Sly Stone, founder, frontman and namesake of Sly and the Family Stone, has deserved to be the subject of a documentary since the heyday of his eponymous, chart-topping, mixed-gender, racially inte ...

Now Questlove has threaded Will Smith into a larger discussion in his new film “Sly Lives!” about “the burden of Black Genius” (which is also the new film’s subtitle). This documentary, as its title ...

Amir “Questlove” Thompson’s upcoming documentary, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), debuted its trailer on Thursday. The video showcases the band’s meteoric rise and the ...

By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic In Sly Lives! Questlove sets out to understand ... project functions more like a tender and sobering love letter. It gathers Stone’s community to reflect ...

At the beginning of “Sly Lives (aka The Burden of Black Genius)”, revered drummer turned documentary filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson asks a handful of celebrity interview subjects if they can ...

So on Thursday, with the 9:30 p.m. MT premiere of Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) at Park City’s sure to be sold-out Eccles Theatre, it’s will be a whole new Sundance for the ...

who counters “Do you believe in the concept of Black genius” with “I love it when it happens.” It’s a great way of both framing Sly’s accomplishments and, more importantly, reframing ...

There are two days that stand out. The first one is located not in this movie, even, but in my last film, Summer of Soul, which featured a performance by Sly and the Family Stone at the Harlem ...

Amari Cooper has enough catches, yards and touchdowns over his 10-year NFL career to satisfy his ego. What's missing in the 30-year-old's career is playoff success, and Cooper wouldn't trade this ...

Santee Cooper is seeking investors willing to acquire and finish the two partially built reactors it abandoned at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station more than seven years ago. CEO Jimmy Staton told ...