From the looks of this trailer, the new “Shaft” promises to be funny and action packed! The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, Richard Roundtree, and Alexandria Shipp. According to IMDb, the film will follow John Shaft Jr. – played by Usher – as he works with his father to figure […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)135 North Grand Avenue When: April 10, 1972 What: For his composition of the “Theme from Shaft,” the man behind the “Stax records sound” was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Oscar. « PREVIOUS […]
