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Remembering cult cinema icon Rosalind Cash on the anniversary of her date of birth.

R.I.P. (1938 - 1995)

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Today We Honor Laurence Fishburne

Nicknamed “Fish” started Laurence Fishburne theatrical career at the young age of 10.

He became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker’s 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.

Fishburne rise to fame came starring in movies such as “Cornbread, Earl, and Me,” “School Daze,” “King of New York,” “Boyz in the Hood,” “Deep Cover,” “The Matrix,” and “John Wick” to name a few…

Fishburne’s other small-screen credits included a guest role on the series Tribeca, for which he received his first Emmy Award. He’s also the recipient of a Tony Award for his work in August Wilson’s play Two Trains Running.

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Just made a big jar of pickled eggs with beets carrots and garlic and my boyfriend bought me sweet cornbread and an earl grey cookie. Yay

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Laurence John Fishburne III (July 30, 1961) is an actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He is known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason “Furious” Styles in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone “Mr. Clean” Miller in Apocalypse Now (1979), and “The Bowery King” in the John Wick film series (2017–present).

He received positive reviews for his first acting role in If You Give a Dance You Gotta Pay the Band. He portrayed Joshua Hall on One Life to Live. His most memorable childhood role was in Cornbread, Earl, and Me. He earned a supporting role in Apocalypse Now.

For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa. He became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in the film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.

Other film credits include The Cotton Club (1984), The Color Purple (1985), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Higher Learning (1993), Hoodlum (1997), Biker Boyz (2001), Mystic River (2003), Contagion (2011), and Last Flag Flying (2017). He has gained a wider audience with Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011), as Special Agent Jack Crawford in Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl “Pops” Johnson in Black-ish (2014-2022). He is starring in the Broadway revival of American Buffalo.

He was born in Augusta, GA, the son of Hattie Bell, a junior high school mathematics and science teacher, and Laurence John Fishburne, Jr., a juvenile corrections officer. He moved to Brooklyn, where he was raised. He is a graduate of Lincoln Square Academy in New York. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Happy 62nd Birthday to Laurence John Fishburne.

Born July 30, 1961, He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films.

He is known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present).

At the age of 11, Fishburne received positive reviews for his first acting role in the initial ABC Theater teleplay If You Give a Dance You Gotta Pay the Band. His most memorable childhood role was in Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975).

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Saturday Morning Feature | Cornbread Earl and Me 1975, Laurence Fishburn...

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«Screening at Plitt Theaters in The Loop 45 years ago today: Paul Schrader’s directorial debut Blue Collar at Chicago; disco hit Saturday Night Fever at-Lake; medical thriller Coma at United Artists; and a reissue triple—Cooley High, Cornbread, Earl and Me, and Golden Needles—at Roosevelt.»

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Cornbread, Earl, and Me (1975) dir. Joseph Manduke High school basketball star Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton (Keith Wilkes) is the pride of his urban neighborhood, and he appears destined for big things on the court and in the classroom. But a dare leads to a fatal misunderstanding when Nathaniel is shot dead by police who take him for someone who's just committed a violent crime. As police officers try to protect one of their own, members of the oppressed African-American community do what they must in order to find justice. Boyz in the Hood (1991) dir. John Singleton Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is sent to live with his father, Furious Styles (Larry Fishburne), in tough South Central Los Angeles. Although his hard-nosed father instills proper values and respect in him, and his devout girlfriend Brandi (Nia Long) teaches him about faith, Tre's friends Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky (Morris Chestnut) don't have the same kind of support and are drawn into the neighborhood's booming drug and gang culture, with increasingly tragic results. Claudine (1975) dir. John Berry Claudine (Diahann Carroll) is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop (James Earl Jones), a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) dir. Danial Pertie This lauded drama follows the Youngers, an African-American family living together in an apartment in Chicago. Following the death of their patriarch, they try to determine what to do with the substantial insurance payment they'll soon receive. Opinions on what to do with the money vary. Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) wants to make a business investment, while his mother, Lena (Claudia McNeil), is intent on buying a house for them all to live in -- two differing views of the American Dream.

The Color Purple (1985) dir. Steven Spielberg

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson (Danny Glover), things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker.

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James McMurtry Live Show Review: 6/10, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago

James McMurtry

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Something about how there were no gigs in the middle of Canada, noticing the chartreuse-colored fields on the drive from one side to the other, realizing the plants were made into canola oil: “And that’s how I knew how to finish the song,” James McMurtry admitted to the crowd at the Old Town School of Folk Music on Saturday before playing “Canola Fields”. As much as he’s labeled a political songwriter, his songs usually stem from a simple idea, or even an image or a line. “I get a couple of lines and a melody together and think, 'Who said it?' Then I come up with the character,” he told us six years ago. He certainly hasn’t strayed from his process on his latest album The Horses and the Hounds (New West); even if the album’s songs contain the occasional right-wing jab, they’re still a product of him encompassing somebody or something. That is, he’s just as likely to sing from the point of view as someone he doesn’t agree with, which is what ultimately makes him an empathetic songwriter, up there with Steve Earle and John Prine.

Tim Holt & James McMurtry

There’s no doubt McMurtry is an inspirational figure. He most recently garnered headlines for playing a Nashville show in drag in protest of Tennessee’s now temporarily blocked anti-drag law. In a recent Q & A with Little Village, he responded to a question about whether he would continue to wear a dress by saying, “If states keep pulling stupid laws like that and I need to pull it on for the encore. I carry the dress in my suitcase in case I need it.” In other words, his actions are responsive, not gimmicky statements. Towards the beginning of the show on Saturday, an audience member on Saturday night shouted, “Where’s your dress?” perhaps hoping to get a reaction out of McMurtry, some sort of rousing support for drag performers. He didn’t respond, perhaps silently demurring. A similar thing happened after the venerable band (bassist Cornbread, drummer Daren Hess, multi-instrumentalist Tim Holt) burned through “Choctaw Bingo”, a slice of rural realism that Ron Rosenbaum once proposed replace our National Anthem. “Stop all wars!” someone shouted after the song finished, again to silence from McMurtry. Good sentiments aside, McMurtry’s success as a songwriter comes specifically because he avoids generic left-leaning platitudes. He lets the stories do the talking.

James McMurtry & Cornbread

Similarly, on stage, McMurtry truly makes space for songcraft. “This is the happiest song I ever wrote,” he said introducing “If I Don’t Bleed”, citing the fact that nobody dies in it, “at least not directly.” Trading the studio version’s rollicking rocker for a gentler version, he ensured his words of compassion rang true. Ditto for “Blackberry Winter”, the Virginia Woolf-referencing tune that sees McMurtry begging the author to not go through with suicide and “leave the rocks on the road;” performed with an acoustic guitar and no mic, it was a direct prayer to the audience itself. And Holt’s wistful accordion gave Complicated Game cuts “Copper Canteen” and “You Got To Me” a sense of old timey nostalgia, perfect for the narrators’ glassy eyed reflections. It seemed like for every expected extended jam, like “Choctaw Bingo” and “Too Long in the Wasteland”, there was a similar moment of unexpected subtlety.

Cornbread & BettySoo

Ultimately, McMurtry is selfless. His one sermon of the night? Tip your bartenders, by starting at 20% and going higher. Opener BettySoo remarked how grateful she was McMurtry brought her along, considering he could easily tour by himself and play 3 hours worth of material to larger venues. And it shows in his songwriting, his exploration of characters fictional and real, his humble recognition that the truths of the world lie somewhere beyond even his grasp.

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The Blackbyrds - Wilford’s Gone (1975)

Evocative soundtrack funk from the film Cornbread, Earl and Me, the story of an African American teen who is shot and killed by the police.  Things don’t change, do they?

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On May 21, 1975, Cornbread, Earl and Me debuted in New York City.

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Today We Honor Laurence Fishburne

Nicknamed “Fish” aka “Furious Styles” Laurence Fishburne started his theatrical career at the young age of 10.

Fishburne rise to fame came starring in movies such as “Cornbread, Earl, and Me,”Apocalypse Now,“ “School Daze,” “King of New York,” “Boyz in the Hood,” “Cadence,” “Deep Cover,” “Hoodlum,” “The Matrix,” and “John Wick” to name a few…

Fishburne’s other small-screen credits included a guest role on the series “black-ish,” and “Tribeca,” for which he received his first Emmy Award.

He’s also the recipient of a Tony Award for his work in August Wilson’s play Two Trains Running.

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Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

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Thalmus Rasulala (November 15, 1939 – October 9, 1991) was an actor with a long career in theater, television, and films. Noted for starring roles in films, he was an original cast member of One Life to Live from its premiere in 1968 until he left the show in 1970.

Born Jack Crowder in Miami and a graduate of the University of Redlands, he appeared in many films and made guest appearances on television shows. He attended some classes at Shaw University. Notable film roles include Sidney Lord Jones in Cool Breeze, Dr. Gordon Thomas in Blacula, and Robert Daniels in Willie Dynamite; he was the assistant director of The Slams. On television, he was known as Skeeter Matthews on Sanford and Son, Ned in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Lt. Jack Neal on One Life to Live, Bill Thomas on What’s Happening!!, and Omoro Kinte in Roots. He appeared on the first-season episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Richard Pryor as a priest in the “Exorcist II” sketch.

On the Broadway stage, under his original name Jack Crowder, he appeared as Cornelius a Hackl in the hit musical Hello, Dolly! He was a leading member of the all-black cast. The Bailey Company opened on Broadway on November 12, 1967, and was recorded by RCA Victor for a best-selling cast album in which he is featured in several songs.

He appeared on Perry Mason, Mannix, The Twilight Zone, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and The Sophisticated Gents. His other film roles include Cornbread, Earl and Me, Mr. Ricco, Bucktown, The Last Hard Men, For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story, The Boss’ Wife, and New Jack City.

His last film role was as General Afir in Mom and Dad Save the World. He died shortly after completing his scenes, and the film, released a year after his death, is dedicated to his memory. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence