CEO Austin Webster and former Motown Records Executive Darrell Thompson. (Courtesy Photo)(Courtesy Photo) By Kai McDaniel Special to the AFRO These co-founders are shaking up the music tech industry. CEO Austin Webster and former Motown Records Executive Darrell Thompson have launched Deepr®, an Atlanta-based startup and music discovery app, that makes searching through endless catalogs […]
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Apple Announced ‘Digital Harvest,’ Some Customers Not Ready to Reap
The iPad Air is one of several products to be released this fall. (Courtesy of Apple.com) By Joshua Moore Special to the AFRO Apple held its annual big tech release event on Sept. 15. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, was the host and showed off new products that will be hitting the shelves this fall […]
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Walter Mosley to Receive Honorary National Book Award
Author Walter Mosley attends the 2018 National Art Awards in New York on Oct. 22, 2018. Mosley, who is among the most acclaimed crime novelists of his time, is receiving an honorary National Book Award. He will formally receive the medal during a Nov. 18 ceremony that will be held online because of the coronavirus […]
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AFRO Archive Inspired Exhibition Opens
By AFRO Staff From Aug 27. to Oct. 1, the facade of 2519 N. Charles St. will illuminate with newly commissioned artwork by three Baltimore based artists. Since last year, SHAN Wallace, Akea Brionne Brown and Savannah Wood have engaged in research in the AFRO American Newspapers archives, creating new work inspired by their findings […]
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Biden Campaign Launching National “Shop Talk” Series to Engage Black Men
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has echoed the sentiments of many who are sickened by the repeated shootings by police of unarmed African Americans. This week, Biden heaped praise on the Milwaukee Bucks and other National Basketball Association teams who are on the verge of […]
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A Young Millennial is Putting A Historic Black Radio Station Back on the Musical Map!
A YOUNG MILLENNIAL – PASTOR CEJAY – IS GIVING A HISTORIC RADIO STATION A NEW HEARTBEAT THAT CAN BE FELT AND HEARD NATIONALLY With the explosive growth of digital streaming, the rise of social media and other online distractions, many have pronounced terrestrial radio dead. However, KOKA 980 AM – The Heart of Gospel – […]
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`Talkers’ Top 50: Larry Young Does It Again
By AFRO Staff You can set your watches to it. Around this time of year, The Talker’s Magazine, one of the most important publications in the world of talk radio comes out with its “Heavy Hundred” ranking. It is a list of the “100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America,” according to the magazine. […]
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You’re the Missing Ingredient at The Chicken Boxx
Obviously it’s not a place to purchase a package of that delectable delicacy that has the power to make your mouth water at its very mention. But if you have an appetite for rousing debate and friendly banter at the same time, you might want to make your way to the place. The Chicken Boxx […]
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Emerging Artist Creates Coloring Book Series For Black Girls That Celebrates Their Hair
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — Taaj Marjanee, owner and illustrator of Yumme Brand, believes that Black girls should enjoy being creative while coloring and painting characters that look like them. Growing up she didn’t see coloring books dedicated to Black girls and neither did the women in her family before her. After playfully sketching her face […]
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Civil Rights Activist Ruby Bridges Writes Children’s Book
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges has written a children’s book with a candid telling of the past and positive message for the future, inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests. Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, announced Friday that Bridges’ “This Is […]
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Black Artists Risked It All for the Vote
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In the 1950s when James Baldwin and Loraine Hansberry revealed the challenges of the Black experience due to systemic racism in “The Amen Corner” (1954) and “A Raisin in the Sun” (1959), or when Harry Belafonte broke barriers and won an Emmy in 1960 for his sketches and […]
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Author’s Book Helps Children When They Begin to See Race and Notice Differences
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — Ella: Who Am I? by La’Shaun Garcia is a children’s book about learning and understanding one’s culture and ethnicity in a fun way for all children and families. How to help answer the question of differences through example. The book features beautiful illustrations and simple text to show a child’s curiosity […]