Category Archives: Arts

Thursday Open Thread

Posted on January 7, 2016 by rikyrah

More 2015 Kennedy Center Honors highlights! Gina’s moving tribute to Ms. Rita Moreno

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Monday Open Thread

Posted on January 4, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy Monday, Everyone! This week 3 Chics is featuring some of the stellar performances and tributes to the 2015 Kennedy Center Honorees. Today, it’s MS.Carole King ARETHA FRANKLIN Janelle Monae Sara Bareilles

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THE WIZ | 3 Chics Politico Live Blogging

Posted on December 3, 2015 by rikyrah

Join 3 Chics for live blogging of The Wiz, Live tonight at 8pm EDT/7 CDT on NBC. Ease on down the road with us! Watch it LIVE HERE. and also check out bios and behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast members. If you … Continue reading →

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Video | First Lady Michelle Obama Honors 2015 Class of National Student Poets Program

Posted on October 8, 2015 by rikyrah

UPDATED with full video The First Lady honors the 2015 class of the National Student Poets Program (NSPP), the nation’s highest honor for youth poets. The 2015 National Student Poets are 16-year-old Chasity Hale of Miami; 16-year-old De’John Hardges of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Sidney Poitier Week

Posted on April 23, 2015 by rikyrah

Today’s featured movie is A Patch of Blue and Uptown Saturday Night! Wiki: A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the relationship between a black man, Gordon (played by Sidney Poitier), and … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Sidney Poitier Week

Posted on April 20, 2015 by rikyrah

Hello Everyone! This week 3 Chics is featuring the life and works of Sir Sidney Poitier. Mr. Poitier is a man of dignity, grace, a man of enormous courage and conviction, who in my opinion, never sold out to Hollywood. … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Cicely Tyson Week

Posted on March 13, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy Fry-day, Everyone! Hope you’re enjoying Ms. Tyson this week. Today it’s the show The Trip to Bountiful.

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Wednesday Open Thread |Cicely Tyson Week

Posted on March 11, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy Hump day! Hope you’re enjoying Cicely Tyson week. Now let’s get to the ROOTS! In 1977, Cicely Tyson starred as Kunta Kinte’s mother in the ground-breaking TV Mini series ROOTS.

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Ava DuVernay, Director: “We (BLACK People) Don’t Need to be Saved by Anyone”

Posted on February 8, 2015 by rikyrah

Watch interview here.   Transcript of  60 Minute  Bob Simon interview  With Ava Duvernay This is the real life version of what happened at the foot of that bridge, described in 1965 by CBS News correspondent Bill Stout. Bill Stout: … Continue reading →

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Video Highlights | 2014 Kennedy Center Honors

Posted on December 30, 2014 by rikyrah

Tonight CBS airs the 2014 Kennedy Centers Honors at 9 p.m.ET/8 p.m. CT.  Watch it here.   This year’s honorees are: Lilly Tomlin Al Green Tom Hanks Sting Patricia McBride Mavis Staples and Sam Moore, took folks in the KC … Continue reading →

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