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 […]
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LeBron Says It Took Him a While to Embrace White People and that Black Star Athletes Face Double Standards
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Most Black folks could probably relate to having to adjust to being around White folks regularly. NBA superstar LeBron admitted to it during his new HBO show, “The Shop,” a “spirited, free-flowing discussions” talk show that features LeBron and a group of his celebrity athletes buddies. LeBron James (Courtesy Screenshot/HBO) […]
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Aretha’s Lack of a Will Could Make Things Rocky for Heirs
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aretha Franklin was so hard-nosed in her business dealings that she demanded to be paid in cash before performing. Her heirs won’t have it so simple. Though she lived to 76 and was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, the Queen of Soul died without a […]
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President and Stars Join in Epic Farewell to Queen of Soul
By JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of singers Friday in a hip-swaying, piano-pounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force for musical and political change and a steadfast friend and family member. “Aretha’s singing challenged the dangling discords of hate […]
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Meet Haiti’s Founding Father, Whose Black Revolution was too Radical for Thomas Jefferson
By Julia Gaffield, Georgia State University (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Crowds cheered as local lawmakers on August 18 unveiled a street sign showing that Rogers Avenue in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn would now be called Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard, after a […]
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Mourners Gather for Franklin’s Funeral; Diva Dressed in Gold
By JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Organizers of Aretha Franklin’s funeral insist it will be a service, not a show. Yet the Queen of Soul’s final send-off on Friday certainly will encompass many elements, emotions and grand entrances that were hallmarks of her more than six decades on sacred and secular stages. And […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO Hello everyone, I sure hope your weekend will be as great as mine. I am having a ball on vacation in Florida partying my butt off. My “Boo-Boo” and I drove down to be with my son and his wife, who have rented a villa for us to […]
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Wendell Pierce’s Latest Role Highlights Blacks in Intelligence Services
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Harriet Tubman was the first woman in the U.S. to lead a military expedition. As extraordinary a feat as it was for her to have freed numerous enslaved African-Americans, Tubman was also part of the Union’s intelligence establishment. As second in command (at her request) of the Combahee River […]
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Delta Sigma Theta Pays Tribute to Soror, the Queen of Soul
By The Associated Press What began as a thin line swelled into a sea of sisterhood as hundreds of members of Delta Sigma Theta streamed into the rotunda of the Charles H. Wright Museum on Tuesday to pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, a member of the sorority. The moving ceremony, known as the […]
