts on Love and Black Liberation
It has been apparent since the early days of hip-hop’s popularity in America that the best artists are lyrical, honest, and conscious of the world around them. J.Cole has shown time and time again that...
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Denzel Washington’s Fences Expands Beyond the Yard and Into our Hearts
August Wilson’s Fences is as powerful a film as I have ever witnessed. I’ve wept in exactly three films in the course of my life: The Color Purple, Schindler’s List, and now Fences. The prior two films...
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Beyond the Stratosphere Ascends to New Heights
As a reviewer, it is my job to be unbiased and objective in my opinions. In the case of Beyond the Stratosphere, currently in production by the Oklahoma City Theater Company at the Civic Center Music...
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Black Excellence Shines Through at The Golden Globes
Awards shows in recent years have been frequently criticized for their lack of diversity and lack of representation of certain demographics. While the root of that problem is still an issue, this year...
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Black Girl Magic-No Longer Hidden
This review of the film Hidden Figures is contributed by Pamela Thorpe. Follow her blog, “Miss Read, random thoughts of a misunderstood DIVA” at http://missreaddiva.blogspot.com If any year has taken...
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