By Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock is poised to finally have his say. The 58-year-old comedian on March 4 will perform his first stand-up special since last year’s Oscars. He’s doing it in “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” streaming live on Netflix […]
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Black Resistance: the revolutionary act of Black love
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO Managing Editor, ataylor@afro.com “My eye soon caught her precious face, but, gracious heavens! That glance of agony may God spare me from ever again enduring! My wife, under the influence of her feelings, jumped aside; I seized hold of her hand while my mind felt unutterable things, and my tongue was […]
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Black Media Story Summit offering $60,000 in funding for projects promoting vaccine equity
MICHIGAN AND NORTH CAROLINA CREATIVES SOUGHT FOR BLACK MEDIA STORY SUMMIT Up to $60,000 in funding to be awarded for media projects promoting vaccination Black Public Media (BPM) is inviting Michigan and North Carolina creatives to join health care professionals and other stakeholders at its upcoming Black Media Story Summit for a day of conversation, […]
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Keeping the Black dollar in the Black community: five websites and apps that help you support Black businesses
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com According to a Nielsen report entitled, “The State of the African-American Consumer,” African Americans have a buying power of more than $1 trillion, which is nearly equivalent to the GDP of the 15th largest country in the world. However, dollars circulate just one time in the Black community […]
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Tyler Perry to donate $2.5M to help older Atlanta homeowners
By The Associated Press Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating $2.75 million to older homeowners in Atlanta to help ensure they’re able to stay in their homes. A few weeks ago, Perry reached out to Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens about providing assistance for those residents on fixed incomes who could lose their homes as […]
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Solange Knowles makes history as first Black female composer for NYC Ballet
By ReShonda Tate, Word In Black Is there anything Solange Knowles can’t do? The singer-songwriter’s artistic tendrils have reached into the worlds of music, choreography, fashion, film, visual art and more. Now, she has added another skill set to her repertoire: ballet composer. Knowles made history with her musical commission from the New York City […]
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HBCU All-Star Battle of the Bands takes place in Atlanta
On Feb. 4, marching bands from some of the country’s top historically Black colleges convened in Atlanta for the HBCU All-Star Battle of the Bands. A total of six college-level marching bands participated in the event, along with Pebblebrook and Westlake High Schools, local to the Atlanta area. HBCU bands in attendance included Alabama State […]
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AMC to charge more for good seats in movie theaters
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, on Jan. 6 unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs. Seats in the middle of the auditorium will cost a dollar […]
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Another Look. Second Chances. Never Settle.
By Ericka Alston Buck Dating is as easy or as difficult as we make it. Depending on how long we’ve been single, our dating goals and even our age, we may very well show up on this new dating scene creating obstacles and challenges for ourselves and blaming our unmet expectations on others. I’ve learned […]
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Beyoncé emerges as Grammys queen; Styles wins album honor
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé sits alone atop the Grammy throne as the ceremony’s most decorated artist in history, but at the end of Sunday’s show it was Harry Styles who walked away with the album of the year honor. The Grammys spread its top awards among other artists, leaving Beyoncé off […]
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Gordy, Robinson honored at reunion of Motown stars
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of Motown stars. The occasion was to honor Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson for their musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares […]
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Beyoncé on track to make Grammy’s history
By AFRO Staff The Beyhive is all abuzz: Their Queen could emerge from the 2023 Grammy Awards on Feb. 5 as its most decorated artist ever. Beyoncé leads all the show’s nominees with nine nods, including for Album of the Year for “Renaissance,” the singer’s homage to Black and queer club culture. And she has […]