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 unbridled lovefest between Hall of Fame singer Janet Jackson and her multitude of fans worldwide. Thirty-five years after her groundbreaking 1986 Control album rocketed to […]
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‘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. Pictures via AP) By Micah Caldwell Special to the AFRO Many people are raving about the new movie “Judas and the Black Messiah” which premiered […]
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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 12, 2021—- Today, Baltimore Center Stage announced updates to their 58th season. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, this new season allows both the rehearsal process for […]
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‘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 ANGELES (AP) — The stars of “Judas and the Black Messiah” found their own lives transformed as they immersed themselves in the story of Black […]
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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 There’s little question that African Americans have been a significant part of Washington, DC’s civic life and identity since the city was first declared the […]
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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 pioneering Black actress died on Jan. 28. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People traveled across the country and stood […]
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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 about to celebrate Valentine’s Day with friends. Female college students are choosing to celebrate the eve of the holiday with their girlfriends, calling it Galentine’s […]
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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 Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While the COVID-19 pandemic may have silenced its concert hall, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) is working in overdrive to […]
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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 family’s finances. “As a Black woman, I grew up worrying about money. If my dad lost his job, what would happen to us and our […]
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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 new museum is the first to span multiple genres including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B and hip hop. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) By Kristin M. Hall AP […]
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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 producers and the impotence of telling positive stories of Black men overcoming the vestiges of racism in this country. (Courtesy photos) By AFRO Staff 5J […]
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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 and a Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) law soon-to-be graduate, decided that those numbers aren’t good enough. Morgan, who also has a Bachelor of […]