DMX performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 2011. The family of rapper DMX says he has died at age 50 after a career in which he delivered iconic hip-hop songs such as “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem.” A statement from the family says the Grammy-nominated rapper died at a hospital in […]
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D.C. multicultural beauty highlighted in new OCTFME, BET HER
BET and The DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) teamed up for the five-part, 30-minute, weekly series Urban Beauty TV. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com While Hollywood might be known as the hub of glam, BET and the District of Columbia Office of Cable Television, […]
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Who won? Earth Wind & Fire ‘Verzuz’ The Isley Brothers
(Courtesy of Youtube) Resurrection Sunday ended with smooth tunes and lots of grooves in a Verzuz battle with two legendary groups with decades worth of hits. The elements of Earth, Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers went head to head in an iconic battle that people from every generation appreciated. This time, the show […]
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Prayer vigil planned for stricken rapper DMX
In this Sept. 23, 2009, file photo, DMX arrives at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in New York. DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday, April 3, 2021 at White Plains Hospital. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File) The Associated Press A […]
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DMX hospitalized after reported overdose
Missy Elliott was among those who sent up prayers for DMX’s recovery. By AFRO Staff Hip-hop great DMX has been hospitalized in grave condition after an apparent drug overdose, according to TMZ. The 50-year-old was rushed to a White Plains, N.Y., hospital at about 11 p.m. on April 2 after suffering a heart attack caused […]
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Michelle Obama Inspiration For Teen Image Award Nominee’s Film
Los Angeles teen, 14-year-old Kaila Love Jones was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Short Form (Animated). (Courtesy photo) Fourteen year-old Los Angeles native Kalia Love Jones says she has always been a fan of former First Lady Michelle Obama. In an interview via email with the AFRO she stated, […]
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Local stylist, entrepreneur launches ‘Black Women’s Business Directory’
The Joy of Styling launched the Boss-ish Black Women’s Business Directory as part of Women’s History Month. (Courtesy Photo) By Savanna Samuel AFRO Intern As The Joy of Styling (TJOS) celebrates its five-year anniversary, the image consulting company continues to serve the community through fashion, outreach and awareness, such as in the 2021, “Boss-ish Black […]
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New children’s book celebrates historically Black colleges and universities
(Photo courtesy BlackNews.com) By Black News.com Nationwide via BlackNews.com — Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs.) Unfortunately, many children are unaware of these institutions. With HBCU Prep School’s help, author Claudia Walker has written and published The ABCs of HBCUs to […]
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Motor House chooses innovators for Digital Arts Program
Motor House announced its Digital Artists Portfolio (DAP) program that will serve as a hub for Baltimore’s rising artists. This class features Music producer/musician Henny Lee, left, dancer Theodore Alexander, top right, and trombonist/dancer Chy. (Courtesy photos) BALTIMORE, MD– Motor House has moved forward in supporting the next generation of innovation with its new class […]
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All Roads Lead to Africa connects culture and creativity
Professor Eleanor Earl directing on set. In addition to being a HBCU professor, Professor Earl is also a singer/songwriter who has collaborated and performed with Grammy award-winning music producers, and is an alumna of The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. (Courtesy of Professor Earl) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Africa […]
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Nobody film review
(from left) Harry Mansell (RZA), Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) and David Mansell (Christopher Lloyd) in Nobody, directed by Ilya Naishuller. By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic From the looks of it, he’s a weak-willed working-class man. A victim of routine and routinely disrespected—by his wife. Everybody thinks he’s wimp. Everyone dumps on him. […]
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National Museum of African American Music opens in Nashville
The guitar will be placed temporarily in the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, where visitors can view this smashed guitar – with its neck and fretboard still intact – for themselves. NNPA NEWSWIRE — From rock and roll to blues, jazz, and hip-hop, music is as much the African American way […]