By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Strong. Sophisticated. Sexy. Like the tennis champ herself, Serena Williams’ fashion line is all about power moves and she’s hoping it will also inspire woman to find their own voice. “I want everyone to be able to do that and to step into their power,” […]
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Hart Steps Down as Oscars Host Over his Past Anti-Gay Tweets
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just two days after being named host of the Academy Awards, Kevin Hart stepped down following an outcry over past homophobic tweets by the comedian. Capping a swift and dramatic fallout, Hart wrote on Twitter just after midnight Friday that he was withdrawing as Oscars […]
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste Plays Military Mom For Homecoming
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO The character of Gloria Cruz is certainly not the first concerned Black mother to grace television screens. However, those characters too often languish in their pain, constrained by psychic as well as external limitations, from being able to do anything to effect real change or relief for their […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO Hello everyone! I truly hope you had a good week. If not, just remember this is the week God has made and it will get better. Carlos Hutchins will host the 23rd anniversary of his holiday production December 9 at 4 p.m., at the Forum Caterers, 4210 Primrose […]
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‘Black Panther’ Poised to Become an Oscars Heavyweight
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Panther” has, in a way, already been to the Oscars. Much of the film’s cast was eagerly highlighted at March’s ceremony: a welcome splash of blockbuster luster at an Academy Awards that largely lacked it. “Black Panther” had at the time already been in theaters […]
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British Director Anyiam-Osigwe Strikes a Nerve with No Shade
By Barrington M. Salmon, NNPA Newswire Contributing Writer Clare Anyiam-Osigwe, a first-time director, is enjoying the type of success usually reserved for veteran filmmakers. Her film debut, ‘No Shade’ is a witty, wry romantic story that shines a bright light on the troubling issue of colorism. Anyiam-Osigwe, a Nigerian-British entrepreneur and an emerging talent in […]
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Viola Davis to Portray Shirley Chisholm in Film by Amazon Studios
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will portray legendary politician Shirley Chisholm in a feature film for Amazon Studios. Chisholm was the first African American woman in U.S. history to be elected to Congress. The announcement regarding the film landed on the same day as news of a Shirley Chisholm statue in […]
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Former Wall Street Techie Establishes a Business Inspired By Fashion and Culture
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Schuanne Cappel has come a long way from her days as a Wall Street techie. Owner and founder of upscale clothing and accessory destination Uncoverd, Cappel began her business the way a lot of modern Black women business owners do; she became a fashion blogger in her leisure hours. […]
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AFRO Editorial Cartoonist’s Work on Display in D.C.
By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO Fifty years ago, following the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., his wife, Coretta Scott King, founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change to continue his legacy of campaigns for civil rights and social justice. The tumultuous events in 1968 shaped the thinking and focus of a young artist […]
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “If there were no night, we would not appreciate the day, nor could we see the stars and the vastness of the heavens. We must partake of the bitter with the sweet. There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, […]
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Devin White: Music, and Mental Health
By Nyame-Kye Kondo, AFRO Contributor Over the years the entertainment industry has maintained the appearance of mental stability when it comes to many popular public figures. In the last decade it has become more common for conversations to be had that raise public awareness on the importance of mental health within society. Various figures in the […]
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Kim Porter’s Family Remembers Her as ‘a Special Angel’
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The family of Kim Porter released a statement honoring her life a day after Thanksgiving, saying “although we’ve lost our best friend, God has gained a special angel and we know she is watching over us.” Porter, a former model and actress who was also the longtime […]