By Nyame-Kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO The D.C. Black Film industry is on a steady incline. In the last two years, big advancements have been made to enrich African-American cinematic culture in the nation’s capitol; 2017 was especially important because it was the inaugural year of the DC Black Film Festival. A groundbreaking media platform, […]
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New Doc `Charm City’ Examines Violence in Baltimore
By AFRO Staff As Baltimore grapples with a spike in homicides with more than 30 murders in the month of September, a new documentary focused on the people and groups fighting against the city’s ubiquitous violence, opens this month. “Charm City,” a film that examines the lives of community leaders, government officials members of the […]
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Baltimore’s Bresha Webb Lights Up ‘Night School’
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Though Baltimore raised actress Bresha Webb has “gone Hollywood”, she makes a point of staying true to her hometown. Webb, who is a graduate of Baltimore School of the Arts, describes it as the “Best high school in the world.” Webb was in the TWIGS program which meant she […]
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Unfiltered Martin Begins New Chapter of Broadcasting Career
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO In 1970 when the legendary activist and performer Gil Scott Heron recorded his classic “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” he probably didn’t understand the prophecy those lyrics would have today. Almost 50 years later journalist, commentator, and activist Roland Martin continues making his mark by distributing a brand […]
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Bill Cosby Gets 3 to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Assault
By The Associated Press His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, becoming the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison. The punishment all but completed the dizzying, late-in-life fall […]
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From Sitcom Star to Cookbook Author
By Jannah G. Johnson, Special to the AFRO Sitcom star, photographer and former model Daphne Maxwell Reid is adding a new title to her long list of professions: author. Reid recently released a cookbook for beginners called Grace + Soul & Motherwit, which chronicles both delicious recipes and Reid’s memories. Although the 70-year-old Reid is perhaps best […]
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‘Green Book’ Wins Audience Award at Toronto Film Festival
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Farrelly’s crowd-pleasing Deep South road trip movie “Green Book” won the Toronto International Film Festival audience award on Sunday, putting it on an envious path to the Oscars. Toronto’s People’s Choice Award is one of the most closely watched of the fall festival circuit […]
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Keith David on His Preacher Character’s Evolution on ‘Greenleaf’
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Arguably one of the most interesting themes in good drama is the relationship between father and son. Films and plays like “The Godfather,” “Boyz n The Hood” and “Fences” are classics in large part because of the centrality of this dynamic. Besides “Empire” perhaps, television isn’t noted for delivering […]
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Baltimore’s Jess Hilarious Talks New Fox Comedy ‘Rel’
By Jannah G. Johnson, Special to the AFRO Fox’s new sitcom “Rel” is a multi-camera comedy show based on comic Rel Howery’s life. In it he portrays a recently separated husband whose wife had an affair with his barber. The show chronicles Rel’s transition from a married to single man and a live in to long-distance […]
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Tiffany Haddish Leads African-American Emmys Sweep
By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer Tiffany Haddish led an African-American sweep of Emmy Awards for TV series guest actors, a landmark moment in the entertainment industry’s effort to foster diversity. Haddish was honored at Saturday’s creative arts Emmys for hosting “Saturday Night Live,” while Katt Williams won the guest comedy actor award for “Atlanta.” Tiffany […]
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Meagan Good, Star of ‘A Boy A Girl A Dream,’ Talks Putting Faith Into Action
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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‘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 […]