By AFRO Staff The award-winning Hotel Revival, a Joie de Vivre hotel located in the heart of Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, recently welcomed Jason Bass as its first director of culture and impact. Bass joins the team in this full-time capacity after having served in a consultant role helping produce events and social impact […]
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Commentary: Is Lizzo Hurting the Image of Black Women?
IS LIZZO AND THE IMAGE OF BLACK WOMEN A CAUSE FOR ALARM? By Legrand H. Clegg II via BlackNews.com Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — On June 28, of this year, Melissa Johnson, known professionally as “Lizzo,” won BET’s Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Award for 2020. This is of grave concern to me. However, since Lizzo cannot be […]
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National Black Theatre Receives Its First Obie Award
NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE GARNERS OBIE AWARD Historic theater nabs prestigious award at ceremony honoring the best in Off-Broadway NEW YORK (July 15, 2020) — Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) was awarded the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Production and Continued Advocacy on behalf of Black Artists during the 65th Annual Obie […]
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THE RUNDOWN – The Michelle Obama Podcast Coming Soon
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks former FLOTUS, Michelle Obama and Spotify’s collaboration to produce her new podcast and the trending topics in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.
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Fatal Affair
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dull suspense/thrillers are most often mired in formula. Example: Woman in distress. Man stalks her. Confrontations and narrow escapes. Big do-or-die finale. The Perfect Guy (Sanaa Lathan is hounded by Michael Ealy) stuck to those basics. Fatal Affair does too and adds nothing new to the mix. […]
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New Book Explores Black Hair, Standards of Beauty
By Blacknews.com The ongoing debate between permed and natural hair among Black women has left many questioning the very crowns on their heads. To perm or not to perm? That is the question Kendolyn faces as the main character of Empress of Coils. The book for young readers about self-reflection, confidence and pride by first-time […]
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Chestnut Thrills at Keystone Korner
On July 12, one of the world’s greatest jazz pianists (left) and Baltimore native Cyrus Chestnut brought down the house with his quartet at the Keystone Korner Club in Harbor East. Keystone Korner recently reopened to jazz lovers after being shuttered like other venues and eateries in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Keystone is owned […]
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6-Year Old Girl Donates 5,000 Books
6-YEAR OLD GIRL DONATES 5,000+ BOOKS TO KIDS DURING PANDEMIC New York, NY (BlackNews.com) — Six-year-old Kelly Boston-Hill wanted to help other kids and do something a little different for her birthday. So, she hosted a “Contactless – Social Distancing” Book Drive to benefit a non-profit organization called The Book Fairies. Her efforts have been […]
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Black Kids Swim Launches ‘The Goree Project’ to Unite African-Americans, Senegalese Through Swimming
Black Kids Swim Inc., a Maryland-based nonprofit that serves as a resource for Black competitive swimmers, recently launched a first-of-its-kind web series to unite African-Americans and Senegalese through cultural and athletic exchange. This year will mark the 33rd Dakar Gorée swim, where hundreds of Senegalese retrace the same path enslaved Africans traveled some 400 years […]
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‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play’ Set to Launch on BET+ Aug. 27
(Black PR Wire) — BET+ announces “TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S FAREWELL PLAY” will launch exclusively on the platform Aug. 27. In Tyler Perry’s final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience’s favorite characters for a family gathering. Madea, Mr. Brown, Cora, and Aunt Bam are all under one roof for over two […]
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#AFRO 20Qs: Jac Ross
By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern Jac Ross, a young musician with a seasoned soul, captures the ears and hearts of all who enjoy timeless music. His single ‘It’s Ok to be Black’, written by the inspiration from his 4-year-old daughter, gives ambition, notion and guidance to anyone who needs it. Jac isn’t afraid to allow […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Clarke Peters Talks Da 5 Bloods and Journey
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With almost five decades in the entertainment industry, actor Clarke Peters has achieved a “legendary” status, yet per his frank conversation with the AFRO and moving performance as Otis in Spike Lee’s new film, Da 5 Bloods, the multifaceted artist clearly has no intention of slowing down, and […]
