RCA INSPIRATION CELEBRATES BET’S “SUNDAY BEST” SEASON 10 WINNER STEPHANIE SUMMERS NASHVILLE, TN (August 24, 2020) – RCA Inspiration celebrates the new winner of BET’s “Sunday Best” – Stephanie Summers – announced on the Season 10 finale episode, which aired on August 23rd. After public voting on the two finalists, for the 10th season of “Sunday […]
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TYRESE GIBSON ADDRESSES CIVIL AND SOCIAL UNREST WITH NEW SINGLE RELEASE “LEGENDARY”
NEW YORK, NY (August 28, 2020) – In the wake of yet another senseless police shooting, six-time GRAMMY® nominee and box office star, Tyrese Gibson (“Fast and Furious,” “Transformers”) today delivers a new single that captures the urgency with which we need to address the nation’s racial unrest and the continued onslaught of police brutality. The single, “Legendary” featuring CeeLo Green, poignantly illuminates […]
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Black Fashion Designer Awarded Patent for Innovative Square V Neck T-Shirt Design
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Rising Black fashion designer and inventor Melvin J. Teah Sr. has been awarded the prestigious USPTO patent for his breakthrough work in T-shirt design. A change maker by passion, Teah Sr. has come up with a unique “Square” V-neck T-shirt collar design which creates a whole new look altogether beating the traditional […]
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AFRO Archive Inspired Exhibition Opens
By AFRO Staff From Aug 27. to Oct. 1, the facade of 2519 N. Charles St. will illuminate with newly commissioned artwork by three Baltimore based artists. Since last year, SHAN Wallace, Akea Brionne Brown and Savannah Wood have engaged in research in the AFRO American Newspapers archives, creating new work inspired by their findings […]
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Biden Campaign Launching National “Shop Talk” Series to Engage Black Men
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has echoed the sentiments of many who are sickened by the repeated shootings by police of unarmed African Americans. This week, Biden heaped praise on the Milwaukee Bucks and other National Basketball Association teams who are on the verge of […]
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‘Fearless’ Murals Promote Diversity in Tech
By AFRO Staff Fearless has commissioned a series of murals for its main hall and new large conference room as part of its expansion at Spark, a co-working space located at Power Plant Live. The murals were designed by Jesse James, a UX/UI Designer at Fearless, and Jeff “Jahru” Huntington, co-founder of Future History Now. […]
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A Young Millennial is Putting A Historic Black Radio Station Back on the Musical Map!
A YOUNG MILLENNIAL – PASTOR CEJAY – IS GIVING A HISTORIC RADIO STATION A NEW HEARTBEAT THAT CAN BE FELT AND HEARD NATIONALLY With the explosive growth of digital streaming, the rise of social media and other online distractions, many have pronounced terrestrial radio dead. However, KOKA 980 AM – The Heart of Gospel – […]
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Artist Couple Thrives in Climate of Racial Unrest and Economic Uncertainty
By Beverly Hunt Special to the AFRO What is it like to continue to thrive as an artist in the Washington Metropolitan Area in this pandemic age? There is plenty to be inspired by, but how do artists continue to make a living with closed galleries, with collectors on furlough from their jobs and with […]
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Meet the Model: Chocolate K. Jordan
By AFRO Staff AFRO: How long have you been a model? Chocolate K. Jordan: I started modeling at the tender age of three. AFRO: What’s your current assignment? CKJ: This assignment involves runway, brand, mannequin and modeling. AFRO: How is this portion of your career being affected by the quarantine? CKJ: At first it was […]
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Ballmer Group Gifts $3 Million to Motown Museum Expansion
By The Associated Press The Motown Museum’s expansion effort has gotten a $3 million boost from the philanthropic Ballmer Group. The Ballmer Group’s gift means the Detroit museum has now raised about $25 million of the $50 million it needs for the project that will expand the venue into a 50,000-square-foot (4,645-square-meter) entertainment and education […]
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BSE RECORDINGS Presents “SECRET GARDEN” featuring SISQO, RAHEEM DEVAUGHN, SHAWN STOCKMAN and OMAR WILSON
SECRET GARDEN was just world premiered on RollingStone.com. “The Secret Garden” is getting an all-star update courtesy of Sisqo (known for his solo hits and time in Dru Hill), Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men), Raheem DeVaughn, and Omar Wilson. The four singers are careful to stay faithful to Jones’ original arrangement for “The Secret Garden,” […]
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You’re the Missing Ingredient at The Chicken Boxx
Obviously it’s not a place to purchase a package of that delectable delicacy that has the power to make your mouth water at its very mention. But if you have an appetite for rousing debate and friendly banter at the same time, you might want to make your way to the place. The Chicken Boxx […]
