By Lisa Snowden-McCray, Special to the AFRO Baltimore native Tariq’s Touré’s new book of poetry, Two Parts Oxygen, begins with a poem titled “118.” It is about his mother. “She reminds us, with perfect diction/that we are strangers in this land,” he writes. “It’s sort of a tribute to my mother and how I believe she sowed […]
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Tribute to Arthur Mitchell
By Arthur Jones II, Special to the AFRO When I say I am, I don’t mean conceit, but they will never let anyone put the psych or the hype on them that because of their skin color they can’t make it.” – Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934-September 18, 2018) Arthur Mitchell, the first Black male in […]
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Great Weekend for Live Entertainment
Hello everyone. Girlfriend, this has been a very busy week for me and more to come. If you have the energy then come on and hang with me. There is so much going on. First, I want to tell you that my 55th class reunion was the BOMB! We had a damn good time. It […]
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First Black Female White House Reporter Gets Newseum Statue
By Jesse J. Holland, The Associated Press Journalist Alice Allison Dunnigan triumphed over sexism and racism to become the first black woman accredited to cover the White House. In recognition of her achievements, the Newseum unveiled a statue in her honor on Sept. 21. The sculpture of Alice Allison Dunnigan is seen during a ceremony at the […]
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Naturalista Expo Debunks Myths About Natural Hair
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO What do you need to use to moisturize your natural hair? Oil or water? To hear natural hair experts Tonia Butler and Shannon Davis tell it, the answer is water. “We need to use water or a water-like product to moisturize our hair,” said Butler, a stylist at […]
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Police Brutality Portrayed in Art
By Maxwell Young, Special to the AFRO What’s black and white and re(a)d all over? This newspaper you might be reading, of course, but also the expressive imprint of Washington, D.C.-based conceptual artist, Maps Glover’s symbolic motifs that encase the interior of Transformer Gallery located in Logan Circle. The riddle is not something he considered when […]
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DC Area Students Open For ‘Hamilton’
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When Anacostia High School students Kelli Johnson and Brenda McKinney took the stage at the Kennedy Center to rap about the Boston Tea Party prior to watching “Hamilton,” McKinney called on the audience of more than 2,000 teens to help the duo overcome stage fright. “The first thing […]
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Enjoy your freedom but hear this from me; it cost you nothing, but it wasn’t free. For your peace of mind, safety and slumber, prices were paid that no one can number. There were fearless buyers who caved not in. But, gave life and limb so that you might win. Often nameless on earth, but […]
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The Naturalista Expo Is Serving Self Care For The Busy Black Woman
By Christina Sturdivant Sani, Special to the AFRO Angela Walker is a busy woman. But the 30-year-old mother, entrepreneur, and natural hair care guru is committed to self care—from her tresses to her toes. Ever evolving, Walker is bringing one of her biggest events yet to the D.C. region. The Naturalista Expo, formerly known as The […]
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Celebs Turn Out to Help Rihanna’s Diamond Ball Shine Bright
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna’s Diamond Ball shined in its fourth year and continued to make a name as one of the industry’s white-hot and must-attend parties — all while raising money for charity. The pop star, fashionista and makeup mogul held the black-tie gala for her Clara Lionel […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
Hello everyone, how are you? Well, I hope. This week we are going to talk about our musical country. There are a few artists, singers and musicians who still remind us of the great music that many of our Baby Boomers enjoyed back in the day. Karter James, songwriter and musician, performed and presented “Music […]
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Kwame Alexander Credits Baltimore with Launching Writing Career
By Tilesha Brown, Special to the AFRO 22 years ago, New York Times Bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, started a publishing company in the basement of his mother’s home on St. Paul Street in North Central Baltimore. It was the early 90s, he was fresh out of college, and he was already cracking the code for how […]