By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) – Grammy-winning superstar Kelly Rowland said she knows the importance of dreaming big. The Atlanta-born co-founder of the pop […]
Category: Arts & Culture
Pamela Rene Leak keeps the laughs coming as ‘Ms. Maybelle’
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Pamela Rene Leak is one of Baltimore’s best entertainers and unsung heroes. She is known for her comedic personality, “Ms. Maybelle”, a […]
From fashion designer to software developer: Milan Ball’s serendipitous professional journey
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member. msayles@afro.com Milan Ball, 24, doesn’t consider herself your typical software developer. First, she’s a woman. Second, she’s African-American. She […]
New book explores “Double Consciousness” in Black celebrities
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO In 1903 W.E.B. DuBois’ seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, introduces the term “double consciousness” to explain a feeling of embodying multiple […]
TIME highlights several women of color in annual list
By AFRO Staff Black girl magic was sprinkled all over TIME magazine’s inaugural Women of the Year list which hit newsstands March 4. “When you speak your truth, things happen,” […]
The Adam Project film review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic He didn’t come back from the dead. He came from another time and place. 2050. Back to see his younger self in […]
In Memoriam: Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston biographer, dies
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Valerie Boyd, world-renowned author of the definitive biography of Zora Neale Hurston, “Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale […]
For the love of the community, local theatre company hosts BMORE ArtsCentric! in Remington neighborhood
By Special to the AFRO This year, in addition to producing full-scale streamed and mainstage productions and continuing their work with Baltimore’s youth, ArtsCentric will be hosting a brand-new community […]
Singer Traci Braxton of ‘Braxton Family Values’ dies at 50
By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Traci Braxton, who was featured with her family in the reality television series “Braxton Family Values,” died at age 50 on Saturday. […]
‘Black Panther’ director mistaken for bank robber in Atlanta
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after he was mistaken for a robber when he passed a teller […]
Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Hart on tap for Essence
By AFRO Staff Janet Jackson, Kevin Hart and Nicki Minaj are among the headliners announced March 3 for this summer’s Essence Festival of Culture, which returns to New Orleans after […]
Smithsonian, IF/THEN collaborate to celebrate women in STEM
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor, mgreen@afro.com With Women’s History Month in full swing, the Smithsonian Institution and Lydia Hill Philanthropies’ IF/THEN collaborated on an exhibit that […]