Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns contestant Keanu Hogan is a Baltimore native and chose to follow her culinary passion after graduating from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. (Photo Credit: Fox Television Media Relations) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Yes, that’s how she got her name. “I was expected to be a boy and my mother […]
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U.S. Olympic team takes shape: Run Sha’Carri Run
Sha’Carri Richardson has been trending all week since her winning 100-meter run at the June 19 Olympic trials. The 21-year-old out of Louisiana State University (LSU) leftcompetitors in the dust and blew spectators away with a performance that secured the first spot in the U.S. Olympic team. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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#SecuringtheBag: Arabbers fill food void in Baltimore
The Baltimore tradition of arabbers (pronounced: A-rabbers) dates back shortly after the city’s founding in 1729 and today’s closely knit group of arabbers are the last door-to-door food merchants in urban America. (Courtesy photo) By PK Semler Special to The AFRO Baltimore’s iconic arabbers, a multigenerational group of city natives who use horse drawn carts […]
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Pedestrians and drivers in N.E. evade potential mass tragedy, roads back open
A truck sits under a collapsed pedestrian bridge along Kenilworth Avenue & Polk Street Northeast in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO Just before noon on Wednesday, a boom truck left a construction site on Kenilworth Avenue N.E. and entered the flow of […]
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AFRO Exclusive!!!: Councilman and activist Will Jawando endorses Wes Moore for Governor
Wes Moore (Courtesy Photo) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Attorney, activist and Montgomery County Councilman Will Jawando endorsed Wes Moore for Governor of Maryland at Loyalty Book Store in Silver Spring today. Jawando, the first African American elected countywide to the Montgomery County Council in 30 years, is a well respected public servant and […]
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Stevie Wonder: The artist, the activist, the Wonder(ful)
Stevie Wonder cemented his place in history as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century in the 1970’s with multiple chart-topping hits and timeless albums such as the still highly lauded {Songs in the Key of Life} (1976). (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Stevland Hardaway Morris’ achievements […]
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JPMorgan Chase makes philanthropic commitment to reduce housing disparities
Milan Griffin, vice president of marketing and outreach for HomeFree-USA ; and Robert Kirkland, vice president of divisional community and affordable lending manager for JPMorgan Chase. By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com Homeownership has long been considered a method for people to build wealth, especially for low-income and minority […]
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Black Supergroups of the 1970s
Son Reynolds, Keith Holland, Maurice White, Philip Bailey, James Pankow, Robert Lamm on stage for NBC Today ShowChicago and Earth, Wind and Fire Concert, Rockefeller Center, New York, July, 2005. (Courtesy Shutterstock) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com How do you name the greatest Rhythm and Blues bands of the 1970’s, arguably the greatest […]
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70’s Gospel music changed the genre, influences artists today
Andraé Crouch was one of the many Gospel artists of the 1970s that influenced the work of modern Gospel artists and groups such as Brandon Camphor & OneWay. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com In 2021 we hear a lot of folks emphasize being “woke,” but in Christian American history, […]
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Soundtrack of the 1970s
Soundtrack of the 1970s: Shaft, Car Wash, and The Jeffersons By Sean Yoes Special to the AFRO A significant chapter in the history of Black American culture was the so-called “Blaxploitation” era of American film anchored mainly in the 1970’s. And of course a big part of any movie, especially a Black movie is the […]
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When I fell in love with Hip Hop: The Sugar Hill Gang
The Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” was the go-to song that got everyone on the floor and became the seminal song in hip hop history. (Courtesy photos) By Lisa Donaldson Special to the AFRO I fell in love with hip hop when I watched the kids bring their best moves to the roller disco. It […]
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The amazing voice of Aretha Franklin filled a generation with ‘Respect’
Baltimore native Brenda Alford has loved Aretha Franklin since the first time she heard her sing (Photo courtesy Brenda Alford) By Brenda Alford AFRO Guest editor It was 1961 (be patient, dear reader- I’ll get you to the 70s). I was 11 years old, feeling betwixt, bothered and bewildered, like most “tweens” on the verge […]