By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “When I die, I want to be remembered as a woman who lived in the twentieth century and who dared to be a catalyst of change. I don’t want to be remembered as the first black woman who went to Congress. And I don’t even want to be […]
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The Latest: Nipsey Hussle’s Fiancee: ‘I’m lost without you’
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle outside his clothing store in Los Angeles (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The fiancee of Nipsey Hussle has broken her silence posting a tribute to the rapper on social media a couple days after he was fatally shot […]
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The Latest: Chief: Hussle Killing Involved Personal Dispute
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore says the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle involved a personal dispute between Hussle and the suspect identified by authorities and was not gang violence. Moore told reporters […]
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Grammy-Nominated Rapper Nipsey Hussle Shot and Killed at 33
By MESFIN FEKADU and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside the clothing store he founded to help rebuild his troubled South Los Angeles neighborhood, police said, cutting short a career that earned him a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label debut. He was 33. Police […]
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Jackson, Nicks Enter Hall With Encouragement for Women
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Nicks, who became the first woman inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Janet Jackson, the latest member of the Jackson clan to enter the hall, called for other women to join them in music immortality on a night they […]
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Beyonce, ‘Black Panther’ win at 50th NAACP Image Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce was named entertainer of the year at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Beyonce accepted the award Saturday night, the superstar paid homage to the people who were nominated in the same category […]
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With ‘Black Panther’ and now ‘Us,’ Winston Duke is on a Roll
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winston Duke went from relative obscurity to being a household name with his first film and he wasn’t even the lead, or second or third performer listed for that matter. That the first film in question was “Black Panther” didn’t hurt, but that Duke still […]
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Roc the Runway Continues Developing Positive Feelings
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The sixth annual Roc the Runway talent competition continues to give Prince George’s County and D.C. middle school age and high school students a chance to display how after school activities can develop their ability, while giving them confidence to perform in public such as at its annual event […]
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The Organic Space Odyssey of Ultra Nate
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Part one of a two-part series. Ultra Nate is on fire. It is just before midnight on March 16 and the globetrotting singing star and DJ entered 1722 N. Charles Street in the Station North community dressed in White and ready to slay. Deep Sugar, the House Music party she […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO African American History and Culture Showcased in Arts and Crafts Show Hello everyone, how are you? Hopefully feeling good. As far as me, I am doing fantastic! I have no complaints, especially after going to several funerals this month and I am still above ground. So, we are […]
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Gary Clark Jr. is Confronting Racism with ‘This Land’
By Ryan Pearson, AP Entertainment Writer Gary Clark Jr. has created a lot of conversation with “This Land,” the provocative first song off his latest album that shares the same name. In the angry blues-rock song, he recounts racial epithets hurled his way and other racist taunts before he defiantly asserts that he too is “America’s […]
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Duke Ellington Connected with The Colour of Music Festival Petit
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA) joined the Colour of Music Festival in presenting The Colour of Music Festival Petit this past week, while also honoring DESA co-founder Peggy Cooper Cafritz. The Colour of Music Festival gathers musicians of African ancestry from across the country and around […]