By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Pamela Rene Leak is one of Baltimore’s best entertainers and unsung heroes. She is known for her comedic personality, “Ms. Maybelle”, a hip, older wise-cracking auntie. Leak, as Ms. Maybelle, is a regular on the Larry Young Morning Show on Radio One’s WOLB Talk 1010 AM and […]
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New book explores “Double Consciousness” in Black celebrities
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO In 1903 W.E.B. DuBois’ seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, introduces the term “double consciousness” to explain a feeling of embodying multiple social identities. For more than a century the term has been mulled over by thought leaders, authors and social activists. Even today, the questions and […]
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‘Black Panther’ director mistaken for bank robber in Atlanta
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after he was mistaken for a robber when he passed a teller a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account, police said. The “Black Panther” director, who is Black, walked into […]
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Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Hart on tap for Essence
By AFRO Staff Janet Jackson, Kevin Hart and Nicki Minaj are among the headliners announced March 3 for this summer’s Essence Festival of Culture, which returns to New Orleans after a two-year hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Others tapped to entertain June 30 through July 3 include New Edition, The Isley Brothers, Jazmine […]
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At this Baltimore organization, art and healing go hand-in-hand
By Jannette J. WitmyerSpecial to the AFRO Paul Braswell is brimming with excitement about the work his nonprofit organization Art Health & Healing (AH&H) has been doing, using art as a source of healing, and how it all came to be. Actually, it was a natural fit. Braswell, a kidney transplant recipient who spent nine […]