Janet Jackson performs at Treasure Island Resort & Casino on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson) By Terry Shropshire, RollingOut.com Saturday turned out to be a fun-filled and […]
Category: Arts & Culture
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ paints picture of Black Panther Party
Lakeith Stanfield, foreground center, and Daniel Kaluuya, background center, in a scene from “Judas and the Black Messiah” released in theaters and on HBO Max on Feb. 12. (Warner Bros. […]
Baltimore Center Stage announces updated 58th season
Baltimore Center Stage (Courtesy Logo/Image) updated season includes another world premiere in the Mainstage Series, the ability to see all shows virtually, and a new virtual membership Baltimore, MD, January […]
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ makes personal impact on cast
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Daniel Kaluuya in a scene from “Judas and the Black Messiah.”. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) By JAMIA PUGH, Associated Press LOS […]
Black Broadway, Madame Lillian Evanti and Washington DC’s Black history
Madame Lillian Evanti in France in 1926 (Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse – Bibliothèque nationale de France / Wikimedia Commons) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia […]
Hundreds pay respects to actor Cicely Tyson at her viewing
People wait on line to attend a public viewing for Cicely Tyson at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Tyson, the […]
On Valentine’s Eve, be my Galentine
This Valentine’s Day, many single ladies are finding solace in participating in “Galentine’s Day” with their friends. (By pixelheadphoto digitalskillet_Shutterstock) By Sydni Demby Special to the AFRO Young adults are […]
Fairfax Symphony gives back to 10,000 students
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra services more than 60 schools across the D.M.V., with their free and virtual “Link Up,” programming, connecting the concert hall to the classroom. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha […]
Baltimore-based HBCU grad creates game to encourage minority wealth-building
LEGACY! Card Game (Courtesy Photo via Kickstarter) By AFRO Staff Growing up as the youngest of eight children in the Bronx, N.Y., Ruby L. Taylor remembers being anxious about the […]
New museum traces history of Black music across genres
People look at an exhibit in the National Museum of African American Music, Jan. 30, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Unlike other museums that focus on a genre or label, this […]
Groundbreaking “What About Me” documentary featuring the unheard voices of Black Men Now available on Amazon Prime Video during Black History Month
The executive producers of the “What About Me” documentary— D. John Jackson, left, Darryl Pitts, center, and Taroue Brooks want to shed light on the hurdles of being Black film […]
HBCU law student’s book empowers Black youth
(Courtesy photo) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Did you know that out of 1.3 million attorneys only 5% are African American? Okoye Morgan, a St. Petersburg, Fla. resident […]