By Russell Contreras The Associated Press A new Netflix series is tackling questions around the 1965 assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X. “Who Killed Malcolm X?” dives into questions surrounding his accused killers and allegations of a botched investigation. The show available now on the streaming service comes as Feb. 23 marked the 55th […]
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Premature
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic They’re just kids. Trash talking. Ranting, joking and flirting. Hanging out in packs. Smoking blunts, twerking up on each other at dance parties and dabbling in sex. They think they’re grown. But they’re just punching above their weight. Ayanna (Zora Howard), a 17-year-old Harlem resident, has dreams. […]
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DISCOVER THE BEST IN CRAFT, ART, AND HANDCRAFTED AT THE 2020 AMERICAN CRAFT SHOW IN BALTIMORE
By AFRO Staff In its 46th year, American Craft Show returns to Baltimore celebrating all things handmade The American Craft Show returns to the Baltimore Convention Center on February 21 – 23, 2020. The American Craft Show, in its 46th year, is a three-day celebration of all things craft. Attendees can shop crafts like you’ve […]
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Lizzo, Nyong’o, Eddie Murphy vying for NAACP Image Awards
By The Associated Press Hollywood’s awards season isn’t over quite yet, with the NAACP Image Awards putting the spotlight Feb. 22 on the achievements of actors and musicians of color. The evening’s honorees include Oscar contenders, namely Cynthia Erivo, who starred in the Harriet Tubman biopic, “Harriet.” It also will showcase several actors and films […]
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Creative Suitland’s Grand Opening
By Victoria Daniels Special to the AFRO What used to be Hunter Memorial AME Church, buzzed with excitement and chatter of community members coming together for the Feb. 14 opening of Creative Suitland, the new arts center in the D.C. suburb. Creative Suitland is the product of the Revenue Authority and Joe’s Movement Emporium teaming […]
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‘Hair Love’
By Ronda Racha Penrice Urban News Service Matthew A. Cherry’s “Hair Love” Oscar win for Best Animated Short Film on Feb. 9 was a victory for natural hair. Cherry’s film features a young father who, in his wife’s absence, does their daughter’s hair for the very first time. The young dad wears his own hair […]
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Rihanna, John Lewis NAACP Image Awards Honorees
By Austyn Ross NAACP Earlier this month, the NAACP announced that global music and fashion icon, business entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Rihanna, will receive the prestigious President’s Award during the 51st NAACP Image Awards. The President’s Award is presented in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Previous recipients include Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, Jesse Jackson, […]
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Rapper Pop Smoke Fatally Shot in LA
By Andrew Dalton Associated Press An up-and-coming rapper known as Pop Smoke was fatally shot during a break-in early Feb. 19 at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said. “We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke,” Republic Records said in a statement. “Our prayers and thoughts go out to his […]
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‘An African-American Experience’
By AFRO Staff Decades before the first celebration of Black History Month in 1970, Baltimore-based and world-renowned artist Joseph Sheppard was painting and exhibiting art that depicted the life of African Americans. From his first National Prize for “Preston Street” in a 1956 Allied Artist show to “Mr. Mack’s Fighter’s Gym,” which earned other national […]
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DCIA Graduates Share Stories Through Photos
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The first graduating class from the D.C. Infrastructure Academy (DCIA). Pepco Utility Training School program has a lot to celebrate. Not only have they completed training and accomplished goals of working with Pepco, the graduates are now sharing their stories through “Life Beyond the Line,” a portrait exhibit […]
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Watch DRU HILL on the New Season Of TV One’s “UNSUNG” on Sunday, February 23 At 10 P.M./9C
Watch Dru Hill Perform on UNSUNG LIVE Immediately Following UNSUNG at 11 P.M./10C (SILVER SPRING, MD) – February 20, 2020 – TV One’s award-winning documentary series UNSUNG begins its new season highlighting the journey of one of R&B’s most dynamic quartets with supergroup Dru Hill on Sunday, February 23 at 10 p.m. ET/9C. Dru Hill […]
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Joyce J. Scott: ACC Consummate Craftsman
By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO “Validation” is the word that artist Joyce J. Scott says first comes to mind when asked how it feels to be recognized as the 2020 recipient of the American Craft Council Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship, but she quickly discards that explanation as “just a word that […]