By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — David A. Arnold, a comedian who was a producer of the “Fuller House” reboot and the creator and showrunner of Nickelodeon’s “That Girl Lay Lay,” has died. He was 54. Arnold’s family said in a statement Thursday that the doctors “ruled the cause of death due to […]
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Bernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st chief anchor, dies at 82
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor and a pioneering Black journalist remembered for his blunt question at a presidential debate and calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 from Baghdad as it was under attack, has died. He was 82. He died of […]
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Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series
By The Associated Press Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former president won an Emmy Award on Sept. 3 to go with his two Grammys. Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.” The five-part show, which features national parks from around the […]
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The Connect Masterclass lets aspiring actors and models meet and learn from entertainment industry pros
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com D.C. native Cashaéy Serenity has worked in fashion, modeling and acting for over a decade, and now she’s employing her expertise and industry contacts to host The Connect Masterclass for aspiring models and actors to network and learn from entertainment professionals. The event, […]
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Idris delivers action-packed performance in new thriller film, ‘Beast’
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire If the job of an actor is to scare the daylights out of you, “Beast” –which hit the theaters on Aug. 19– gets the job done. The success of this film’s eye-catching, ear-grabbing hocus pocus can be traced back to smart direction, near seamless visual and sound effects, tight […]
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Police correct the record on alleged extortion of ‘Lady in the Lake” crew
By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO, tchingarande@afro.com Baltimore Police are still investigating The production crew of a star-studded television miniseries set in Baltimore has agreed to resume work after a brief halt due to alleged threats, according to a statement from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD). Police say they responded on Aug. 26 to […]
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Madam C. J. Walker barbie doll now available
By Brenda C. Siler, Word in Black Madam C. J. Walker’s status as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist has long been a model for aspiring Black business owners. On August 24, she became a model too- a doll in the image of Madam premiered as part of Mattel’s “Barbie – Inspiring Women Series.” According to […]
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Harper Watters: a TikTok star and the Houston Ballet’s first Black, queer first soloist
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com When Harper Watters was just 16, he left his family in New Hampshire and moved to Texas to join the second company of the Houston Ballet, the fifth largest ballet company in the U.S. He had auditioned for the company per his dance […]
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum highlights Black “Men of Change”
Exhibit extended to Sept.11 By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO The kaleidoscopic nature of revolutionary Black men who pursued change in service of the Black community will be highlighted for roughly two more weeks at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. “Men of Change,” —an exhibition curated by […]
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Late Comedían Bernie Mac honored in novel
By Nadia Reese, AFRO Editorial Assistant nreese@afro.com This year, comedian and actor Bernie Mac was honored in a daily motivational novel entitled, “I Don’t Care If You Like Me, I Like Me.” The book was created and released on May 24 by his wife, Rhonda R. McCullough, his personal publicist, Denise Jordan Walker and author […]
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Factuality is the board game giving players a 90-minute crash course on structural inequality in the U.S.
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com While working as a director of diversity at Notre Dame of Maryland University, Natalie Gillard was often tasked with developing diversity training for the school. She would find standard exercises online and run them in person, but they felt foreign to her. Even […]
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Netflix debuts supernatural thriller featuring Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg
By Ama Brown, Special to the AFRO Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg took Netflix by storm recently, taking down supernatural beings for the culture in “Day Shift,” a fun, witty cinematic rollercoaster. Our protagonist, Bud (Jamie Foxx), is introduced as a clever, no holds barred vampire slayer–who is late to pick up his daughter from […]