The Love Groove Music Festival’s first-ever Women Artist Showcase will take place virtually on March 5 at 8 p.m. By AFRO Staff The Love Groove Music Festival will launch its first Virtual Women Artist Showcase featuring eight of Baltimore’s youngest female artists, across eight music genres on March 5 at 8 p.m. Each artist will […]
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AFRO Remembers Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson attends night two of the Television Academy’s 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) AFRO staff and readers reflect on the life and legacy of Black Hollywood’s leading lady, the late Miss Cicely Tyson […]
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Cicely Tyson, a legend who portrayed African Americans with dignity and strength, dies at 96
Cicely Tyson, pictured with Wintley Phipps (left) and Larenz Tate (right). (PHOTO: Dream In Color Photography / NNPA) By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Actress and model Cicely Tyson, a legend of the stage and screen whose roles showcased the lives of famous African American women died on January 28 in New York at […]
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Hippodrome announces return of Broadway to Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Md. (February 2, 2021) – The touring Broadway industry is planning on making its return to the theatre later this year with safety as its top priority. The Hippodrome Theatre and the team at Broadway Across America have been collaborating with Broadway producers to relaunch shows and reroute touring schedules throughout North America. The Hippodrome […]
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‘Art of Activism’ exhibit in Maryland showcases Black art
This Jan. 16, 2021 photo shows Artist QRKY at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Md. QRKY is one of eight Black artists based in Maryland commissioned for the exhibit titled “Art of Activism” on display until Feb. 27. (Paul W. Gillespie/The Baltimore Sun via AP) By LILLY PRICE, The Capital Gazette ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Six […]
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Questlove uncovers ‘Black Woodstock’ in his hit Sundance doc
Musician and DJ Questlove attends the Planned Parenthood of New York City spring gala benefit on May 1, 2019, in New York. Assembled from 40 hours of never-seen footage of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and many others in concert, Questlove’s directorial debut is “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” a […]
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Why we’re obsessed with Valentine’s Day
(Photo courtesy Black Health Matters) From BET We can all agree that Valentine’s Day—a holiday meant to celebrate love—is pretty stressful, especially for singles. There suddenly becomes all this added pressure to find a date for those who may be otherwise be happy on any other given day. Craigslist is filled with personals of people […]
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Arizona State University renames film school to honor Sidney Poitier
President Barack Obama awarded Poitier the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, and in 2011, he earned the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s prestigious Chaplin Lifetime Achievement Award. (Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA / Wikimedia Commons) NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an interview ahead of The Sidney Poitier New American Film […]
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BMA offers visits by appointment for small groups
BALTIMORE, MD (January 29, 2021)—The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced that small groups of up to eight people will be able to reserve time to see a limited selection of exhibitions and galleries from Saturday, February 6 through Sunday, March 7. Each group will have 90 minutes to see two exhibitions that opened in […]
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Cicely Tyson has taken her final bow
Legendary, award winning actress, Cicely Tyson, 96, died on Jan. 28. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Cicely Tyson, 96, know n for her iconic roles such Coretta Scott King, Binta in the 1977 series “Roots,” and in the title role of “The Autobiography of Jane Pittman,” for which […]
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Former Larry King employee reflects on boss, friend
Judy Thomas worked for Larry King for almost 20 years. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor More than 40 years ago, Judith Thomas had a brief interview opportunity to work for legendary broadcaster Larry King, and that chance meeting turned into an almost 20-year tenure with the “King of Talk,” plus a friendship […]
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Navasha Daya’s `Liberation Song’
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com “I see the Blackness of my people. You know they’re Calling for freedom everywhere I’ve seen the Blackness of my people, and all you’ve got to do Brothers and Sisters, reach out your hands. We’re gonna Take you there Black stands for liberation…” -Gil Scott-Heron, “The Liberation Song” […]