Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for its world premiere of Black Cypress Bayou, written by Kristen Adele Calhoun (HBO’s Sula, BLKNWS) and directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene (Hamilton: An American Musical, Rent). The cast includes Amber Chardae Robinson (Judas and the Black Messiah, 80 for Brady) as Taysha Hunter; Brandee Evans (P-Valley, The Fabulous Four) as LadyBird “Lady” Manifold; Angela Lewis (Snowfall, Milk Like Sugar) as RaeMeka “Meka” Manifold-Baler; and Kimberly Scott (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Sweat) as Vernita Manifold. Angela Lewis (Photo by Tommy Flanagan) Brandee Evans (Photo by Kelly Balch) Kimberly Scott (Photo by Lelund Durond Thompson) Amber Chardae Robinson On a hot summer night in Texas, Vernita Manifold summons her two daughters down to the bayou with a secret…
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Grab your beanies, jackets and scarves and head over to the Los Angeles County Arboretum for Lightcape, an immersive light experience, brought to you by US Bank. Credit: 2UrbanGirls You will spend a little over an hour walking through the 127-acre Arboretum & Botanic Garden and don’t feel the need to rush as you won’t be able to help yourself in indulging in selfies along the way. “I’m so excited to welcome everyone to our signature holiday light show, Lightscape! We have pulled out all the stops this year to deliver an incredible multi-media experience unlike any other holiday event,”…
Los Angeles County District Attorney candidate Jonathan Hatami accepted a request to interview with 2UrbanGirls on the upcoming Primary Election scheduled for March 5, 2024. Hatami currently works as a Deputy District Attorney in the DA’s office and is a vocal critic of current DA George Gascón and his policies that affect public safety in Los Angeles County. 2UG: When current DA Gascon took office he issued nine directives that prompted an outcry from deputy district attorneys. How do they impact residents and visitors in Los Angeles County? JH: Yes, I am sadly familiar with all of George Gascón’s radical directives.…
INGLEWOOD – The Kia Forum kicked off the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony held on Nov. 28. Over 2,000 attendees celebrated the ceremony which was complete with pony rides, snow, and giveaways! Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. had the distinct honor of leading the crowd in the countdown to the tree lighting. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2UrbanGirls (@2urbangirls) On hand for the festivities were Steven Center, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President for Kia America and Becky Colwell, General Manager, Kia Forum/VP Music and Events, Intuit Dome. Photos courtesy of Timothy Norris…
Los Angeles County District Attorney candidate Nathan Hochman accepted a request to interview with 2UrbanGirls on the upcoming Primary Election scheduled for March 5, 2024. Hochman is a former United States Attorney General who unsuccessfully ran for California Attorney General in 2022. During his race against Rob Bonta, he ran as a Republican but has since switched to Independent. 2UG: When current DA Gascon took office he issued nine directives that prompted an outcry from deputy district attorneys. Are you familiar with any of them? If so, how do they impact residents and visitors in Los Angeles County? NH: I am extremely…
STOCKTON – Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee has announced his candidacy for Stockton City Council on Nov. 14. I’m excited to finally share what I’ve been planning for the last couple months. As everybody knows I have an affection for my hometown of Stockton, California. Over the past few years I’ve enjoyed reconnecting with my community, creating engaging programs for the youth, and living among friends and family that I grew up with. I recently made Stockton my permanent place of living and realize that if I’m going to live here I may as well work to create real change.…
INGLEWOOD – A man has been sentenced to 125 years in prison for shooting an off-duty Inglewood police officer in March 2022. Marquis Wilkerson, 27, was sentenced to 117 years and 8 months to life in prison plus an additional 8 years in prison by a Superior Court Judge. Wilkerson faced multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, kidnapping, and spousal assault, at the time of his arrest. Wilkerson was convicted on all charges he faced except the attempted murder of an officer. Due to a change in laws, Wilkerson would be eligible for elder parole when he turns 60. Inglewood…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold matching all six numbers in Monday’s drawing, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. There were five tickets sold matching five numbers with one of them also matching the Powerplay number. Three tickets were sold matching five numbers in Indiana, Oregon, and Virginia, and they are worth $1 million each. A winning ticket matching five numbers was also sold in California and is worth $1,064,543. It was sold in the 21000 block of Lake Forest Drive in Lake Forest. One ticket was sold matching five numbers and the Powerplay…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Authorities have announced an arrest in the vandalism of several vehicles in the Ladera Heights area that were painted with swastikas. Robert Haymore, 37, was arrested in Inglewood on Tuesday after their investigation determined that he was a suspect in the repeat vandalism, that happened on multiple occasions last week. The Anti-Defamation League has not made any public comments on the matter. They continuously send out mass emails denouncing anti-Semitism but stop short of funding Black organizations to educate against such acts. Some of the organizations emails directly link comments made by Ye, the artist formerly known as…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. There were ten tickets sold matching five numbers with three of them also matching the Powerplay number. Seven tickets were sold matching five numbers in California (2), Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas (2) and they are worth $1 million each. The two tickets sold in California are worth $1.2 million each. One was sold at a smoke shop in the 900 block of Alamo Drive in Vacaville and the other one was sold at…