Questlove directs Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), a doc about Sly Stone that finds wider import in what it meant when he became a kind of Black Elvis.

(aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses on Sly Stone, a funk musician who headed up Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and 1970s. The group’s hits, including “Everyday People,” “Dance to ...

SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS) - SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius). It's his latest film, about the captivating 1970's funkmaster Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone. "I always thought the highlight of Sundance was ...

However, there are plenty of others, including other Black artists like D'Angelo ... to catalog here because he is considered a musical genius in that he was a pioneer and he did things that ...

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(aka The Burden of Black Genius). Joseph talks about collaborating on the film with his friend Questlove and how they approached frontman Sly Stone’s rise, and his struggles, with fairness and ...

“Burden of Genius” has its public ... She is the author of the new book, “Beyond Every Wall: Becoming America’s 1st Black Female Transplant Surgeon.” Scantlebury, who will participate ...

By Tracey Thorn The other night Ben and I watched the new Sly Stone documentary, Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius). Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, it’s an exploration and ...

Others declared it the beginning of a medical revolution. "Burden of Genius" is the story of an innovator as complex and elusive as the biological secrets he unlocked. It is also a reflection on ...

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