By Special to the AFRO David E. Talbert, celebrated auteur and 1989 Morgan State University graduate, will be the keynote speaker at Morgan’s 145th Spring Commencement Exercises held on May […]
Category: TV and Film
Mosaic’s Marys Seacole Celebrates Black Caregivers
Broadway star and famed singer of the “Reading Rainbow” television show theme song, Tina Fabrique appears alongside local favorite Kim Bey under the direction of beloved local director Eric Ruffin […]
Met Gala moment: Janelle Monáe stuns in futuristic look
By Beatrice Dupuy, John Carucci and Jocelyn Novack, The Associated Press News It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, and it wasn’t even at the Met. Fast forward […]
HBO puts spotlight on corruption in Baltimore Police Department with new mini-series
By AFRO Staff A new HBO miniseries, “We Own This City,” has refocused attention on the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) and the corrupt officers of the BPD Gun Trace Task […]
2022 Met Gala highlights
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LeVar Burton to receive Lifetime Achievement Award for literacy advocacy
By AFRO Staff LeVar Burton is a fixture in the memories of many African Americans, having played a pivotal role in the seminal slavery saga, “Roots” and hosting “Reading Rainbow” […]
Ray Charles, Judds inducted into Country Hall of Fame
By Kristin M. Hall, AP Entertainment Writer The Country Music Hall of Fame induced Ray Charles and The Judds on May 1, although the death of Naomi Judd a day […]
‘First Lady’ drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses
By Lynn Elber, The Associated Press “The First Lady” presents three influential women, three acclaimed actors playing them, and a century of history encompassing wars, presidential scandals and America’s stubborn […]
Former President Barack Obama narrates Netflix docuseries focused on preserving the Earth’s wild spaces and species
By AFRO Staff Netflix has put out a five-episode docuseries titled “Our Great National Parks,” on April 13, just as celebrations for Earth Day 2022 (April 22) kick into high […]
TV’s ‘Black-ish’ ends 8-season run with legacy, fans secure
By Lynn Elber, The Associated Press News A surprise-awaited “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and his family on a 2016 visit to the newly opened National Museum of African American History […]
Reimagined & Reinvented ‘for colored girls’ opens tonight on Broadway!
NEW YORK, NY – The highly anticipated Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (Once On […]
Jon Batiste, Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak clean up at 64th Annual Grammy Awards
By AFRO Staff The music industry’s best and brightest stars turned up for the 64th annual Grammy Awards on April 3, held at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena. […]