By LEANNE ITALIE , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Porter, speaking to Vogue before he walked the Oscars red carpet, knew what he was in for among some social media users: “People are going to be really uncomfortable with my black ass in a ball gown, but it’s not anybody’s business but mine.” […]
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Clark Gable III, Grandson of Acting Great and Host of Reality TV Show “Cheaters”, Dies in Dallas
By The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Clark James Gable III, host of the reality TV show “Cheaters” and grandson of late Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable, has died in Texas. The Dallas County Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science says the 30-year-old Gable died Friday at a Dallas hospital. The medical examiner’s office didn’t immediately indicate the […]
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R. Kelly Leaves Jail After Posting $100K in Sex Abuse Case
By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM , Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that allows him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Hours earlier, the R&B star […]
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Director Spike Lee Wins First Oscar at 91st Annual Academy Awards
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Director Spike Lee, who was famously passed over for Best Film and Best Director for his 1992 film “Malcolm X,” won his first Oscar at the 91st Annual Academy Awards. Wearing a purple suit and hat and seated in the front row at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood […]
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Dr. Sheila Brooks, Author and Emmy Award Winner, Nominated for NAACP Image Award
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It isn’t an ordinary day when someone gets nominated for an NAACP Image Award. And, it certainly isn’t an ordinary day when renowned journalist Roland Martin is the one texting the nominee and alerting them of the honor. That’s why Tuesday, Feb. 19, wasn’t an ordinary day […]
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Kelly’s Music Legacy Tested Again after Sex Abuse Charges
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP Entertainment Writer Kelly is regarded as one of music’s all-time hit makers, but the years of sexual abuse allegations against the embattled R&B star have created a dark cloud over his musical legacy. Some believe Kelly’s career is in serious jeopardy once again after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated […]
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Performer Shares the Evolution of Black Women Through Touring Solo Show
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor. mgreen@afro.com Black Girl Magic might be a newer hashtag on a social media, but it’s not a new concept and the historicity of the term becomes apparent in Morgan Avery McCoy’s touring one-woman show, “Evolution of a Black Girl: From the Slave House to the White House.” An excerpt from […]
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R. Kelly Charged with 10 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse
By Sara Burnett and Michael Farm, The Associated Press Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Feb. 22 with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17. In […]
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If Proven, Smollett Allegations Could Be a ‘Career Killer’
By LYNN ELBER , AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jussie Smollett has been enmeshed in weekly drama on the set of “Empire,” the Fox TV series that gave the actor a breakout role and the fame to advance his social activism. Or at least he has been. Friday’s news that Smollett will not […]
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2 Women Accuse R. Kelly of Sexual Misconduct in 1990s
By KAREN MATTHEWS , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two women said Thursday that singer R. Kelly picked them out of a crowd at a Baltimore after-party in the mid-1990s when they were underage and had sex with one of the teens although she was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol and could […]
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Goodbye to ‘Baltimore’s First Lady of Jazz
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Over the course of seven decades Ethel Ennis, the pride of West Baltimore, shared her God-given gift, which was her luminous, cogent voice. But, her sparkling character and generous spirit also blessed countless others even beyond the scope of her timeless music. Ennis died Feb. 17. She was 86. According […]
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight. For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s most quiet […]