By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com While they play alleged father and daughter on the show, David and Tamela Mann have been married 34 years and continue to create magic together in film, television and stage as the dynamic duo Mr. Brown and Cora, most recently highlighted in the third season of […]
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Tyler Perry set to deliver Emory commencement address
The Associated Press Tyler Perry is set to give the keynote address at Emory University’s commencement ceremony. During the May 9 ceremony on the Emory Quadrangle, the actor and director is also set to receive an honorary doctor of letters degree. Born and raised in New Orleans, Perry founded Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta in […]
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Destiny’s Child Kelly Rowland kicks off Disney’s Dreamers Academy 2022
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 supergroup Destiny’s Child told NNPA Newswire that she was and remained inspired by other Black women. “Whitney Houston made me realize I can achieve my […]
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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 hip, older wise-cracking auntie. Leak, as Ms. Maybelle, is a regular on the Larry Young Morning Show on Radio One’s WOLB Talk 1010 AM and […]
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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 also does not have a degree in computer science- that’s strike three. Instead, Ball received her degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New […]
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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 social identities. For more than a century the term has been mulled over by thought leaders, authors and social activists. Even today, the questions and […]
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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,” said Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, one of the 2022 honorees. The list includes 12 women from a cross-section of backgrounds –activism, entertainment, sports, health […]
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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 what’s called a “parallel contact.” That’s the foundation for this generic act/adv/com/sci-fi/fan. It starts with a good idea, then works the very primal emotions of […]
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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 Hurston,” died Feb. 12, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. A native Atlantan, Valerie Jean Boyd was born on Dec. 11, 1963, to Roger […]
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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 engagement event, BMORE ArtsCentric! ArtsCentric is a color-conscious organization committed to re-examining traditional roles in the Arts. The group prides itself in advancing original stories […]
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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. Her sister, Toni, and family said that Braxton died “this morning as the snow was falling.” According to reports, Traci Braxton had been fighting esophageal […]
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‘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 a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account, police said. The “Black Panther” director, who is Black, walked into […]