Usher continues his chart domination. His single “Good Good” featuring Summer Walker and 21 Savage ascends from No. 3 to No. 1 at R&B radio. It’s his second chart-topper on this same airplay format this year. He topped R&B radio in June with “GLU,” his first song release of 2023. The bedroom jam spent one
Music legend Smokey Robinson and SiriusXM have joined forces to launch Smokey’s Soul Town, a year-round channel curated by Robinson. Airing on SiriusXM’s channel 74, Smokey’s Soul Town features classic soul, R&B, and Motown from the ’60s and ’70s, showcasing artists like Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Jackie Wilson, and The Temptations. The channel
By AFRO Staff While some may feel alone in seeking treatment, mental illness in the general public is more common than one may think. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), “an estimated 26 percent of Americans ages 18 and older– about one in four adults –suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.”
By Sen. Cory McCray Concerns surrounding water have plagued cities and towns across our country. The 2014 water crisis in Flint, Mich. is one of many examples. A switch in Flint’s water source sickened dozens and exposed thousands to lead and other contaminants. Locally, last year, I, along with thousands of other Marylanders, learned that
Amber D. DoddSpecial to the AFRO At the bottom of Northeast Washington, D.C.’s hilly terrain, you will find Motherland Kitchen housing Cameroon’s culinary treasures infused with hints of the Caribbean. With grand success in Frederick, Md., owner, Sabina Jules, is celebrating six months in the nation’s capital at the Ivy City Food Works station, and
By Patrick OrsagosThe Associated Press CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s eye. The trip ended with a police dog’s powerful jaws clamping down on Rose even as he tried to surrender. As he stood with his hands up beside the
By Special to the AFRO Ministry: Pastor of Southern Baptist Church East Baltimore, Harford County and West Baltimore. “I have been a minister for 33 years and served as pastor of Southern now for over 21 years,” he said. Education: High School – Edmondson High School, Baltimore, Md. Undergraduate – Bachelor of Arts, Wiley College
By Lea Skene, The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — After a corruption scandal led the Baltimore Police Department to disband its plainclothes gun squad in 2017, the embattled agency pledged to increase oversight while remaining focused on seizing illegal weapons and curbing rampant violence. But several years later, two recent police shootings involving the department’s
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor, afields@afro.com Along the beaten path that lays on the stretch of land between two exits off Route 113 lives one family’s long-lasting legacy of service. The road measures at two miles and carries the namesake of Fannie Birckhead. A local leader who cultivated the side plot of greenery that
AFRO reprints book ‘This is Our War’ By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com On Nov. 7, members of the community came out to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore to honor generations of Black veterans and recognize three veterans who truly embody what it means to answer the call to service. Maj.Gen. Janeen