Hello everyone, how are you? Well, I hope. This week we are going to talk about our musical country. There are a few artists, singers and musicians who still remind us of the great music that many of our Baby Boomers enjoyed back in the day. Karter James, songwriter and musician, performed and presented “Music […]
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Kwame Alexander Credits Baltimore with Launching Writing Career
By Tilesha Brown, Special to the AFRO 22 years ago, New York Times Bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, started a publishing company in the basement of his mother’s home on St. Paul Street in North Central Baltimore. It was the early 90s, he was fresh out of college, and he was already cracking the code for how […]
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Keith David on His Preacher Character’s Evolution on ‘Greenleaf’
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Arguably one of the most interesting themes in good drama is the relationship between father and son. Films and plays like “The Godfather,” “Boyz n The Hood” and “Fences” are classics in large part because of the centrality of this dynamic. Besides “Empire” perhaps, television isn’t noted for delivering […]
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Baltimore’s Jess Hilarious Talks New Fox Comedy ‘Rel’
By Jannah G. Johnson, Special to the AFRO Fox’s new sitcom “Rel” is a multi-camera comedy show based on comic Rel Howery’s life. In it he portrays a recently separated husband whose wife had an affair with his barber. The show chronicles Rel’s transition from a married to single man and a live in to long-distance […]
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New Miss America Crowned Amid Swimsuit Controversy
By The Associated Press The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she’s glad she didn’t have to. Nia Imani Franklin, who won the title Sunday night in Atlantic City while competing as Miss New York, said the changes in the 98-year-old pageant are a welcome modernization. […]
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Tiffany Haddish Leads African-American Emmys Sweep
By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer Tiffany Haddish led an African-American sweep of Emmy Awards for TV series guest actors, a landmark moment in the entertainment industry’s effort to foster diversity. Haddish was honored at Saturday’s creative arts Emmys for hosting “Saturday Night Live,” while Katt Williams won the guest comedy actor award for “Atlanta.” Tiffany […]
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Charles White’s Signature Paintings Headed to N.Y.’s Museum of Modern Art
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO An exclusive exhibition known as “Charles White: A Retrospective” will be the first in more than 30 years to be recognized at the renowned Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist and activist Charles White (1918-1979), Howard […]
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Black Restaurant Week Comes to DC
By Lauren E Williams, Special to the AFRO Get your calendars ready, and your stomachs emptied because the DMV is set to host Black Restaurant Week November 4-11. Focused on highlighting culinary cuisines from Black chefs, as well as cultural events and informative workshops and sessions, this year‘s restaurant is like none other held in the […]
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Meagan Good, Star of ‘A Boy A Girl A Dream,’ Talks Putting Faith Into Action
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Meagan Good was puzzled when producer Datari Turner, who she describes as being “like a brother to me” handed her the script for their latest big screen collaboration, “A Boy A Girl A Dream.” She remembers, “He was like, ‘Hey, let’s take a look at this.’ And when I […]
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Try to remember the kind of September when life was slow and oh so mellow. Try to remember the kind of September when grass was green and grain so yellow. Try to remember the kind of September when you were a young and a callow fellow. Try to remember and if you remember then follow–follow, […]
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‘Cosby’ Actor Thankful for Support about Grocery Store Job
By The Associated Press An actor who was a regular on “The Cosby Show” said he’s thankful for the support he has received since photos of him working at a grocery store showed up on news sites. Geoffrey Owens said Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he did feel some people were trying to […]
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Memorabilia at Reginald F. Lewis Museum Seeks to Reclaim Racist Imagery
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO Childish Gambino AKA Donald Glover’s “This is America” video debuted May 5. Since then, it has accumulated almost 380 million views on YouTube. The video, opening with Glover’s strained unnatural pose reminiscent of the original caricature of Jim Crow, is planned to serve as a starting and […]