April 8th Was Named Erica Ford Day in New York City | Chaz’s Journal

Ms. Ford, who was previously honored on our site during Black Writers Week, told us, “I co-founded LIFE Camp because the number of funerals I was attending for young people made me think there HAD to be something else. There had to be another way… Gun violence is not a problem that is specific to … Read more

#455 April 4, 2023

Matt writes: The official lineup for Ebertfest 2023, which runs from Wednesday, April 19th, through Saturday, April 22nd, at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Illinois, has been announced. You can find all the films scheduled to screen here, along with special guests who will be in attendance, including Frank Oz (“What About Bob?”), Lawrence Bender … Read more

Sega Releases Free Murder Mystery Sonic Game for April Fools’ Day

April Fools’ Day has not yet arrived quite yet in 2023, but that hasn’t stopped Sega from celebrating. The company stealth dropped a new Sonic the Hedgehog game for free called The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehogwhich lets players solve, as the title says, who killed the Blue Blur. This game is currently on Steam … Read more