By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO Jack Whitten, the distinguished contemporary Black artist, premieres at the the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) this weekend. “Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963-2017” features 40 works of an artist whose career spanned five decades. Part exhibition, part biography, the BMA display presents a uniquely physical encounter with the […]
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Baltimore’s Gervonta Davis Becomes Youngest Two-Time World Champion
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Gervonta “Tank” Davis became the youngest two-time world champion after beating former champion Jesus Cuellar to earn the WBA Super Featherweight title on April 21 at the Barclays Center in New York. Davis, 23, earned a TKO victory over Cuellar as referee Benjy Esteves was forced to stop the fight […]
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Defense Says Schedules Show Cosby Wasn’t Around for Assault
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and CLAUDIA LAUER, The Associated Press Jurors got a look April 20 at Bill Cosby’s travel records as his lawyers made the case that he never visited his suburban Philadelphia mansion in the month he is accused of drugging and molesting a woman there. Cosby’s lawyers say the alleged assault on Andrea Constand […]
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Chadwick Boseman of ‘Black Panther’ to Deliver Howard’s Commencement Address
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The “Black Panther” is taking over Howard University, delivering the Washington, D.C. school’s commencement address on May 12. Chadwick Boseman, an actor and Howard alum, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the ceremony, the school announced April 18. The honorary degree represents the […]
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First Saudi Cinema Opens with Popcorn and ‘Black Panther’
By The Associated Press The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots April 18 evening as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater. Though it was a private, invitation-only screening, for many Saudis it marked one of the clearest moments of change to sweep […]
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Cosby’s Star Witness Says Accuser Spoke of Plot to Frame
By The Associated Press The chief accuser at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial talked about framing a celebrity before going to police with her allegations in 2005, a key defense witness testified April 18 as the TV star’s lawyers began putting on their case. Marguerite Jackson, an academic adviser at Temple University, said Andrea Constand […]
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Bearden in Baltimore City Public Schools
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com The vast majority of people who pass through the Upton Metro station, the second busiest Metro stop (Penn-North is first) in the city, probably don’t realize that an American art masterpiece hangs in their midst, looming over all that enter. “A Baltimore Uproar,” is perhaps the most famous mosaic of […]
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Living For The Weekend
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “The years of imprisonment hardened me…. Perhaps if you have been given a moment to hold back and wait for the next blow, your emotions wouldn’t be blunted as they have been in my case. When it happens every day of your life, when that pain becomes a […]
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Laz Alonso Shows a Whole Different Side in New Film
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO It was a reunion of old friends for Laz Alonso and his co-stars in his new film “Traffik,” which opens April 20. “I’ve known Roselyn Sanchez for over 10 years,” Alonso tells the AFRO. “I know Paula from “Jumping The Broom.” That was 10 years ago so Paula Patton […]
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Former NFL Great Michael Vick Doesn’t Dodge His Past
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Michael Vick became an NFL legend by eluding defenders that were trying to stop him. With his playing days now over Vick doesn’t run away from his past as he candidly shares his life story around the country while making an appearance at First Baptist Church of Glenarden’s […]
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Judge Rules Jury Can Hear Bill Cosby Quaaludes Testimony
By The Associated Press Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial can read the comedian’s prior testimony about giving quaaludes to women before sex to the jury, the judge in the case ruled Tuesday. Judge Steven O’Neill ruled Tuesday that prosecutors can read the testimony into the record at Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged […]
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Kendrick Lamar the 1st Rapper to Win Pulitzer
By The Associated Press Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It’s the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award. The Pulitzer board on Monday called the album a work that captures the complexity of African-American life. Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album “Damn.” […]