FILM REVIEW: AALIYAH
BEYOND THE GOSSIP AALIYAH: THE PRINCESS OF R&B By Teryl Warren For years, there has been talk around Hollywood of a biopic about the late R&B singer/actress Aaliyah. For months, since the official announcement of Lifetime’s attempt to bring a depiction of her life to the small screen, there have been heated debates, controversies and […]
ZOE SALDANA & NINA SIMONE
“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” By Kristian Rose-Anderson (courtesy of Monarch Magazine) An artist’s role is “…to make people feel on a deep level… And when you’ve caught it, when you’ve got the audience hooked, you always know because it’s like electricity hanging in the air,” noted Nina Simone in her autobiography. Electrify is exactly what musical […]