Ebony Magazine relaunched in digital format on March 1, 2021. Media veteran, Michele Ghee, was named CEO of Ebony and Jet in January. The new owner is former NBA player Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman. He bought the magazine out of bankruptcy for $14 million in December 2020. Bridgeman’s daughter, Eden Bridgeman, will oversee Ebony Media. By […]
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Author and poet Kai Adia leans into community of bookstores for latest release
Kai Adia’s “The Depths of Anima” is an introspective look at Black girlhood and the transition into womanhood. (Courtesy of Reparations Club) By AFRO Staff Author and poet, Kai Adia, is honored to have her books in independent bookshops across her city of Los Angeles including the historic, Black-owned bookstore, Eso Won Books. As a […]
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Actor Hill Harper launches first Black-owned DigitalWallet, ‘The Black Wall Street
The Black Wall Street’s campaign, Crypto-curriculum and DigitalWallet will be led by Harper in partnership with Najah Roberts, a worldleading cryptocurrency exchange expert. The Black Wall Street technology & DigitalWallet will empower the financially-excluded and confront the racial wealth gap, in remembrance of the approaching centennial of the race-fueled Tulsa Massacre in Oklahoma’s Greenwood district […]
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BMA to open exhibition of recent contemporary acquisitions highlighting multi-year focus on collection diversification
BALTIMORE, MD (April 26, 2021)—The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) charted new territory in 2018 when it deaccessioned seven artworks from its contemporary holdings to create an acquisition fund for purchases of works by artists underrepresented in its collection and within broader art historical narratives. During the past three years, this fund has allowed the BMA […]
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Kids celebrates Black beauty through natural hair care
The Silk Me Kids brand and salon help kids to understand and celebrate their natural hair. (Courtesy of BlackNews.com). By Blacknews.com Silk Me Kids, the only kids salon in New Orleans, is ramping up brand awareness campaigns to spread their mission of becoming the educational leader and epicenter for kids to learn about and celebrate […]
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Film series sheds light on Afro-Latino experiences
Seu Jorge plays left-wing, Afro-Brazilian Carlos Marighella in “Marighella,” which is featured in the new virtual Afro-Latino film series beginning April 30 and ending May 3. (Courtesy Photo) By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO The same New York-based couple behind the annual African Diaspora International Film Festival, is launching a virtual film series […]
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Ava DuVernay’s Array Debuts Protest Song For Law Enforcement Accountability Project: Safe Where?
Written and Performed by Ra-Re Valverde as a Tribute to Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. LOS ANGELES, CA (April 16, 2021) – Ava DuVernay’s narrative change collective ARRAY has unveiled the fourth artist commission for its Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a propulsive fund founded in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 murder to catalyze creative expression […]
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The seven richest Black Americans
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com According to Forbes, as of October 2020, there were 614 American billionaires, the largest number of billionaires in the country’s history. And the vast majority of them are not people of color. However, there are some Black Americans with a net worth of more than one billion dollars. […]
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Ice Cube files lawsuit against stock trading company Robinhood
According to the lawsuit, the trading platform “specifically sought to punish and make an example out of Ice Cube.” (Photo courtesy NNPA) ROLLING OUT — The lawsuit claims that on March 8, Robinhood ran an advertisement on its Robinhood Snacks website and app using the Boyz N The Hood star’s image and likeness. The ad […]
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‘Moment of Truth’ 5-part docuseries debuts
At the height of Michael Jordan’s popularity as a basketball player and pop cultural icon, Jordan’s father James was reported missing and subsequently found dead days later in a swamp in South Carolina. (Image courtesy NNPA) THE BURTON WIRE — Written, directed and produced by “crime tv” producers Matthew Perniciaro and Clay Johnson, “Moment of […]
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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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Ayesha Curry launches new lifestyle magazine for Black women
Ayesha Curry’s new lifestyle magazine called “Sweet July” also includes 22 mouth-watering recipes for readers to explore. (Courtesy of Black Health Matters) By Black Health Matters Ayesha Curry’s life just got a little bit sweeter with the official launch of Sweet July, her new lifestyle magazine for Black women. Curry revealed the premiere cover to People earlier this […]