By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO It was a reunion of old friends for Laz Alonso and his co-stars in his new film “Traffik,” which opens April 20. “I’ve known […]
Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Kendrick Lamar the 1st Rapper to Win Pulitzer
By The Associated Press Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It’s the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award. The Pulitzer board on […]
Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, to be Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Bon Jovi, the Cars and four first-time nominees, including Nina Simone, will be inducted Saturday night as the 2018 Rock & […]
Mavis Staples to Receive Underground Railroad Museum Award
By The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati says it plans to celebrate the life of singer and activist Mavis Staples with one […]
CNN’s Don Lemon to Contributor: Be Honest
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — CNN’s Don Lemon apparently has his limits. The evening host shut down a former Donald Trump aide — and paid CNN contributor […]
How Kathleen Cleaver Conquered War With Love
By Tilesha Brown, Special to the AFRO Kathleen Neal started out as a painter, but by the time she graduated high school, she was on an entirely different path. She […]
Constand Confronts Cosby, “For Justice
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s chief accuser took the witness stand Friday at his sexual assault retrial, declaring for a second jury that […]
Bill Cosby’s Chief Accuser set to Confront him in Court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s chief accuser is set to take the witness stand on Friday at his sexual assault retrial, making for […]
Cenac’s Comedy Series Aims to Inform as Well as Entertain
By The Associated Press Wyatt Cenac, the latest entrant in late-night television comedy with a series that debuts Friday on HBO, took inspiration from John Oliver in his desire to […]
Between the World and Me’ Comes to Life at the Kennedy Center
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO “And you know now, if you did not before, that the police departments of your country have been endowed with the authority to destroy […]
Unreal’s Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Champions LGBTQ Community in Television
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (“Unreal”) made the painful decision to leave acting a few years ago. “I was taking jobs for the wrong reasons and wasn’t […]
Athlete Turned Photographer Hopes to Change Urban Perceptions
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO J.J. McQueen has spent most of his adult life looking at life through the prism of a camera’s lens. Whether he’s on assignment […]