'Bad 25': King of Pop's classic revisited
REVIEW - On 'Bad 25' we see a Michael Jackson still at the peak of his powers, before his prolonged descent into scandal and sickness...
Review: Big Sean welcomes you to 'Detroit'
REVIEW - Five years, a successful debut album and millions of dollars later, Sean is indeed finally famous...
Review: Joey Bada$$ shines on 'Rejex'
REVIEW - Ever since releasing his debut opus ‘1999’ in June, Brooklyn emcee Joey Bada$$ has begun making moves on the hip-hop circuit...
'NW' explores black upward mobility
REVIEW - 'NW', the latest literary contribution from Zadie Smith – the critically acclaimed author of 'White Teeth', 'The Autograph Man', and 'On Beauty' – does not quake with theatrical plot twists or crackle with the suspense of a mystery or adventure...
'Red Hook Summer' suggests Spike Lee's star may be fading
REVIEW - Spike Lee' s 'Red Hook Summer' deserved a better fate than a cast of middling actors and a shoestring budget...
'Conflict' captures power of the black women's vote
REVIEW - Cindy Hooper’s new publication, Conflict: African American Women and the New Dilemma of Race and Gender Politics couldn’t come at a better time...
The first lady's roots explored in 'American Tapestry'
REVIEW - While Americans and people all over the world are familiar with president Obama's biracial heritage, only basic family history was publicly known about the nation's groundbreaking first lady...
Who are the 'Beasts of the Southern Wild?'
REVIEW - At moments one can’t help but wonder: are the people occupying the 'bathtub' in fact the beasts of the southern wild?...
R. Kelly autobiography vivid despite guarded tone
(AP) - 'Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me' recounts the creative and family life of a once-in-a-generation performer and musician.
'God Don’t Make No Mistakes' makes a few
REVIEW - If you enjoy the cheap highs and lows of daytime drama, stories of moral impunity, and admittedly colorful, if difficult to understand, characters (and who doesn’t sometimes!), give this a fair shot...
