By Brittney Johnson, AFRO Intern The Queen’s Girl Rep is a two-part series running at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore. The first part, Queen’s Girl in the World, is a bold and riveting play written by award-winning playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings. It is a story about a Black girl coming of age in the context of her […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Smollett Siblings Team Up for New Lifestyle Series
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Let’s be real- despite any negative publicity its seen in the last few months- the Smollett family name has been in Black Hollywood for about three decades. With two of the siblings, Jazz and Jake featured on CLEO TV’s new show “Living By Design,” the family is ensuring that […]
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Feeling Aretha’s Spirit, J Hud Honors Icon At Pulitzers
By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With bad weather in Chicago on Monday and her flight canceled, Jennifer Hudson fretted at the thought of missing her performance at Tuesday’s Pulitzer Prize awards ceremony to pay tribute to honoree Aretha Franklin. But then Hudson said she felt the spirit of the Queen […]
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Celebrities Speak Out On Criminal Justice Reform
By MARCELA ISAZA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian West isn’t the only celebrity speaking out for prison reform. It’s a topic that was also very important to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, and to Common, Kevin Hart and a host of others who consider the criminal justice system often unfair and dehumanizing. Hussle […]
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Parenting Points — A strong self-image is a strong child!
Submitted to the AFRO by Marnita Coleman When a baby is born, families almost always want to know who the baby looks like. DNA, passed from parents to offspring, contains specific traits from genes. While children may physically resemble their parents in one way or another, their spiritual DNA is constructed by God. When we build our […]
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ShopTalk: Art & Sociodrama
By Joshua S. Lee, Special to the AFRO After the death of Freddie Gray and the subsequent civil unrest in Baltimore, resulting in rioting, arsons and vandalism in many parts of the city in the Spring of 2015, ShopTalk: Share. Heal. Grow., a community-based project was ushered into service. It’s mission, led by African-American practitioners (including […]
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Chicago Author Celebrates Jamaican Culture in New Children’s Book
By AFRO Staff – As a passionate storyteller, Ayesha V. Dwyer takes readers on a delightful journey of a little girl who shares her Jamaican descent through fun and adventure in her new children’s book, “Sista Me & Friends” that makes a great addition to your summer reading list. Dwyer, a wife and mom of […]
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Recreating ‘Aladdin’s’ Magic with Will Smith and Fresh Faces
By LINDSEY BAHR and CINDY MARTIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1992, Disney transported audiences to the mythical land of Agrabah, where they met a street rat with a heart of gold, a flying carpet, a headstrong princess and a magical genie with some oddly current pop culture references. With the music and […]
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Culturefest Connects the Black Diaspora with an International Music Fest
By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent Acculminating talent while breaking culture barriers, the first ever Culturefest reached back to its roots to premiere one of the largest Black Diaspora festivals of its kind on the East Coast, incorporating Black powerhouse artists from all over the world. Scheduled to launch June 8 at the National Harbor, from […]
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New Short Film Imagines Malcolm X’s Views on Modern Issues
By AFRO Staff May 19 marks the birthday of civil rights icon Malcolm X. He would have been 94. In honor of his birthday, a new short film, “MALCOLM” was recently released which imagines an interview with the slain leader in 2019, in which he offers his take on the civil rights, social justice landscape […]
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Cardi B Tops BET Noms, Nipsey Hussle Up For 1
By Mesfin Fekadu, AP Music Writer Hip-hop star Cardi B is walking into the 2019 BET Awards as the most nominated act with seven, while late rapper Nipsey Hussle scored a posthumous nomination. BET told the Associated Press late May 16 that Cardi B’s nominations include two for the top prize — video of the year […]
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Viola Davis Reveals Diabetes Diagnosis and Campaign to Raise Awareness
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Academy Award winner Viola Davis has opened up about her prediabetes diagnosis, sharing that she comes from a family with a history of type 2 diabetes. “I’m one of 84 million American adults living with prediabetes and I’m sharing my story for the first time in an effort […]