Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

In his new book, author Duane Campbell takes an in-depth look at the various circumstances and factors contributing to the overwhelming number of Blacks in the criminal justice system in America. In “From Pre-School to the Penitentiary – A Candid Examination of a Vicious Cycle,” the Chicago-based Campbell details what he sees as the hurdles […]

Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway and Rochelle “Silk” Richardson are not your average Donald Trump supporters. They are two lively Black women from North Carolina who feel that Trump is the best candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Hardaway and Richardson, who call themselves the “Stump for Trump Girls,” are biological sisters who run a video blog […]

In this Sunday, June 28, 2015, file photo, Lionel Richie performs on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival on Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, England. Richie announced Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, he will launch a residency called “Lionel Richie _ All the Hits” on April 27, 2016, at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, […]

For decades, Black cooks and food service professionals were ignored. They were characterized by mainstream White America as ignorant and illiterate, capable of cooking and not much else. Writer Toni Tipton-Martin’s dismisses this line of thinking in her new book, “The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks”. In it, she highlights the black […]

Johnny Depp stars as Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. (Courtesy Photo) In the mid-1970s, James “Whitey” Bulger began rising through the ranks of South Boston’s Winter Hill Gang by knocking off all the competition vying for control of his tight-knit, Irish neighborhood. The power-hungry mobster subsequently sought to muscle-in on assorted illegal rackets being run by […]

Last fall, ABC’s Wednesday night lineup experienced a change when the station premiered its highly anticipated show “Black-ish”. BLACK-ISH – ABC’s “black-ish” stars Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson, Jr., Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow […]

D.L. Hughley plays the Royal Farms Arena on Sept. 19 along with Cedric “The Entertainer”, Eddie Griffin, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy. D.L. Hughley is a household name in comedy. The AFRO spoke with the actor, author, national radio host and one of the original “Kings of Comedy” about continuing power of Bill Cosby, Caitlyn […]

In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Kanye West appears at the Brother Vellies Spring 2016 collection presentation during Fashion Week, in New York. West’s presentation during New York Fashion Week, Wednesday, Sept. 16, showed off his baggy and rural collection in a militant style as Anna Wintour, Lorde and Kim Kardashian _ holding baby […]

By Special to the AFRO Forest Whitaker is joining the remake of “Roots” that will air on A&E Network. Other cast members include Laurence Fishburne, Anika Noni Rose and Malchi Kirby as Kunta Kinte.

Activist and Poet Maya Angelou (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou sold for nearly $1.3 million on Tuesday. A painted story quilt that hung in Angelou’s Harlem home and was commissioned by Oprah Winfrey for Angelou’s 61st birthday brought $461,000 at the Swann […]

In this June 30, 2013 file photo, Alicia Etheredge, left, and Bobby Brown arrive at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Brown will speak publicly for the first time since his daughter Bobbi Kristina’s death, appearing on Fox’s talk show “The Real,” which airs Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. The 22-year-old Bobbi Kristina died in hospice […]

John Legend (left) and Tyrese Gibson (AP Photos) ATLANTA (AP) — John Legend and Tyrese Gibson were among several honored for their positive impact on the community at the Triumph Awards. Legend received the Presidential Award for service and humanitarian efforts at the taped show Saturday night in Atlanta. The Grammy-winning singer was not in […]