His sense of humor surprised me. You don’t expect living legends and civil rights icons to be funny. But yes, Harry Belafonte had jokes. Memories of my 2016 conversation with the activist, actor and singer came flooding back Tuesday morning as my phone screen filled with news alerts reporting Harry Belafonte’s death at age 96. […]
Surprisingly, author Jonathan Alter’s “His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life,” in stores today, is the first definitive biography of our 39th president. The Georgia-born politician, who will turn 96 on Oct. 1, is the prolific author of dozens of books, including a presidential memoir and a White House diary. As a result, Carter has […]
As the city of Atlanta gathered Monday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s funeral, former United Nations ambassador and King aide Andrew Young will recall those dark days at an Atlanta screening of “Andrew Young Presents: Memphis Facing The Cross,” at the Jimmy Carter Library tonight at 7. It will be […]
It’s a safe bet that Will Packer, the executive producer of the reimagined “Roots,” (premiering tonight at 9 p.m. on History, Lifetime and A&E) blew the entire $6.6 million budget of the 1977 original mini series just on tonight’s riveting two-hour debut episode. Unlike the original, shot largely on the Warner Brothers backlot in Burbank, […]