Dozens of Ph.D. dissertations will be written examining music created during the first two years of COVID-19. I expect Jeremy Siskind’s Songs of Rebirth will … Read More “Jeremy Siskind: Songs of Rebirth (Outside In)” The post Jeremy Siskind: Songs of Rebirth (Outside In) appeared first on JazzTimes.
“I’m just trying to create a world for people to experience and feel something,” Josh Levi tells Rated R&B over a video call one afternoon in April. The 23-year-old singer/actor is metaphorically speaking about his vision for creating a body of work, more specifically his new EP Disc Two, out June 9. The multi-dimensional entertainer…
Anthony David and Algebra Blessett have teamed up to remake BeBe & CeCe Winan’s classic “Heaven.” Their superb cover of this late ’80s inspirational has no bells and whistles to fill out the production. It’s for a good reason. Blessett’s and David’s soul-searching vocals do the heavy lifting, mounting and descending at the right moments…
By Nathan Ellgren, Adriana Gomez Licon and Jim Salter, The Associated Press The pallbearers wore white shirts and gloves. The desert-brown church with the tall bell tower was filled to […] The post Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Special to the AFRO Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg of South Plainfield, N.J. has been named one of five finalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, […] The post Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg named a finalist for John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Black Press USA President Joe Biden signed an executive order on police reform that he hopes will help prevent excessive use of […] The post President Biden signs landmark police reform executive order appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
by Ezinne Ezepue, University of Nigeria via New Pittsburgh Courier Nollywood – the Nigerian movie industry – was described as a small screen cinema involving amateurs who produced low budget trashy […] The post Blood Sisters: why the mini series on Netflix sets a new pace for Nollywood appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By AFRO Staff The AFRO is happy to welcome Tashi McQueen as the new political writer. McQueen will serve as the second writer to join our team from Report for […] The post Report for America Corp Member: Meet Tashi McQueen, new AFRO Politics Writer appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Laura Onyeneh, Word in Black By now you would have thought corporations would have learned their lesson about exploiting Black pain for capital gain after the killing of George […] The post #WordinBlack: Juneteenth Ice Cream: Black exploitation or cultural celebration? appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By AFRO Staff Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) wants to increase the age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21-years-old. Brown is calling on House Democrats’ to include […] The post Congressman Anthony Brown: Honor victims with action appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .