By Special ReleaseBaltimore Center Stage altimore Center Stage announced today that Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award winning director Stevie Walker-Webb will join the company as artistic director. Walker-Webb will assume the role Oct. 1, 2023, succeeding Interim Artistic Director Ken-Matt Martin. He joins Adam Frank, BCS’s Managing Director, to form the BCS leadership team. “From […]
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Baltimore Rhythm Festival set to return Sept. 9
By Ericka Alston Buck Special to the AFRO It’s back and bringing peace through music! The Baltimore Rhythm Festival is an end of summer international healing musical event held in Greenmount West. The Outdoor festival features free performances by local and international artists, free music, workshops and a large vendor marketplace. This year, the beats will […]
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Collective Minds Festival celebrates 20 years of House music
By AFRO Staff House music fans from around the region gathered in Baltimore for the Collective Minds Festival on Sept. 3. The event has been an annual celebration of all things related to House music for 20 years. According to Collective Minds, the community organization that coordinates the event each year, “House Music originated in […]
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Billie Holiday Music and Arts Festival spotlights Black music and culture
By AFRO Staff The Billie Holiday Music and Arts Festival took place on Sept. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore. The event was hosted by April Watts and featured a wide range of performances from the likes of John Milton Wesley, the Brencore Allstars and Symphony Black Jazz. […]
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Meet Maryam Basir, the Black entrepreneur making her own way in the beauty industry
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com New York-based actor, Maryam Basir, launched her business, Maryam Beauty, less than a month before SAG-AFTRA went on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)—effectively halting her TV and film work. Although Basir said acting was something that found her, she always had aspirations […]
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Afropunk Festival offers unique glimpse of Black creativity
Special to the AFROPhotos by AJ Johnson Each year the Afropunk Festival offers a unique experience of Black culture. This year under the banner, “Circus of Soul,” the festival featured servings of music, film, fashion and art produced by alternative Black artists. The Afropunk Festival originated in 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in […]
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PRESS ROOM: 2023 ESSENCE Fashion House™ & Best in Black Fashion Awards Returns with “TheGarment” Celebrating Black Designers Sergio Hudson, Brandice Daniel & More
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK─(BUSINESS WIRE)─Essence Communications Inc. announces the highly anticipated return of ESSENCE Fashion House™ and the annual Best in Black Fashion Awards during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) from September 7-8, 2023, hosted by TV personality and actress Chasity Saunders. This year’s ESSENCE Fashion House™ will celebrate the creative potential of fashion […]
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Review: We had a time at the Baltimore MET Gala!
By Ericka Alston Buck If you live in the region and have been void of opportunities to dress up in your most creative, over-the-top artistic expression; while connecting with visual artists with absolute masterpieces on display; while devouring some of the best culinary art, prepared by our top Black chefs; with an opportunity to give […]
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Baltimore MET Gala returns to celebrate high fashion and community
By AFRO Staff Baltimore’s finest designers and Black creatives converged on the M&T Bank Exchange on Aug. 26 for the Baltimore MET Gala. The event was produced by LaRian Finney, of the Finn Group, and Derrick Chase, of DChase Presents. Aside from the high fashion, Community Impact Awards were given out to movers and shakers […]
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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents
By Thalia Beaty, The Associated Press Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires, through a new fund they announced Aug. 31. The People’s Fund of Maui will give $1,200 a month to adults […]
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Maryland Public Television to host fourth annual HBCU week
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Wr1iter, abrent@afro.com Maryland Public Television (MPT) is hosting their fourth annual HBCU week from Sept. 4 to Sept. 10. The week-long series of special broadcasts is dedicated to recognizing the importance and impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). MPT’s HBCU centered programming for the upcoming week is a […]
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Keystone Korner to feature Gabby Samone in Whitney Houston tribute
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Local singer and vocal powerhouse, Gabby Samone is preparing to hit the stage in a personal tribute to legendary vocalist, Whitney Houston. Before her big performance on Aug. 30 at Keystone Korner Gabby Samone spoke with the AFRO about what fans can anticipate from the show and what […]
