Brandy, SZA and Teyana Taylor are among the artists who will receive special awards at the second annual Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala, powered by Femme It Forward, a women-led music and entertainment company. The ceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 10, in Los Angeles, California. The celebration will honor “some of the biggest and
Grammy-winning musician Robert Glasper has released his first holiday project, In December, via Loma Vista Recordings. The 30-minute set, available exclusively on Apple Music, includes guest appearances from vocalists Andra Day, Alex Isley, PJ Morton, Sevyn Streeter, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, Cynthia Erivo and The Baylor Project. In December includes reimagined versions of holiday classics like
Queen Naija has received a new certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her deluxe debut album, Missunderstood…Still, has reached gold status in the U.S. with over 500,000 equivalent units sold. It’s her second project to achieve gold certification, following her 2018 self-titled debut EP, which was certified in November 2020. Missunderstood…Still was
Q Marsden has dropped his new EP, Hello, Everyday Changes, via Boy Meets Euphoria/Columbia Records. The three-pack set was led by the previously shared “Hello.” He co-directed the official black-and-white video with Serr for the latter self-produced track and uploaded it on YouTube. The other two tracks, “Everyday” and “Changes,” were also written and produced
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By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO Coppin State University’s Charles Schwab ticker tape LED board keeps students in the know. (AFRO Photos/ Reuben Greene) Coppin State University President Anthony L. Jenkins shakes hands with alumna Florine Camphor. (AFRO Photos/ Reuben Greene) Ron Williams, associate professor of management and marketing, greets a community attendee. (AFRO
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com On Sept. 13 people gathered from far and wide at Faith Christian Fellowship to celebrate the life and legacy of Lawrence Lacks Sr. The patriarch of the Lacks family died from liver disease complications at the Baltimore VA Medical Center on Aug. 26. Lacks was 88 years old
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Black Catholics have always had to fight for first class membership in the American Catholic Church. We advocated to be baptized while living and laboring on the plantation. We fought to be admitted to Catholic churches– some of which we built– only to be forced to
By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Can’t come to Washington? Couldn’t get a ticket to tour the White House? Don’t worry. The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a new virtual tour of the famous mansion on Oct. 27, which is also National Civics Day. With a computer
By Abel Communications This Veteran’s Day, the AFRO will proudly host “A Salute to Our Veterans, a luncheon recognizing Black veterans across generations, from World War II to the globe’s most recent battles. Maryland Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Honorable Anthony C. Woods, will deliver a keynote address to military honorees and esteemed guests. As