WASHINGTON, DC – Kofi Tyus Studios has launched a new website and collection featuring greeting cards, original artwork and limited edition prints honoring Black culture. The cards are for ever occasion including Christmas and Kwanzaa, Valentine’s, Mothers and Fathers’ Days and Growing together and U-Turn Cards, all highlighting beautiful artwork and images to inspire Black […]
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The RUNDOWN – Twitter Crowns TRUMP KING
Host Micha Green talks state reps rejecting President Trump’s totalitarian approach on the COVID-19 pandemic and what’s trending in the AFRO American Newspaper.
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2020 Jay-Z Scholarship Continues Despite COVID-19
By BlackNews.com *The deadline to apply is April 30th. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Rapper turned entrepreneur Jay-Z has decided to continue his annual scholarship program despite the coronavirus pandemic. His Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund helps students advance their education by giving them the resources they need to enroll in college, pay the tuition, and successfully finish […]
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‘Baltimore Conversations’ Launch
By AFRO Staff Baltimore Homecoming, a nonprofit organization of accomplished natives from around the world that return every year to inspire the city’s next generation, announced the launch of a virtual series called “Baltimore Conversations.” The series is designed to inform, engage and entertain Baltimoreans near and far during these uncertain times. The first conversation […]
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Teen Speaker Inspires Generations
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com COVID-19 has changed the world as many know it, with schools going virtual, proms and graduations canceled and the inability to hang with friends. Young people are feeling the sting of the pandemic and its influence on their personal and academic lives. “The change has been drastic because […]
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PRESS ROOM: Comcast Launches Xfinity Education Destination for K-12
By BlackPressUSA Comcast has made nearly 2,000 hours of programming and thousands of free titles available to Xfinity video customers to give children and their parents quick and easy access to educational programming by grade level, as part of the company’s comprehensive response to the COVID-19 crisis. The collection is a joint effort with “Common […]
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Winfrey Chooses “Hidden Valley Road” for Book Club
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick is Robert Kolker’s “Hidden Valley Road,” an in-depth account of a 1950s family in which six of 12 children were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Winfrey says she will continue picking books during the coronavirus outbreak, and will seek new ways […]
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WYPR Launches The Daily Dose to Highlight Maryland’s Response to COVID-19
By AFRO Staff WYPR, an NPR affiliate, recently launched The Daily Dose, a podcast that highlights Maryland’s response to the current public health crisis. Listeners can stay up to date through the original reporting and analysis from their newsroom along with the On The Record and Midday teams. Danyell Irby, WYPR acting executive director of […]
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Russell Simmons Brings Back Def Comedy Jam to Raise Money for Coronavirus Ravaged Areas
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Hip-hop and business mogul Russell Simmons has seen the devastation the novel coronavirus has wreaked on his hometown of Hollis in Queens, N.Y., and the rest of the world. Now, the iconic Def Jam founder is bringing back one of his legendary creations to help raise money […]
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Oprah on Coronavirus: ‘Playing it as Safe as I Possibly Can’
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says she’s playing it safe when it comes to the rapidly spreading coronavirus. The 66-year-old entertainment icon told The Associated Press on Friday that she has been quarantining and practicing social distancing at her home — even if that means longtime partner Stedman […]
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New Book About Black Masculinity
BLACK MASCULINITY DEFINED BY A BLACK MAN IN NEW NON-FICTION BOOK (Bookcover and author, Khefa Nosakhere) Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Khefa Nosakhere has released his first non-fiction work entitled Institutional Racism and the Search for African American Masculinity and Identity in Selected Works of Richard Wright. The book addresses how institutional racism and white male supremacy […]
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(BPRW) Statement From ESSENCE Communications, Inc. on the Postponement of the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Two weeks ago, we announced plans for the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of CultureTM and indicated that we would continue to evaluate the novel coronavirus crisis using all available resources and intelligence towards ensuring our first priority – the safety and well-being of our Festival- goers and everyone who contributes […]