Author and entrepreneur Kinyatta Gray poses with a photo of her mother, Beverly “Miss Bee” Carroll at an Evergreen tree planting at THEARC in early fall. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Since its founding 15 years ago, Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) has provided cultural and social programming for […]
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Black People Mourn The Loss of Alex Trebek
A shrine to the late “Jeopardy” quiz show host Alex Trebek is pictured near his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. Trebek died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at age 80. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When news broke that Jeopardy’s beloved host […]
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Suburban Baltimore vocalist utilizes musical foundation in transition to traditional Jazz
Lavenia Nesmith was once a member of the first RnB band from Washington, D.C. Lavenia Nesmith (Photo: http://www.lavenianesmith.com/by Eva Quintos Tennant) By Timothy Cox Special to the AFRO BALTIMORE, MD — When a Washington, DC area musical group held its 60th anniversary last year, the memories stoked lots of good feelings for at least one of […]
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The Life Ahead Film Review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Upon hearing the premise of this film, involving an 86-year-old Jewish Holocaust survivor and a 12-year-old Senegalese immigrant, you might think you’re in for 94 minutes of sentimental drama. In some ways, maybe so. In others not. But out of an abundance of caution, keep a box […]
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Black People’s “Soul” Slang Classified
Black youth gain pleasure from “mixing” incongruent words into Slang and Rap for messages and for play. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Dr. Joseph A. Bailey II, MD, FACS via NNPA Today’s Black Slang is like a kaleidoscope whose various overlapping colors/types can serve many purposes. Type I Slang shows one belongs to the fellow […]
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Wearable devices help detect potential coronavirus infections
The wearable devices will be low cost tools that help track the spread of COVID-19. (Kārlis Dambrāns via Flickr) By Caitlin Yilek Zenger News A watch and ring are giving the military advance warning of potential coronavirus infections. The wearable devices from Garmin and Oura, with the help of an algorithm from Philips Healthcare, are […]
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Netflix Raising U.S. Streaming Prices Amid Booming Growth
Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices by 8% to 13% as its video streaming service rides a wave of rising popularity spurred by government-imposed lockdowns that corralled people at home during the fight against the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) By Michael Liedtke Associated Press Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices […]
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Tribute Paintings Honoring Two Icons Who Died of Cancer – Chadwick Boseman and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Baltimore Artist Will Brown (to be Auctioned for the American Cancer Society) WHEN: Auction opens Wednesday, November 3, 12noon and closes Saturday, November 7, 2020, 9 p.m. Go to: https://tasteforlife.org/auction WHAT: A silent auction, which is part of the virtual 21st Annual Taste For Life of the American Cancer Society, will feature original paintings by Baltimore artist Will […]
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Maryland Actress Stars in The Walking Dead Spinoff
Actress Aliyah Royale, star of The Walking Dead: World Beyond. (Courtesy Aliyah Royale) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Though LA-based actress Aliyah Royale left Maryland when she was very young, she reveals she has gone back and forth to and from the area, “all my life.” The reason for her many trips was […]
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Nia DaCosta to Become First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Film, ‘Captain Marvel 2’
Nia DaCosta attends the 11th Annual AAFCA Awards at the Taglyan Complex on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark Von Holden /Invision/AP) (BlackNews.com) — Nia DaCosta will be the new director of the sequel to “Captain Marvel, ” aking her the first Black woman to ever direct a Marvel Studios movie. […]
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Spell Film Review
Omari Hardwick and Loretta Devine in Spell By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Omari Hardwick’s and Loretta Devine’s performances elevate this horror/suspense/thriller in ways the script may never have imagined. Devine, especially, steals scenes and makes her venomously evil character devilish beyond redemption. Think back to the 1990 film Misery, which was based […]
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Happening at the Lewis: Upcoming Online Programs
Short Kutz: Homecoming 2020 Thursday, November 5 7 – 9 P.M. EST Cost: Members $10; Non-members $15 Join us for this virtual celebration of HBCU homecomings and the memories, lessons, and adventures found at these “family” reunions. Nine storytellers will share with you — LIVE — unforgettable, curated, true-to-life narratives. If you’re homesick for your […]