By AFRO Staff TresseNoire, a Black beauty tech startup, just re-launched and is looking better than ever! Just because we are quarantined at home, doesn’t mean that your hair routine has to change. TresseNoire brings a personalized approach to Black haircare with a virtual beauty coach to help women of color find the right routine […]
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Confessions of a Style Fanatic: Fashion Literature We Love
By Tonae’ Lee Special to the AFRO Hey there AFRO readers! We are back with the second installment of the latest Confessions of a Style Fanatic column. We hope that you are all doing well during this time and making the most of your quarantine time. A great way to keep yourself occupied is by […]
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OPRAH WINFREY ON OWN’s NEW SERIES ‘FEAR NOT WITH IYANLA VANZANT’ PREMIERING SATURDAY, MAY 16 AT 9 PM ET/PT
Los Angeles – OWN’s new series “Fear Not with Iyanla Vanzant,” is premiering this Saturday, May 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. This week’s premiere episode will feature Oprah Winfrey and Bebe Winans. Executive Produced and hosted by popular inspirational life coach and star of OWN’s hit series “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” Iyanla Vanzant offers guidance […]
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Teen Vogue Hosts Virtual Prom
By Jessica Dortch AFRO Production Editor jdortch@afro.com Everyone has been adjusting to quarantine life in their own way, from hosting virtual business meetings to virtual watch parties on Netflix to the well-known Club Quarantine hosted by DJ D-Nice. We are all coming up with new ways to do the same things, especially as it relates […]
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R&B Legends Leave the Stage
The entertainment and music industry took a hit over the weekend with the loss of self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n roll,” Little Richard on May 9; legendary soul singer Betty Wright on May 10; and Rap Mogul Andre Harrell on May 8. The outpouring of love from fans and celebrities has solidified their significance to […]
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Book on Fashion of Miles Davis, Legendary Jazz Musician
AUTHOR MICHAEL STRADFORD PENS FIRST BOOK TO EXAMINE THE PERSONAL STYLE OF LEGENDARY JAZZ MUSICIAN MILES DAVIS Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Author and entertainment executive Michael Stradford pens the first book on the style of legendary jazz musician, Miles Davis, often called ‘the Picasso of music’. Noteworthy are exclusive observations from luminaries such as […]
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Documentary About Modern Day Slavery
EDWIN FREEMAN’S FILM “MODERN DAY SLAVERY” SHOWS HOW THE U.S. JUSTICE SYSTEM PERPETUATES SLAVERY Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Actor Edwin Freeman, best known for his roles in the 2009 Fox Searchlight biopic Notorious, and the 2016 Marvel/Netflix series Luke Cage makes his directorial debut with the impactful documentary Modern Day Slavery, which continues the conversation on […]
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Betty Wright (1953-2020): World Says Goodbye to the `Clean Up Woman’
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Some believe death comes in threes. And that belief was affirmed over the weekend with the death of another music legend, Betty Wright on May 10. She was 66. Music legend Betty Wright died on May 10. She was 66. (Photo: Twitter) After the death of Hip Hop […]
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Whitfield’s Male vs. Man
By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern Of all the obstacles we face everyday, some are more challenging to overcome than others. Dondre Whitfield, a man with over three decades in the television and film industry, has also made a name for himself as a public speaker and an author. You might be familiar with his roles […]
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Jay-Z’s Team Roc Calls for Fast Action in Ahmaud Arbery Case
By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The social justice arm of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company on Sunday called on Georgia officials to take quick action in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who authorities say was killed by two White men as he ran through a Georgia neighborhood. Musicians Shawn “Jay-Z” […]
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Little Richard, Flamboyant Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87
By KRISTIN M. HALL, AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing Black R&B to White America, died Saturday after battling bone cancer. He was 87. Pastor Bill Minson, a close […]
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Andre Harrell, Pioneering Rap Mogul, Dies at 59
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A pioneering record executive has died. Andre Harrell, founder of Uptown Record and former head of Motown Records, passed late Thursday night. His ex-wife, Wendy Credle, gave the New York Times heart failure as a cause of death. He was 59. Harrell, a New York native, entered […]