By AFRO Staff The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (BSO) and members of the Orchestra and the Musicians’ Association of Metropolitan Baltimore, a local 40-543, announced at a joint press conference that they have reached a one-year agreement and will open the Orchestra’s 2019-20 concert season this weekend. At the beginning of the press conference, the […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO Hello everyone, I hope everything is well with you. I have been a little under the weather with a stomach spasm I can’t seem to get pass, but I am “Rambling Rose” so I have to keep going. I had to spend one day and night in St. […]
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A Previously Unreleased Track from Aretha Franklin is Coming Out
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas is bringing the gift of a previously unreleased Aretha Franklin recording. This April 19, 2017 file photo shows Aretha Franklin performing at the world premiere of “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives” at Radio City Music Hall in New York. A previously unreleased Franklin recording […]
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Winfrey Picks Ta-Nehisi Coates Novel for her Book Club
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ta-Nehisi Coates’ first novel, “The Water Dancer,” has been a long and eventful journey. Begun a decade ago, his chronicle of a slave with an extraordinary memory who joins the Underground Railroad is the result of countless drafts, a shift from multiple narrators to a […]
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How Millennials Are Expanding The Gaming Industry
By Destiny Royston, Special to The New Tri-State Defender The gaming industry is expanding, and millennials are the driving force. What used to be considered a waste of time and quarters is now a full-blown industry. There is a such a thing as a professional gamer now. Some of them are celebrities on YouTube as […]
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Met to Debut its First Opera by Black Composer
By AFRO Staff Terence Blanchard will make history when the Metropolitan Opera premieres his composition Fire Shut Up in My Bones during its upcoming season. “I wish my father was alive,” Blanchard told The New York Times of the honor. <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/arts/music/metropolitan-opera-black-composers-terence-blanchard.html?auth=login-email&login=email> “He was an avid opera fanatic.” The Grammy Award-winning jazz artist based his piece […]
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Kanye West’s ‘Sunday Service’
By Black Press USA With more than 10,000 people packing New Birth’s sanctuary, Grammy Award winning artist Kanye West hosted his recent ‘Sunday Service’ at the Stonecrest megachurch. The ‘Stronger’ and ‘Jesus Walks’ artist led a 600-person choir, 150 of those traveling from California to join New Birth Missionary Baptist Church’s choir and other local […]
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Model Naomi Campbell Takes Spotlight at London Fashion Week
By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Model Naomi Campbell took center stage at London Fashion Week on Saturday night with a gala charity benefit at the impressive setting of the world famous British Museum. The gala capped a warm day filled with shows and presentations, including runway offerings by Alexa Chung and House […]
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The REACH Kicks Off at Kennedy Center
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com “This is the first time, I’ve seen an event like this ,” said Pamela Pynell and several other passerbyers as they marveled at the architecture, performances, workshops and events at the Opening Festival of the REACH, a $250 million expansion at the Kennedy Center in Northwest, Washington, D.C. on […]
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Waverly’s Wonder Kid
By Jessica Dortch, Afro Staff, jdortch@afro.com What were you doing when you were 10 years old? Most of us were probably playing double-dutch, hide and seek, or climbing trees. If you’re Zoe Lashley, then you’re creating beautiful pieces of handcrafted artwork for restaurants and CEOs. At just four years old, Zoe’s mother would take her to […]
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Dr. Seuss Exhibit Hits The Road
By The Associated Press Dr. Seuss is hitting the road this fall with a large interactive exhibit that will immerse visitors in some of the most iconic books by the beloved children’s writer. The exhibit is centered on a maze based on “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” the Dr. Seuss book that urges children to […]
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A New Album and Fresh Hits for ‘Game Changer’ Johnny Gill
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Gill might be considered an old-school crooner these days, but age has only been a number for the R&B veteran who is still making his presence felt. Gill’s “Soul of a Woman” topped Billboard’s adult R&B songs chart in June and “Perfect” featuring […]