Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

While many entertainment industry hopefuls are hitchhiking cross country for “American Idol” auditions or dreaming of stardom on reality TV shows, a group of young Latino and African-American musicians are […]

BALTIMORE — “Whose cuisine will reign supreme?” Thirty-two area chefs will vie to answer that question over the next few months in the Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament, a unique […]

Washington, D.C.’s own Wale, a rapper popular for his hits “Pretty Girl” and “Diary,” has been nominated for a BET Award in the “Best New Artist” category. The entertainer, born […]

New York-born singer Mary J. Blige is delving further into the acting arena. The star has appeared in Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself and is preparing […]

Viewers of A Love Supreme, a stage play written by Hope Lynne Price-Lindsay, will relate and gain insight on love’s emotional ups and downs. The play features an all-female cast […]

Common was born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. in Chicago on March 13, 1972 to Lonnie, Sr. a former pro basketball player, and Dr. Mahila Ann Hines, an educator. He started […]

Audiences will be forced to question their own preconceived notions about other backgrounds after watching Color Blind, a new play that examines the politics of race, discrimination and fear. The […]

Gospel singer Marvin Sapp has made history with his new album “Here I Am,” which debuted at second on the Billboard magazine chart of the 200 top-selling albums, the highest-ever […]

Queen Latifah, born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970, in Newark, N.J., is a versatile entertainer, who first found fame in the world of hip hop as a teen […]

Film Life Inc. has named England-born actor Idris Elba ambassador of the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), according to a press release sent to the AFRO. The festival […]

Try telling comedian Reese Waters he can’t do something and the 29-year-old will probably scoff at your projections. The Forestville, Md., native grew up blasting Martin Lawrence’s raunchy comedy tapes […]

Since Haiti’s no longer front-page news, it’s very easy to forget about the fact that there’s an ongoing crisis there in the wake of the devastating earthquake which hit the […]