By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Wendy Williams talked about her health and marriage as she returned to her talk show for the first time since December. The audience on Monday gave the 54-year-old a standing ovation. In this Nov. 7, 2014, file photo, TV talk show host Wendy Williams arrives during the […]
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Pharrell To Launch Music Festival in Virginia Beach in April
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pharrell is heading home to Virginia Beach to launch a new music and culture festival. The Grammy-winning superstar announced Monday SOMETHING IN THE WATER, a multi-day event he’s calling a “cultural experience” that will debut April 26-28. He will perform on a stage set on the […]
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Newsrooms Still Lack Women and Individuals of Color
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With observances planned throughout March to commemorate Women’s History Month, a new report revealed that women are still mostly absent from newsrooms. The Women’s Media Center’s 2019 report on the status of women in U.S. media shows that despite some gains, men still dominate in every part of news, […]
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Compromise Offered to Small Theaters
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. forced to abandon productions of “To Kill a Mockingbird” under legal threat were offered an olive branch in the form of Aaron Sorkin’s script for the Broadway version. Scott Rudin, producer of the New York […]
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Thom Browne Blurs Sartorial Styles as VIPs hit Zendaya Show
By THOMAS ADAMSON, AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — A one-off itinerant extravaganza courtesy of American designer Tommy Hilfiger’s “buy-now” collaboration with actress-singer Zendaya gave Paris Fashion Week a case of Saturday night fever. On Sunday, Thom Browne continued to blur gender lines in his sartorial wardrobe. Here are highlights from fall-winter ready-to-wear shows. Singer […]
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Experts say Portrait Isn’t of George Washington’s Chef
By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A portrait long thought to be of George Washington’s enslaved chef, who cooked for the former president at Mount Vernon and Philadelphia before escaping, is actually not of Hercules, and isn’t even of a chef, art experts concluded after a two-year study. Experts who gathered in 2017 at Mount […]
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Foundation of Prince’s Second Wife to Honor Him at Gala
By LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Andra Day, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and Philip Bailey and Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire will perform during a fundraising gala honoring Prince to benefit the foundation of his second wife, Manuela Testolini. The evening Sunday to raise money for In a Perfect […]
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Black Writers Share Stories and Experiences in Maryland
By KATE MASTERS, The Frederick News-Post FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Neither Valerie Jean nor Elayne Bond Hyman spent their entire lives in Frederick County, but both have deep roots in the area, roots that extend down into the soil itself. For Jean, they trace back to her parents’ home on Madison Street in Frederick, behind […]
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Jimmie Allen is a Reflection of a New Country Music World
By KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Jimmie Allen likes to tell a story about the first time he met songwriter J.P. Williams, who is blind, before they came up with Allen’s No. 1 hit single “Best Shot.” “I said, ‘I don’t know if anyone told you, but I’m Black,’” […]
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Emotional Ceremony Honors Hall, Stenberg, Layne and Lewis
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Amandla Stenberg brought the audience to their feet as she talked of being protected by the ancestors. KiKi Layne evoked tears as she talked about having the comfort of Black women during an exciting but “terrifying” time. Kiki Layne attends the 12th Annual […]
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Flyest Fables Offer Kaleidoscope of Stories
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer When you tune into “Flyest Fables” you are transported to a fantastical world of young people on big quests and journeys. But the product that audiences hear is a result of the creator and producer going on his own path to empowerment. “Podcasting for me is a way for […]
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RAMBLING ROSE: Gospel Coming to the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town
By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO Hello my friends, my goodness so much has gone on since I talked to you last. I will only mention a few. First I want to publically and personally thank Greg Hatza and Marshall Booze for performing at my brother’s Joseph Pryor funeral services. They were awesome as […]