There isn’t a direct path to breaking into the music industry. In some cases, it’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time and connecting with someone who can get you through the door. Then there are cases such as LAYA’s where you have to build your door to walk through.…
Nigerian Gospel Music Veteran and international artiste, Sammie Okposo gifts rising gospel singer, Tobi Jeff Richards a car – a Toyota Corolla – shortly after his live recording/EP release concert which was held on Sunday, April 24th, in Lagos. The successful event featured guest appearances from Kike Mudiaga, Folabi Nuel, and King David. After the…
Nigerian-born Spanish-based Gospel singer Chiny Ezike releases her new single “Most Powerful God” accompanied by a music video. The praise-worship song talks about the blood of Jesus, acknowledging the power therein to heal, deliver and break every chain. “Most Powerful God” is written and composed by Chiny Ezike, produced by ace producer Alex David. The…
By Special to the AFRO Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism Communication (SGJC) announced that Dr. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead, an award-winning radio host, opinion writer, author, and professor is the recipient of the 2021 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence. Whitehead has the distinction of being the first Broadcaster to receive the Award.…
This post was originally published on The Washington Informer By Ronald Hesmondhalgh Engine Company 4 is a woefully unknown player in the history of both the Washington, D.C., fire department and racial equality in America. Created in 1919 at the request of every African American fireman in Washington, D.C. — all three of them — the company has…
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO A home in historic Morgan Park caught fire this month after a BGE transformer near the home exploded. On April 6 at 2:07 am siblings Leonora and Caleb Eubanks were awakened out of their sleep in their family home in the 2000 block of College Avenue by…
Soviet-designed ammunition is part of the ‘life blood’ for Ukrainian troops fighting Russia, and the United States is keeping it flowing.
Top U.S. officials in Ukraine.
The country’s prime minister, Janez Jansa, a Trump admirer, appears to have lost to centrist rivals.
The American government refused to comment on reports that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had traveled to Ukraine to meet with its leaders.