Carlos Walker or “Shawty Lo,” the Georgia native known for hits such as “Laffy Taffy” and “Dey Know” died Sept. 21 in a car crash. And, now he is being remembered for his role in shining a national spotlight on the Atlanta music scene. In this June 24, 2008 file photo, Shawty Lo arrives at […]
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Four African Americans Among 2016 MacArthur “Genius” Fellows
Four African Americans were among the 23 fellows who have been awarded the 2016 “genius” grants from the MacArthur Foundation. To qualify for the grants, fellows must demonstrate “exceptional creativity” and the potential for important future advances. The no-strings-attached grants of $625,000 distributed over five years “celebrates and inspires the creative potential of individuals” at […]
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Charlotte Police Footage Shows Shooting of Black Man—Uncertainty Remains
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte police released dramatic video footage Saturday that shows officers surrounding a Black man with his hands at his side before shots are fired and he buckles to the ground. Keith Lamont Scott can be seen in police dashboard camera video backing away from his SUV with his hands down, and […]
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Acclaimed Louisiana Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco Dies at 68
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Musician Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr., who rose from a cotton-picking family in southwest Louisiana to introduce zydeco music to the world through his namesake band Buckwheat Zydeco, has died. He was 68. His longtime manager Ted Fox told The Associated Press that Dural died Saturday. He had suffered from lung cancer. […]
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MC Lyte and Raheem DeVaughn Dish about ‘Love Jones: The Musical’
A modern twist on the 1997 classic Black film “Love Jones” hits the stage tonight at Baltimore’s Murphy Fine Arts Center. Nearly 20 years after people first fell in love with the film, the movie is being adapted into a musical play with a fresh mix of both ‘90s and modern music. The show features […]
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College Players Join Protests, Raise Fists for Anthems
Football players for Michigan and Michigan State along with a group of students at North Carolina raised their fists during the national anthem Saturday. The gestures at the games come following a week punctuated by riots in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the killing of an unarmed Black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michigan football players raise […]
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Sean Combs Spreads the Love with $1 Million Check to Howard
No matter how he’s addressed – Puff Daddy, Puffy or P. Diddy – Sean Combs still holds Howard University and Washington, D.C., close to his heart, which he demonstrated during a recent concert where the entertainment mogul donated $1 million to the school. Combs, 46, presented a $1 million check to Howard President Wayne A.I. […]
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Baker Ponders Run for Governor in 2018
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III recently revealed that he is seriously looking at running for governor in 2018. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III On the Sept. 23 edition of “The Kojo Nnamdi Show” that is broadcast on WAMU 88.5 FM, Baker responded to an inquiry on whether he will run for […]
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Will and Jada Foundation Launches Careers in Entertainment Tour
Hollywood power couple Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, through their foundation, this week launched their Careers in Entertainment tour in support of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith (CHRIS PIZZELLO/INVISION/AP) “We believe that all people—regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, or ability—should have the opportunity to participate in […]
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Video Shows Deadly Encounter Between Police, Keith Lamont Scott
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Video of a deadly encounter between Charlotte police and a Black man shows his wife repeatedly telling officers he is not armed and pleading with them not to shoot her husband as they shout at him to drop a gun. The video, recorded by Keith Lamont Scott’s wife and released Friday […]
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ACE CASH EXPRESS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MENZFIT, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ASSISTING LOW-INCOME MEN
Washington, DC– To assist MenzFit in the organization’s ongoing effort to provide clothing assistance and financial literacy education to individuals seeking to enter into the nation’s workforce, ACE Cash Express, Inc., recently donated $7,500 to the group. MenzFit’s primary mission has been to “ensure long-term gainful employment and financial fitness to low-income men” in the […]
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Charlotte Curfew Ends after Largely Peaceful Protest Night
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A third night of protests over a fatal police shooting in Charlotte gave way to quiet streets as a curfew enacted by the city’s mayor ended early Friday. The largely peaceful Thursday night demonstrations in the city’s business district, watched over by rifle-toting members of the National Guard, called on police […]