Country artists have long been hesitant to address racial issues, but the rallies over racial injustice this year have become too important for the genre to ignore.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Elizabeth Banks to drive ‘Magic School Bus’ onto big screens
Scholastic Entertainment has announced it will make ‘a feature-length, live-action hybrid film’ based on the animated TV show.
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After helping other artists top the charts, Maine native Amy Allen to release first single
The singer-songwriter’s ‘Queen of Silver Linings’ will be released Wednesday on Warner Records.
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Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for use of blackface in sketches
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel has apologized for using blackface for his impersonation of NBA star Karl Malone and other Black celebrities
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Scaled-down Toronto Film Festival plans virtual red carpets
The Toronto International Film Festival, one of the leading launching pads for fall movies and Oscar contenders, typically hosts 250-400 films
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Air conditioning issues shut down Maine State Museum
The Augusta museum, which reopened on June 10, will be closed for the next few weeks.
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Maine cultural organizations receive CARES Act funding
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and the Monhegan Museum are among those receiving money from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Bill Cosby appeal will test scope of #MeToo prosecutions
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will review two issues his team is appealing.
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One Longfellow Square raises $100,000 needed to stay open
The live performance space in Portland reached its fundraising goal in a little more than a week.
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Fey asks to pull ’30 Rock’ episodes that featured blackface
Four episodes of the comedy are being removed from circulation because they featured characters performing in blackface.