By Nakia Brown, Special to the AFRO What began as a hobby of perfecting the audio and cinematic experience, evolved a 7-seat home theater in a townhouse basement into a 85-seat luxurious and independent multiplex movie theater in Baltimore. Next Act Cinema, the first Black-owned movie theater in Baltimore, opened its doors at 921 Reisterstown Road, […]
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Grammy-Nominated Rapper Nipsey Hussle Shot and Killed at 33
By MESFIN FEKADU and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside the clothing store he founded to help rebuild his troubled South Los Angeles neighborhood, police said, cutting short a career that earned him a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label debut. He was 33. Police […]
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Smollett Saga Shook Public Trust, Heightened Racial Tensions
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK, AP National Writer In the two months since Jussie Smollett reported a late-night attack by assailants shouting racial and anti-gay slurs, the “Empire” actor and activist went from victim to defendant. Police and many in the Black community rallied to his defense before condemning his account as a hoax. On Tuesday, […]
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Jackson, Nicks Enter Hall With Encouragement for Women
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Nicks, who became the first woman inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Janet Jackson, the latest member of the Jackson clan to enter the hall, called for other women to join them in music immortality on a night they […]
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Beyonce, ‘Black Panther’ win at 50th NAACP Image Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce was named entertainer of the year at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Beyonce accepted the award Saturday night, the superstar paid homage to the people who were nominated in the same category […]
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Robert Townsend Doc on ‘The 5 Heartbeats’ Earns NAACP Nod
By JOHN CARUCCI, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some of us understand the heartbreak of finding out our favorite band has broken up, but few can actually turn that dismay into a cult classic. That’s what Robert Townsend did with “The Five Heartbeats.” According to the 62-year old filmmaker, it was hearing that David […]
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With ‘Black Panther’ and now ‘Us,’ Winston Duke is on a Roll
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winston Duke went from relative obscurity to being a household name with his first film and he wasn’t even the lead, or second or third performer listed for that matter. That the first film in question was “Black Panther” didn’t hurt, but that Duke still […]
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City Leaders: Smollett Owes Chicago $130K for Investigation
By AMANDA SEITZ and HERBERT G. McCANN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — City officials have ordered Jussie Smollett to pay $130,000 to cover the cost of the investigation into his report of a street attack that Chicago police say was staged to promote his career. A letter from the city’s legal department sent Thursday to […]
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Attorneys: Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Jussie Smollett
By AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, defense attorneys said, apparently abandoning the case barely five weeks after the “Empire” actor was accused of lying to police about being the target of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago. Smollett’s attorneys […]
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BET News Presents: “AMERICAN INJUSTICE: A BET TOWN HALL” Hosted by Soledad O’Brien Sunday, March 24 at 9PM ET/PT Exclusively on BET
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 18, 2019–BET News presents “ AMERICAN INJUSTICE: A BET TOWN HALL.” Hosted and moderated by award-winning broadcast journalist, Soledad O’Brien, this critical and timely primetime special brings together some of the most influential voices in Congress to explore the future of criminal justice reform in America. The panel of political heavyweights includes presidential candidates Senator Cory […]
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Actress Brittany Inge Plays Complex Crystal on BET’s Boomerang
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO The BET series Boomerang doesn’t take place on a college campus but has the potential to be for this generation of young people what A Different World was for young adults in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Created by Lena Waithe (The Chi) and writer Ben Cory […]
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11-Year Old Violinist Hopes to Become New Face of Classical Music
By BlackNews.com Orlando, FL — Leah Flynn is a violin soloist. Her father, Lennox Flynn, a self-taught musician, realized Leah’s gift, as he noticed her tinker on the family’s keyboard, playing actual melodies when she was 3-years old. Leah discovered her passion for playing the violin at the age of five. By age six, she […]
