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Artist of the Week

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African American stories were not told during her time. At least not the truth. She became known for using her work to address social injustice towards African Americans during her lifetime. Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller was a poet, painter and sculptor at the turn of the 20th Century. Born in Philadelphia in 1877, her parents were able to send her to a good school which helped develop her artistic ability.  Her parents were part of the African American middle class with successful businesses.

Fuller’s work was shown in high school projects at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. She received a scholarship to a university and after graduation, she moved to Paris, France to study with Raphael Collin. Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first African American painter to gain international fame, was also a family friend.

In 1907 Fuller won a gold medal for her work in an exhibition at the 1907 Jamestown Tercentennial. She created 150 dioramas depicting the progress African Americans had made from when slaves landed in Jamestown to the beginning of 1900.

TV Show of the Week

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I am so in for this week’s show. Leverage Redemption! It is the continuation of the old Leverage series that ran from 2008 to 2012 starring Timothy Hutton. It had this whole Robin Hood theme where they robbed the rich to give to the folks they took advantage of. It is a fun show to watch because they always have to work their way out of a situation.

In the reboot, three of the old characters take on new partners to do the same thing. Where I have really become happy with series that are just 8 episodes, I was excited to see they added a few more in this new series. Gina Bellman is still the grifter, Christian Cane the hacker and Beth Riesgraf as the thief. They added Noah Wylie and Aleyse Shannon to the team.

They also have added great guest stars, like Levar Burton. This show is on the IMDB channel. Fall in love with show, like I have.

It Was Just One Of Those Things

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I never knew how hard Ella Fitzgerald worked to be as good as she was. Ella Just One of Those Things is a new documentary on Netflix that tells story of the singer with people who were her contemporaries. It will introduce you to pieces in her catalog with a story or two behind them.

Fitzgerald’s resilience stood out to me. It was inspiring to see someone with a vision from their teenage years make it happen despite the struggles life through her way. It is stories like this that would encourage other women to not give up. Although her life was not perfect, her music was.

She and her generation open doors for today’s performers by working in places where they could not even eat or sleep. Stories like this remind us of the price that was paid to get to modern day. Something we all needed to be reminded of.

It’s Crime Time with the Sistas

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Sherlocked

Season 3 is about the genre the Sistas love the most. Murder and Mayhem.  This season they will take on all of the aspects of the Murder Mystery and how it has been told.

In Episode 1, the Sistas examine the ones who have portrayed the greatest detective of them all: Sherlock Holmes.

From Victorian England to New York City, crimes are solved, criminals are nabbed, with Watson riding shot gun it is all elementary. The Sistas try to determine who is the greatest Holmes of all.

Check out the various interpretations of the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes

TV Show of the Week

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If you haven’t seen the new Fantasy Island, give it a try. Roselyn Sanchez takes on the role as the operator of the island, as Ms Roarke. Like the old show, there is an array of guest stars which make it fun to watch. It also gives some back story to how Elena came to take over for her great uncle. They also give Elena Roarke a story of her own , complete with love interest. This show is on Fox.