By Tashi McQueen, Report For America Corps Member, Political Writer for The AFRO Sonia Eaddy, longtime Poppleton resident and president of Poppleton Now Community Association, has a reason to smile. […] The post Mayor Scott and team update community on historic Poppleton redevelopment efforts appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Ayodele Ayoola, AFRO Editorial Intern The United States Supreme Court recently ended its session in late June with its landmark ruling to overturn Roe V. Wade, eliminating the constitutional […] The post U.S. Supreme Court set to review affirmative action this fall—what does that mean for college admissions? appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers
by NNPA via DefenderNetwork.com Thursday, July 28, could mark a historic day for the U.S. Marines. For the first time in its 246-year history, the Marines could have a Black […] The post Senate poised to confirm Marines’ first Black four-star general appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
by Houston Public Media The city of Houston and Harris County are asking the White House for more Monkeypox vaccines as the number of cases in the Houston area rises […] The post Monkeypox cases rise, leaders want more vaccines appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
It was a historical night of worship at Wembley’s OVO Arena as worshippers gathered and filled up the 12,500-seat-capacity of ‘London’s most Iconic’ venue for “Thy Kingdom Come” – a worship event headlined by Nathaniel Bassey, Dunsin Oyekan, and Victoria Orenze. The event held on Sunday, July 24, at the legendary arena, has created a
US-based Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter, Oyinadun has unwrapped the official visuals to her latest single “Maker Of The Universe,” featuring indigenous music minister Bukola Bekes. The song extols God’s greatness and majesty. Oyinadun is a gospel music minister whose music composition ranges from Inspirational, worship, praise, soul, and folk music. Get into her latest
According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Jhené Aiko’s best-selling single is “Sativa,” the alternate version featuring Rae Sremmurd. The song is now certified 5x multi-platinum with cumulative U.S. sales of more than five million equivalent units. The original version, lifted from Aiko’s 2017 album Trip, features Swae Lee, one-half of Rae Sremmurd
H.E.R. is set to star as Belle, the confident bookworm princess, in ABC’s upcoming animated and live-action adaption of Beauty and the Beast. The two-hour live production will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated film that debuted in 1991. As the first Black-Filipina Belle, H.E.R. is thrilled to make history and bring her interpretation
Superstar. Multi-Grammy winner. Hardest woman in show business. Icon. Many key terms mentioned above are currently used to describe Beyoncé at one point or another in her decorated career. Now, in the fourth decade of her profession, she no longer needs them to identify who she is as a highly-acclaimed music titan. Beyoncé is now
Over the past 30 years, Mary J. Blige has gifted the world with 14 studio albums, her latest being 2022’s Good Morning Gorgeous. With more than a dozen headlining and co-headlining tours under her belt, Blige is more than familiar with how her fans react to certain songs she performs. Blige’s upcoming Apple Music Live