PRNewswire — Howard University presents the first-ever MACRO X Howard Summit, a day-long series of screenings and panel discussions for students interested in careers within the entertainment industry, on Oct. 8 in Cramton Auditorium. Powered by MACRO, a leading media company led by Howard University alumnus Charles D. King, the Summit brings Hollywood to Howard […]
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Rapper 21 Savage Highlights Plight of Black Immigrants
By Johnathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press Rapper 21 Savage believes immigrants like him who lived in America illegally as children should automatically become U.S. citizens. The Grammy-nominated artist, who was held this year in federal immigration detention, told The Associated Press Oct. 3 that such immigrants also shouldn’t have to endure the lengthy process to […]
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Diahann Carroll, Oscar-Nominated, Pioneering Black Actress, Dies
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody, AP Entertainment Writer Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first Black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as “Julia,” has died. She was 84. Carroll’s daughter, Susan Kay, told The Associated Press her mother died Oct. 4 in Los Angeles […]
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Jitney Poses Old Questions to New Audiences
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Modern audiences are all too familiar with topics regarding racial inequities, widespread gentrification, car service regulations, senseless violence, PTSD and unhealthy relationships with parents and children, which is why it is a true testament that August Wilson’s “Jitney,” set and written in the late 1970s, is a timeless story […]
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Theatre Review: An Artistic, Chilling Conversation on Colorism
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When walking in the theatre for Round House’s “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play,” audiences suddenly leave an artistic center and are transported to a high school cafeteria and all the entertaining, terrifying, horrifying and sentimental memories connected to that central gathering location. The cafeteria isn’t just […]
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Jessye Norman, International Opera Star, Dead at 74
By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor, has died, according to family spokesperson Gwendolyn Quinn. She was 74. A statement released to The Associated Press on […]
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Winfrey Shocks Fundraisers With $1M Donation for Students
By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey shocked attendees at a North Carolina fundraiser by announcing a donation of more than $1 million toward the United Negro College Fund. The Charlotte Observer reports that former talk-show host and OWN television network chief made the surprise announcement Saturday while speaking at Charlotte’s 17th […]
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Artist Kehinde Wiley Unveils Bold Sculpture in Times Square
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Perpetually crowded Times Square has a new statue for pedestrians to navigate — but it’s unlike any other. Artist Kehinde Wiley unveiled his biggest work ever Friday, a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse. […]
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Tyler Perry Says he Can’t ‘Up and Leave’ Filming in Georgia
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry said he cannot “just up and leave” filming in Georgia despite Hollywood’s backlash against the state’s “heartbeat” abortion law. The actor-director-writer made the remarks to The Associated Press on Friday while discussing the upcoming opening of his massive Atlanta-based studio. Some celebs […]
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Black Press Exclusive: Dr. Lonnie Bunch’s African American Museum Dream Fulfilled
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, sat down for an exclusive interview with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The two discussed Bunch’s timely new […]
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Celebrating Women in GoGo
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO The live performance review and GoGo honorarium, “The First Ladies of GoGo,” took place Sept. 19 on the rooftop of Eaton Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. Featuring female pioneers in the GoGo music genre, the event was one of many GoGo themed events put up this year by music […]
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Woolly Mammoth Tackles Race, Perception
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor It’s not very often that by the end of a play, there are empty theatre seats, audience members out of place and no clear curtain call for actors to take their bows. Yet that’s exactly what happened when the house lights came on at Woolly Mammoth’s version of Jackie […]