Beyonce, left, and Megan Thee Stallion accept the award for best rap song for “Savage” at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March […]
Category: Arts & Culture
Hill Harper to Keynote CSU’s 2021 Commencement
Actor and Author, Hill Harper (Courtesy Photo) Humanitarian, Actor and Author, Hill Harper to Keynote CSU’s 2021 Commencement BALTIMORE — Humanitarian, award-winning actor, best-selling author and entrepreneur, Hill Harper will be the […]
Former Motown artist inspires with new book ‘Blessings in Uncertain Times’
(Courtesy Photo) By Dareise A. Jones Clarence “KD” McNair knows all too well the anguish of anxiety and the fear, doubt and stress that uncertainty bring. He also knows that […]
Gospel performer Kirk Franklin apologizes after son releases obscenity-laced audio
Kirk Franklin performs during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) The elder Franklin, speaking in a video posted on his Twitter account, […]
Jermaine Dupri and Dallas Austin dive ‘Deepr®’ into their hits
Award winning producer Jermaine Dupri, left, and hall of fame songwriter Dallas Austin. By Kai McDaniel Special to the AFRO Black-owned, Atlanta-based music tech start-up, Deepr® has teamed up with […]
Motor House Celebrates Women’s Month By Celebrating Change Making Artists & Advocates
BALTIMORE, MD– This month, Motor House celebrates Women’s History Month by acknowledging change making womxn artists and art advocates with a set of special conversations called Womxn at The Helm. […]
Honoring Black ‘Sheroes’ in film
By Ron Mulvihill Independent Film Maker “Sheroes” abound in independent films. As an international independent filmmaker of diverse and indigenous communities over the last 4 decades, I have worked with […]
Grammy-nominated singer Ruben Studdard joins singer/songwriter Alan Scott in “John Lewis Lives” video
Grammy Award-nominated singer and Season Two winner of “American Idol” Ruben Studdard is teaming with D.C. songwriter and producer Alan Scott for the single “John Lewis Lives,” a song dedicated […]
2021 Pan African Film Festival
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Festival Movie fans attending the 29th PAFF could watch its choice programming on a streaming app or computers, versus making the annual pilgrimage […]
THE EQUALIZER Renewed for Season 2!!!!!
“THE EQUALIZER,” TELEVISION’S #1 ENTERTAINMENT SERIES, STARRING QUEEN LATIFAH, IS RENEWED FOR THE 2021-2022 BROADCAST SEASON CBS announced today that it has renewed television’s #1 entertainment series, THE EQUALIZER starring […]
Coming 2 America film review
Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy star in COMING 2 AMERICA By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Nothing wrong with a little nostalgia. But if you’re looking for a […]
Couple brings Dizzy Gillespie genius to Washington Performing Arts
Brinae Ali and Sean Jones will be performing “Dizzy Spellz,” streamed live through Washington Performing Arts March 19-25. By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Husband and wife Sean Jones […]