By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Founder of nonprofit The Woman Behind the Business (WBB) and host of “The Woman Behind the Business” Talk Show, Angel Livas will soon become the first Black woman to own a podcast network that offers programming across all major platforms. The ALIVE Podcast […]
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Confessions of a Style Fanatic: Celebrating Black Creatives: AFROTHREADS
By Tonaé Lee, Special to the AFRO Happy Black History Month, Style Fanatic readers! Although Black creatives and figures should be celebrated everyday, you know our goal is to continuously spotlight and honor Black-owned brands creating a difference in the fashion world. This month we were able to sit and chat with AFROTHREADS, a sister-owned […]
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Matinee at the Royal, Celebrating 100 Years
By J.J. McQueenSpecial to the AFRO #AFRONewsAtNoon Pennsylvania Avenue. It’s the home of the historic Royal Theater, a place where Black people went to celebrate music, fashion, great food and camaraderie. On February 15, 1922, a group of African-Americans built what was known as the Douglas Theater, which eventually became, The Royal Theater. Located at […]
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Supreme Art in Hampden
By Jermaine E. Davenport, Davenport Imports & Arts “The Pursuit of Perfection” is the name of the current exhibition–Feb. 1 through March 14–by acclaimed, up-and-coming Baltimore artist Wendell Supreme Shannon in the new gallery space of Davenport Arts & Imports on “The Avenue” in Hampden. On view and for sale are more than 20 recent, […]
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EBONY Honors the Life and Legacy of Fashion and Cultural Icon André Leon Talley
By Special Report (Atlanta, GA – February 9, 2022) – EBONY, the iconic brand serving as the leading voice of the Black American experience committed to “Moving Black Forward,” today unveiled its February digital cover experience celebrating the life and legacy of fashion and cultural icon – the late André Leon Talley. For this special […]
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Moonfall film review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic The title spills the beans. In this sci-fi yarn, the filmmakers weren’t happy enough with a natural disaster: the moon hurtling towards earth. They had to add an outrageous AI storyline that makes what could have been a worthy, mildly plausible, catastrophic and action-filled movie a joke. […]
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Join the Fun at Miami Festivals & Events 2022
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Travel Writer There are 1001 reasons to travel to Miami. Put festivals and events at the top of your list, and you also get to play under the sun, moon and stars. Come for a fest, stay for the eclectic dining, exciting tours, fun sports and amazing museums. So, […]
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10 banned books that are crucial to Black culture
By Nadia Reese, Special to the AFRO Recently, schools across the country have begun banning books on topics such as religion, “witchcraft,” sexuality, police brutality and racism from the classroom and pulling them from school libraries. It is no surprise that most of the books that made the banned book list are written by Black […]
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Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst dies at 30
By Nadia ReeseSpecial to the AFRO On Jan. 31, Cheslie Kryst, who has crowned Miss USA in 2019, died at the age of 30 after falling from her 29th story Manhattan apartment, The Orion. According to the New York City Officer of Chief Medical Examiner, Kryst’s death has been ruled a suicide. Kryst was on […]
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Rihanna, A$AP Rocky expecting first child
By AFRO Staff The rumors are true! Billionaire superstar and fashion icon Rihanna and her rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together. The singer, 33, debuted her baby bump alongside her boyfriend in a chilly outdoor photoshoot in New York published by People Magazine on Jan. 31. The news exploded on social […]
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Trap Music Museum Honors 14 Black Owned Business in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA 一 In honor of Black History Month, Trap Music Museum will celebrate Black business and ownership through art with the “Black Currency” – Art Gallery and Exhibition which will run February 4th – 28th, 2022 at the Future Gallery, 50 Upper Alabama St SW #78, Underground Atlanta. The exhibition will highlight 14 Black-owned […]
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Black films thrive at Sundance Film Festival 2022 roundup
by Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic At the last minute, due to Omicron concerns, the 2022 Sundance Film Festival morphed from an in-person and virtual event to a purely digital experience. Thanks to streaming, Black filmmakers and Black films were on center stage all over the world. Check them out… Aftershock (***) According […]