November 17

Dillard University Alum

[November 17 @_kandall]

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[November 17 @_kandall]

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[RNB RADAR @rnbradar]

Happy Black Music Month🤎

President Jimmy Carter officially designated June as Black Music Month on June 7, 1979, hosting a historic reception on the White House lawn with performances from Chuck Berry, Billy Eckstine, & more.

[New York Post @nypost]

Ronald LaPread, co-founder of legendary group the Commodores, dead at 75 https://t.co/TNFtMwIxGs

[FunK @DaMFunK]

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[Nostalgia Central @luanwantsu]

This Rihanna look for NYFW in 2015 >>>

[HBO @HBO]

The music you know. The story you don’t.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson tells the story of the Grammy-award winning band chronicling their evolution, highs and lows, spiritual meaning, and lasting legacy. #EarthWindandFireHBO premieres June 7 on @HBOMax.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

16 years ago today, Janelle Monáe released ‘The ArchAndroid.’

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul star whose songs were often as emotionally profound as they were delightfully bawdy, died Thursday, May 14. He was 90.
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[November 17 @_kandall]

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[SOLANGE SPACE @solangespace]

Solange has been awarded the Schomberg Medal of Excellence for their 100 Years of Research in Black Culture 🏅

[Janet Jackson @JanetJackson]

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Photos: Solaiman Fazel
Clothes: Entire Studios
Makeup: Preston Meneses
Stylist: Laurel Thomson
Hair: SazzedbySisters
Shoes: Christian Louboutin

[Variety @Variety]

“Michael” told the rest of the domestic box office to “Beat It.”

Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” earned $39.5 million on opening day. Early projections have the film grossing a staggering $90 million to $100 million by Sunday. That easily marks the best debut for a music biopic. https://t.co/d4J7BTNRUk

[Complex Pop Culture @ComplexPop]

A 'Michael' sequel is officially in the works according to Jaafar Jackson:

"You can’t fit it all in one movie...it's impossible. It's in early development,"

Via ET

[November 17 @_kandall]

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[Deadline @DEADLINE]

EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Perry‘s #DivorcedSistas will return with the second half of its first season on Wednesday, April 15, on Paramount+. The 8-episode conclusion to the BET show’s freshman season will debut with two episodes on premiere night, followed by a weekly rollout, culminating in the season finale on Wednesday, May 27. Read More: https://t.co/a0vy6m6xTD

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

For today's Sunday Review, we're looking back at the 1982 breakthrough from a California pianist and songwriter whose effortless fusion of R&B, disco, and jazz defied any attempts to pin her down https://t.co/XsXyIiESJ3

[Netflix @netflix]

BEAUTY IN BLACK returns in 12 HOURS.

[Jazz Is Dead @jazzisdeadco]

Happy Birthday Jean Carne!

The guiding voice behind Black Jazz Records and JID012, and a longtime collaborator and dear friend whose voice helped define the spirit of an era.

Your legacy is timeless.
Here’s to another year around the sun.

[Strictly 4 My X’ers @Lizzs_Lockeroom]

RIP to the beautiful & talented, Judy Pace Flood, my prayers and condolences to her family 🕊💙