By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO This holiday season, “Pooled: A Gospel Musical Drama” comes to the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. The play is brought to audiences by playwright Moses T. Alexander and Li V Mahob Productions. Pooled follows Delsin Jacobs’ arrival to the Pool of Bethesda and his single-minded determination to […]
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Baltimore Museum of Art hosts new exhibit, A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration
By Beverly Richards, Special to the AFRO The Baltimore Museum of Art recently hosted a packed auditorium as journalist, author and the Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson discussed her book, “The Warmth of Other Suns” and its impact. The manuscript details the impetus and effects of the Great Migration, one of the largest mass relocations in […]
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Smithsonian African American Museum to honor Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther costume in new exhibit
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia A new exhibition debuting next spring at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will celebrate Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther hero costume. “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures,” opens on March 24, 2023, and features the late actor’s iconic gear. Black […]
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Baltimore entrepreneurs integrate technology and fashion
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO What is the solution for a jogger who runs at night and fears being hit by a passing car? What can help athletes who want to play on a basketball court without risking the injury of a bad slip and fall? Where do medical professionals, searching for an […]
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Tina Turner musical shimmies into Charm City
By Ama Brown, Special to the AFRO The Hippodrome Theatre has hosted the national touring cast for the hit Broadway show TINA – The Tina Turner Musical all week. The show opened on Nov. 15 and will close on Nov. 20. Audiences were wowed by the costumes, lighting, music and powerful voices that rang throughout […]
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Social media and Black youth: can positive affirmations curb the impact?
By Megan Kirk, Word in Black Social media has changed the landscape of the world and some believe it’s not for the greater good. While social media provides an outlet for the stressors of life, it is also a platform for overstimulation. Adults, teens, and children alike have witnessed the perils of social media and […]
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New York Film Festival that Centers the Black Experience turns 30
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The African Diaspora International Film Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary in New York City in style — with its largest film festival ever. The film festival, running November 25 through December 11, boasts 89 documentary and fiction films from 44 different countries on seven silver screens. […]
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Fans praise slain rapper Takeoff at Atlanta memorial
By Sudhin Thanawala, The Associated Press Fans celebrated the musical legacy of slain rapper Takeoff on Nov. 11 at a memorial service in Atlanta, near where the artist grew up, that drew Justin Bieber, Drake and other big names in the music industry. Takeoff, part of the Grammy Award-nominated trio Migos with uncle Quavo and […]
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6 popular Black authors co-write teen romance ‘Whiteout’
BY Hillel Italie, AP National Writer Dhonielle Clayton is not just a bestselling author of young adult fiction. She’s an organizer, a former teacher and a founder of the grassroots publishing movement We Need Diverse Books. She’s also the kind of friend who can convince five of her well-known peers to collaborate on a single […]
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Chuck D on Takeoff’s Death: ‘When corporations show up God leaves the room’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, As family, friends and fans continue to mourn the death of Migos member Takeoff, the demand for hip-hop to take a stand against gun violence has grown. While many have expressed disbelief and anger that the shooting death of the 28-year-old, whose real name is Kirshnik […]
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Local officials join students and staff of City Schools for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” screening
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO The youthful energy inside of Baltimore’s famed Senator Theatre was infectious. Applause, “ooohs,” “ahhhs” and occasional laughter rang out inside the the building. More than 300 students and staff from Baltimore City Public Schools and historically Black college institutions filled the historic theater for a private screening of […]
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Kanye West’s Donda Academy closes following rapper’s controversial remarks
By A.R. Shaw, BlackPressUSA Kanye West continues to face backlash for his views following controversial remarks. His Donda Academy recently announced that it will close for the 2022-23 school year. Donda Academy, an unaccredited Christian school in Simi Valley, California, has about 100 students and tuition is $15,000 a year per student. Before students could […]