By Nsenga K. Burton NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Hey Gen Xers! Here is something you can watch with the kids or grandkids while taking a trip down memory lane. The Fraggles make their return in Apple’s “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!,” a new, original collection of mini-episodes, produced by The Jim Henson Company, premiering […]
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S.O. Headwrap Diaries
By Ariel Chrysann Special to AFRO We all come in different shades and tones, and we all go to bed the same way, with our hair wrapped up. Hip-Hop artist S.O. captures the simple everyday beauty of being a Black woman. AFRO: What challenges do you face as a Christian Hip-Hop Artist? S.O.: One of […]
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Kids Write Series for Young Readers
By BlackNews.com Actor Dwayne Clark, his 8-year-old son, DJ, and his 11-year-old daughter, Jada, have launched a series of children’s books that portrays life lessons from their family experiences to motivate young readers. Written from a child’s point of view, the three books – One on One from Dad to Son: Lessons in Basketball and […]
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Book on Fashion of Miles Davis, Legendary Jazz Musician
AUTHOR MICHAEL STRADFORD PENS FIRST BOOK TO EXAMINE THE PERSONAL STYLE OF LEGENDARY JAZZ MUSICIAN MILES DAVIS Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Author and entertainment executive Michael Stradford pens the first book on the style of legendary jazz musician, Miles Davis, often called ‘the Picasso of music’. Noteworthy are exclusive observations from luminaries such as […]
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Whitfield’s Male vs. Man
By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern Of all the obstacles we face everyday, some are more challenging to overcome than others. Dondre Whitfield, a man with over three decades in the television and film industry, has also made a name for himself as a public speaker and an author. You might be familiar with his roles […]
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Butler’s Prescient Sci-fi Resonates Years After her Death
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist N.K. Jemisin was a teenager the first time she read Octavia Butler, and nothing had prepared her for it. It was the 1980s, and the book was called “Dawn,” the story of a Black woman who awakens 250 years after a nuclear holocaust. “I […]
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Test Your News Knowledge With Zenger
Which state has canceled its upcoming Democratic presidential primary election? Pixabay Nebraska Indiana New York New Jersey Correct! Wrong! Saturday Night Live did a skit with a fake TV message from which state governor? Joe Senft/Flickr Andrew Cuomo Jay Inslee Gretchen Whitmer Gavin Newsom Correct! Wrong! Cecily Strong played Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Which […]
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BLERDBINDER: Content That Makes the Lockdown Countdown Seem Shorter
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If you are a college student who is currently missing campus life right now, I am happy to say that the Spike Lee Joint, School Daze, has was recently added to the Netflix library. So, if you want to pledge to the Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity when classes resume, you now have […]
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Press Release: Michelle Obama Documentary Dropping On Netflix May 6
(Black PR Wire) — “Becoming,” a new documentary based on Michelle Obama’s best-selling book of the same name, is coming to the Netflix lineup on May 6. The film, directed by Nadia Hallgren, follows Obama across 34 cities for her book tour. It features the former First Lady as she speaks to everyday Americans and […]
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Sophia Nahli Allison’s A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA
BlackStar Film Festival to Host Exclusive Screenings of A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA on Anniversary of L.A. Uprisings The 2019 short film by Sophia Nahli Allison will stream for a limited time this weekend, followed by a powerful panel discussion (Philadelphia, PA — April 30, 2020) — BlackStar Film Festival and Sophia Nahli Allison announced […]
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Ava Duvernay’s Array Summit Grant Awarded to Black Femme Supremacy Film Fest
Ava Duvernay’s Array Summit Grant Awarded to BFSFilmFest Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival founder, Nia Hampton has been announced as one of the recipients of the inaugral Array Summit Grant. The $10,000 grant was awarded to many attendees of Ava Duvernay’s inaugural Array Summit that brought together the best and brightest community organizers and arts […]