(Black PR Wire) BALTIMORE, MD — Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will open a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the conceptual, cultural, and aesthetic attributes that have made hip hop a global phenomenon and established it as the artistic canon of our time. Opening […]
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Top 5 memorable Black educators in TV and Film
By Laura Onyeneho, Word in Black As Black History continues to be under attack in public schools nationwide, it is difficult to ignore the plight of Black educators. Not only are they constantly under pressure to do their jobs, they also have to do them while trying to keep a positive attitude and elevating the […]
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PBS and Kennedy Center honor the legacy of literary and cultural icon Zora Neale Hurston
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Both PBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center) celebrated acclaimed anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston this January. On Jan. 17, PBS released “Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space,” a biographical documentary about the late writer whose work defied the notions of […]
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Terence Blanchard gets yearlong Lincoln Center celebration
By The Associated Press Terence Blanchard, the first Black composer whose work has been heard at the Metropolitan Opera, will be given a yearlong celebration at Lincoln Center starting in March. The Met, New York Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Film at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School and The New York Public Library for the […]
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Washington filmmaker implores churches to take ‘L.O.V.E. is the Answer’ challenge
By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO A movement dedicated to bridging the racial divide between police officers and minority communities is sweeping the country. Native Washingtonian, A.J. Ali, a journalist and filmmaker, is using film and faith to address racial tension across the country with his documentary “Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. Is the Answer.” […]
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Single in the city: he found me
By Ericka Alston Buck, Special to the AFRO This week we’ll discuss how you transition from online dating, to a phone conversation to meeting in person and signing on the dotted line that takes you off the market! As we recently discussed last week, it all begins with your profile. What are you saying? What […]
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Baltimoreans rise to the challenge, put on powerful display of unity with MLK Day Parade
By AFRO Staff Baltimoreans came out to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 16 in Baltimore. After much controversy, and only a week to prepare, the parade turned out to be a major success. Bands, Black Greek Letter Organizations, city agencies, elected officials and non-profit groups all took part in the […]
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Baltimore’s MLK Parade revived after initial cancellation
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO This would have been a third year without Baltimore’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, which had been cancelled two years in a row because of COVID-19 by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA). Until a miracle occurred. A tax-exempt organization, BOPA gets funds from […]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade returns to D.C.
By MeKayla Pierre, Howard University News Service A seemingly endless trail of people drove, marched and danced down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C. on Jan. 16 to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. They were also celebrating the return of the annual King parade for the first time […]
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IN MEMORIAM: Thom Bell, Co-Creator of the Sound of Philadelphia, Dead at 79
By OAKLAND POST Staff via BlackPressUSA Songwriter Thom Bell, a classically trained instrumentalist who wrote songs for 1970s singing groups Delfonics, Spinners and Stylistics, passed away at his home Bellingham, Wash., on December 22. He was 79. With Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Bell gained renown in creating what became known as the “Sound of […]
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Quinta Brunson, Michelle Yeoh among winners at Golden Globes
By The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Winners at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards. FILM Best picture, drama: “The Fabelmans” Best picture, musical or comedy: “The Banshees of Inisherin” Actress, drama: Cate Blanchett, “Tár” Actor, drama: Austin Butler, “Elvis” Actress, musical or comedy: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Actor, musical or […]
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‘Wakanda Forever’ scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees. The “Black Panther” sequel — which found blockbuster success — led all film nominees. The Marvel film delved into […]