By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Grab your casks, stemware and botas because today is National Wine Day. Throughout the country sommeliers, vineyards and wineries celebrate the sweet nectar on May 25. While D.C. isn’t much known for vineyards and wineries, it is a city that knows a thing or two about it’s Champagne, […]
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After Royal Wedding, Bishop Curry Takes on Poverty
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO The presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church will lead a silent vigil and procession on the White House Thursday. Bishop Michael Curry, the first Black leader of a church as old as the Union itself, responsible for approximately 2 million baptized and approximately 3 million self-identified […]
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African and Caribbean Countries Score Big at Embassy Chef Challenge
By Lenore T. Adkins,Special to the AFRO The Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge was a culinary smack down for the ages, netting several winners from the Caribbean and Africa who displayed their vision of culinary diplomacy to more than 1,200 guests. Embassy chefs were vying to win the celebrated People’s Choice and Judges Choice awards […]
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Thank You to the OGs at the Barbershop
By Christopher Hearn, Special to the AFRO The following is a speech delivered by at New York University’s commencement on May 16 by a graduating student. It has been lightly edited and condensed for space and clarity. Before I begin my formal speech, I want to acknowledge that we are on Lenape land and I […]
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A Royal Wedding Bridges the Atlantic, Opens Up a Modern Era
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press The son of British royalty and the daughter of middle-class Americans wed May 19 in a service that reflected Prince Harry’s royal heritage, Meghan Markle’s biracial roots and the pair’s shared commitment to putting a more diverse, modern face on the monarchy. British reserve crisscrossed with […]
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Gayle King Blabbed About Her Bestie Oprah’s Alleged Weed Habit
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Although she’s been successful in her own right, whenever Gayle King, CBS This Morning anchor and official best friend to Oprah Winfrey, gets interviewed, she often is expected to spill some tea about her BFF. However, on the May 8 episode of The Ellen Show, King may have spilled […]
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Against the Odds: 3 Black Doctors Detail Journey to Success
By CHEVEL JOHNSON, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One used to deal drugs on the streets of New Orleans. Another grew up in Chicago with two drug-addicted parents. A third survived the tough streets of New York and Washington, D.C., where he once stared down the barrel of a gun. All three young Black […]
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Church Organization Fights For Food Equity in the Black Community
By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO In 2018, it is important to find ways to empower our communities with resources, education and economic opportunity. Many churches and Pastors have various community programs that meet these goals. One of those is Dr. Heber Brown, III, pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Northeast Baltimore. Brown is […]
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Divine Designs Grace Carpet at Met Gala
By The Associated Press Divine designs floated up the red carpet at Monday’s religion-themed Met Gala in shimmering golds, reds and fuchsia, in crowns and in crosses, and even a pair of giant wings. One lesson of the night: If anyone can make a mitre modern, it’s Rihanna. The Grammy-winning artist — never one to […]
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Rapper Wale Says Being Dark Skinned Hurt His Career
Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com While rap has been known to highlight women, drugs, money and violence, in recent years a more emotional style has been popularized by rappers such as Drake, Logic, J. Cole and Wale. One of these rappers isn’t like the others. Following Kanye West’s “Ye vs. The People” featuring T.I. and […]
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Afro Cubans Abound at Kennedy Center Festival
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO A two-week festival at the Kennedy Center highlighting Cuba’s vibrant cultural arts scene in music, dance, visual arts, cinema, theater, fashion and other disciplines includes Cuban artists of African descent. “Artes de Cuba: From the Island to the World” will showcase more than 400 Cuban and Cuban-American artists […]
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D.C. Brings the Funk
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO It’s official: Washington, D.C. keeps it funky. The 5th Annual Funk Parade will take place on May 12 despite concerns that the event would be cancelled. Instead of cancellation, this year’s parade has grown with a full day of events leading to a fuller night of musical showcases spanning […]
