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Maya Angelou

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    Heeeeere's Branford!

    The Tonight show behind him, Branford Marsalis moves to "de-ghettoize" music

  • Calendar

    May 22, 1997

    Press Picks

    The Tonight show behind him, Branford Marsalis moves to "de-ghettoize" music

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    The Tonight show behind him, Branford Marsalis moves to "de-ghettoize" music

  • Film

    December 24, 1998

    Delta Force

    Angelou captures the new South's inspiration in her inaugural film

  • Film

    December 24, 1998

    Buoyant Bard

    Smart Shakespeare In Love treads lightly into romantic comedy

  • Calendar

    February 11, 1999

    Night & Day

    February 11 - 17, 1999

  • Calendar

    April 22, 1999

    Night & Day

    April 22-28, 1999

  • News

    January 15, 2009

    Quanell X

    The Houston activist says he's dumped the hate

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    Black History Month Retrospective

    Celebrate the contributions of African-Americans with the Sandra Organ Dance Company

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2006

    Oh, Maya!

    Celebrate the contributions of African-Americans with the Sandra Organ Dance Company

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2005

    Forecast: Reign

    This is what it sounds like when local artists pay tribute to Prince

  • Film

    March 31, 2005

    Cut and Paste

    Beauty Shop is clipped straight from its predecessors

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Beauty Shop is clipped straight from its predecessors

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2000
  • News

    April 15, 1999

    A Star in Reborn, Again

    Former Houstonian Charles Kathryn McGuire has been a millionaire, a transvestite, a socialite, a political candidate and a woman. Now, with son James's first play on stage in New York City, she's Daddy Kathryn.

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Bayou Beat: Live Nation Goes All In, ZZ Top Tickets Up for Grabs, Meridian Rocks the Sabbath and More

    Courtesy of Stephen "Rube" Sager Live Nation has outdone itself on its latest "No Service Fee" Wednesday. All day, $29.99 buys a lawn ticket - one lawn ticket, mind you - parking, all those pesky fees, a hot dog and a soda for any participating show at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Once they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Five Spot: The Kanye Is Not Going To Act Like A Dick In 2010... Until He Does

    Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. It's five videos and occasional cussing. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. ​We take in a ton of music each week... turns out that's actually a major p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    New DVDs This Week: Good Hair by Chris Rock

    This is bad hair: that ratty, tatty, tangle of hair that has been relaxed, greased and flattened to within an inch of its life sitting atop the heads of lots of African American women (and some men). Since it won't do anything even slightly Vanessa Williams-like (no bouncing curls or windswept ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Lupe Fiasco, Trae And Bun B Pack House Of Blues

    Photos by Marco Torres​ For more images from the show, see our slideshow here. 9:10 p.m.: Goodness gracious. House of Blues is stuffed to the gills tonight. And it appears that all races love alt-rap. 9:13: Is it really so much to ask that venues that have no seating to arrange for some type of he ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    City Dance Company’s Edge Dance Concert

    Photos by Marco Torres​ For more images from the show, see our slideshow here. 9:10 p.m.: Goodness gracious. House of Blues is stuffed to the gills tonight. And it appears that all races love alt-rap. 9:13: Is it really so much to ask that venues that have no seating to arrange for some type of he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Five Oprah Secrets That Would Have Been More Interesting

    ​Last week we started hearing rumors of a bombshell revelation coming on Monday's episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, a discovery Winfrey made late last year which she described as a "miracle" that she said "shook me to my core." Speculation ran rampant, from the predictable "lesbian relationsh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    5 Things Sarah Palin Should Know About Common

    gowherehiphop.com​Dear Sarah Palin, we smelled the stench of desperation and traced it down the Twitter hallway. It led us to some foul words about rapper Common. It started when Michelle Obama scheduled a poetry event at the White House and invited several poets, including Common. Conservativ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Oprah Vs. Bob Dylan: A Side-By-Side Showdown

    Photo illustration by John Seaborn Gray​In case you've been under a complete self-imposed total media blackout - how do those work, by the way? - you no doubt know this week is a pretty important milestone in the lives of two of America's most important cultural figureheads. Maybe the two most ... More >>

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