(Black PR Wire) – ESSENCE, the leading and only 100% Black-owned media, technology and commerce company at scale dedicated to Black women and communities, will celebrate global Black Fashion with its annual ESSENCE Fashion House™ taking place during New York Fashion Week. Coming on the heels of its Global Black Fashion September/October issue which features rapper Megan Thee Stallion, […]
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Jazz legend Louis Armstrong’s ‘second home’ among property destroyed by Hurricane Ida
The Karnofsky Tailor Shop and Residence was considered a “second home” to jazz maestro Louis Armstrong. It was among the properties destroyed by Hurricane Ida. (NNPA/Courtesy Photo) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Hurricane Ida continues to leave destruction and devastation in its wake as residents from New Orleans and Mississippi realize […]
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Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ release sets streaming records, stirs trouble with artists
Rap artist and entrepreneur Kanye West. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) By Reginald L. Allen II Special to the AFRO Rap artist and entrepreneur Kanye West’s 10th studio album ‘Donda’ raised the bar for music streaming in 2021 with over 94 million streams globally on Spotify within the first week. The long-awaited album release was […]
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Civil Rights Museum to honor Michelle Obama, Poor People’s Campaign
In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Michelle Obama listens to female students at the Can Giuoc high school in Long An province, Vietnam. The former first lady and The Poor People’s Campaign have been chosen to receive Freedom Awards from the National Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee. The museum said Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, […]
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Generation Typo: New fashion brand bridges generational gap
Typo is a new fashion brand created by Doncel Brown. (Courtesy Photo) By Dareise A. Jones Special to the AFRO Generation Typo, a new fashion brand created by entrepreneur Doncel Brown, aims to use clothing and conversations between different generations to create connections. Brown, who is one of eight siblings and a self-proclaimed military brat, […]
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Baltimore’s David Miller encourages Black boys to read and dream
David Miller’s new children’s book, Chef Toussaint. (Courtesy Photos) By Marnita Coleman Special to the AFRO While college touring in Florida with his daughter, we caught up with David Miller, Baltimore’s esteemed social entrepreneur, for a candid conversation about the launch of his new children’s book, family dynamics and future projects on the horizon. Miller’s […]
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A Kids Company About accumulates $7 million in funding to expand its brand
A Kids Book About has now expanded to A Kids Company About to include podcasts and classes for youth to tackle challenging and critical topics, including mental health, careers paths and social justice. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Back in 2018, Jelani Memory, a native of […]
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9/11 family members call on HBO to restore final episode of Spike Lee Series
It was with profound disappointment that we learned last night from news reports that 30 minutes of Spike Lee’s HBO docuseries addressing the destruction of the Twin Towers and Building 7 would be removed from the final episode, which airs 20 years to the day since the murder of our loved ones. We have been […]
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Baltimore native co-writes star studded romantic drama ‘Really Love’
Isaiah (Kofi Siriboe) and Stevie (Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing) meet cute at an art exhibition in room in romantic drama “Really Love.” (Courtesy photos) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO In the tradition of stories of young love such as Love Jones and Love and Basketball, Director and Co-writer Angel Kristi Williams and Writer Felicia Pride, […]
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Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honor
AFRO Archive photo. Josephine Baker sent this autographed photo to the AFRO in 1933 By The Associated Press The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman to get the […]
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Aaliyah’s legacy lives on 20 years later
Aaliyah Dana Houghton By Joshua Moore Special to the AFRO Aaliyah Dana Houghton was born Jan. 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, N.Y. It has been 20 years, as of Aug. 25, since Aaliyah tragically died in a plane crash alongside the eight others in her music group. She was 22. Her posthumous album “One in a […]
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BMore Than Dance founder featured in Issa Rae-produced Netflix doc
Erigh Laboo, aka “Neek,” founder of B More Than Dance, who appears in Issa Rae-producer Netflix doc “Dark City Beneath The Beat”. By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Errigh LaBoo, commonly known as Neek, was a 14-year old music geek and “club head” when he met legendary Baltimore deejay K-Swift. “Meeting her,” he stated, […]