Beyonce, left, and Megan Thee Stallion accept the award for best rap song for “Savage” at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) By DAVID BAUDER, AP Entertainment Writer Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish made history at the Grammy Awards. Just as […]
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Hill Harper to Keynote CSU’s 2021 Commencement
Actor and Author, Hill Harper (Courtesy Photo) Humanitarian, Actor and Author, Hill Harper to Keynote CSU’s 2021 Commencement BALTIMORE — Humanitarian, award-winning actor, best-selling author and entrepreneur, Hill Harper will be the keynote speaker for Coppin State University’s (CSU) 2021 commencement event, on May 14. Harper, also a health and wellness ambassador/educator and philanthropist, stars in ABC’s […]
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Former Motown artist inspires with new book ‘Blessings in Uncertain Times’
(Courtesy Photo) By Dareise A. Jones Clarence “KD” McNair knows all too well the anguish of anxiety and the fear, doubt and stress that uncertainty bring. He also knows that God is present during these times and there are many opportunities that can go unnoticed due to dire circumstances, which inspired him to write his […]
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Gospel performer Kirk Franklin apologizes after son releases obscenity-laced audio
Kirk Franklin performs during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) The elder Franklin, speaking in a video posted on his Twitter account, said the two got in an argument that his son recorded. By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service (RNS) — Gospel entertainer Kirk Franklin has posted […]
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Jermaine Dupri and Dallas Austin dive ‘Deepr®’ into their hits
Award winning producer Jermaine Dupri, left, and hall of fame songwriter Dallas Austin. By Kai McDaniel Special to the AFRO Black-owned, Atlanta-based music tech start-up, Deepr® has teamed up with Midem Digital to share an exclusive conversation between Hall of Fame songwriters and Grammy-award-winning producers, Jermaine Dupri and Dallas Austin. The award-winning creators share head-turning […]
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Motor House Celebrates Women’s Month By Celebrating Change Making Artists & Advocates
BALTIMORE, MD– This month, Motor House celebrates Women’s History Month by acknowledging change making womxn artists and art advocates with a set of special conversations called Womxn at The Helm. Womxn At The Helm will be hosted by our Executive Director, Camille Kashaka and will focus on talking to women who have given tremendous contributions […]
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Honoring Black ‘Sheroes’ in film
By Ron Mulvihill Independent Film Maker “Sheroes” abound in independent films. As an international independent filmmaker of diverse and indigenous communities over the last 4 decades, I have worked with some amazing women whose stories were amplified on the screen; stories that celebrate their unique and oftentimes challenging circumstances. Relevant to impressionable young people, female […]
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Grammy-nominated singer Ruben Studdard joins singer/songwriter Alan Scott in “John Lewis Lives” video
Grammy Award-nominated singer and Season Two winner of “American Idol” Ruben Studdard is teaming with D.C. songwriter and producer Alan Scott for the single “John Lewis Lives,” a song dedicated to the late civil rights icon and United States Congressman. Listen to the track and watch the music video HERE. The single and video are […]
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2021 Pan African Film Festival
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Festival Movie fans attending the 29th PAFF could watch its choice programming on a streaming app or computers, versus making the annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles. The setting is different, but the usual array of international African diaspora films is still impressive. Check out these four festival films […]
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THE EQUALIZER Renewed for Season 2!!!!!
“THE EQUALIZER,” TELEVISION’S #1 ENTERTAINMENT SERIES, STARRING QUEEN LATIFAH, IS RENEWED FOR THE 2021-2022 BROADCAST SEASON CBS announced today that it has renewed television’s #1 entertainment series, THE EQUALIZER starring Queen Latifah, for a second season. “THE EQUALIZER has proven more than equal to the task of engaging viewers and racking up wins on Sunday […]
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Coming 2 America film review
Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy star in COMING 2 AMERICA By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Nothing wrong with a little nostalgia. But if you’re looking for a comedy revelation, this isn’t it. It’s an ‘80s throwback with a comic superstar, his merrymen/women and a tinge of Wakanda fever. Grab a seat and […]
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Couple brings Dizzy Gillespie genius to Washington Performing Arts
Brinae Ali and Sean Jones will be performing “Dizzy Spellz,” streamed live through Washington Performing Arts March 19-25. By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Husband and wife Sean Jones and Brinae Ali are not only collaborators in life, love and parenthood, but also in the arts. From March 19-25, audiences will be treated to […]