The film “Sinners” has become a box office hit while igniting debate over whether its portrayal of Hoodoo and evil in the Jim Crow South is anti-Christian or a deeper cultural and spiritual exploration. While some critics call it demonic, many argue it respectfully presents African traditions and challenges viewers to confront uncomfortable truths about faith, race and history.
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Posted inCivil Rights
Black journalists recall humble beginnings at NNPA publications
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has provided generations of Black journalists with opportunities to hone their skills and prepare for greater opportunities in the media industry.
Posted inReligion
Feeding the Spirit
(By SeventyFour_Shutterstock) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com God is Great, God is Good, Let us thank Him For our food, Amen. This is one of the first prayers most of us learn as small children, to give thanks to God for the food that nourishes our bodies and keeps us alive. And perhaps […]
Posted inNEWS
As COVID ticks down, violence ticks up
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com The night of May 10, violence visited an Anne Arundel County community in a devastating way. Three adults were gunned down and a child was seriously wounded as a result of an alleged domestic dispute in Maryland City, adjacent to Fort Meade. “This has to stop. […]
Posted inNEWS
Nnamdi fights to save ‘Big Momma’s house’
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Several months ago, Nneka Nnamdi set out on the vital mission to save “Big Momma’s House.” I’m certain Nnamdi, the indefatigable founder of Fight Blight Bmore has no outsized affinity for the 2000 blockbuster comedy starring Martin Lawrence and Nia Long. However, Nnamdi is fiercely focused […]
Posted inBaltimore Community
From Freddie Gray to George Floyd, will this time be different?
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On May 1, 2015, as parts of the city still smoldered, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged the six cops who arrested Freddie Gray. The move sent seismic shockwaves throughout law enforcement agencies across the nation. Then three weeks later, a grand jury indicted those […]