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'Chicago' to welcome trans actor Angelica Ross as Roxie Hart
Read full article: 'Chicago' to welcome trans actor Angelica Ross as Roxie HartโPoseโ star Angelica Ross is set to make her Broadway debut in the musical โChicagoโ this fall, becoming the first openly transgender actor to play the murderous vixen Roxie Hart.
'The Crown,' 'Mandalorian' top Emmy nominations with 24 each
Read full article: 'The Crown,' 'Mandalorian' top Emmy nominations with 24 eachโThe Crownโ tied with โThe Mandalorianโ for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday, 24 each, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up โWandaVision.โ.
Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutality
Read full article: Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutalityBlack Lives Matter activists are holding a virtual Black National Convention Friday, Aug. 28, to adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reforms. Anyone who is watching, who is both enraged or looking for action, will find a space" in the Black National Convention, Byrd said. The Black National Convention was originally planned to take place in-person in Detroit, the nations Blackest major city. Fridays convention is expected to be the largest gathering of Black activists and artists, albeit virtual, since the historic 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, which concluded with the introduction of a national Black agenda. The Black National Convention broadcast begins after the D.C. march has concluded.