Over the last 30 years, hip-hop music has gone from operating on the fringes of the music industry to producing some of the biggest global stars of their era. We will dip into the catalogue of legendary artists that made the East Coast and West Coast scenes so famous. In a battle that spans thirty
The lineup for the 2023 Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival has been announced. The festival, which takes place over two days at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, will feature R&B and soul acts such as Charlie Wilson, Erykah Badu, and Jill Scott, as well as Ari Lennox, El DeBarge, Jodeci, and Keyshia
Day26’s 2014 EP “The Return” has been made available on streaming services for the first time. The eight-track project features Baby Bash and the singles “Bulls**t” and “Lose Control,” a cover of Silk’s 1992 classic. Robert Curry of Day26 said in an Instagram post that he is glad the project is finally being heard and
SZA’s sophomore album, “SOS,” is spending its fifth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album sold 125,000 equivalent units in the week ending Jan. 12 and is the first album to spend five straight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Adele’s 2021 album, “30.” It has been
By Rosie Allen-Herring Earned Income Tax Credit or EITC Awareness Day on Jan. 27, can be seen as the launch of tax season. EITC is a refundable tax credit available to qualifying lower-wage workers and their families. Childless workers younger than 25 are eligible for Maryland EITC (only childless workers aged between 25 and 64
By AFRO Staff On the evening of Jan. 18 Governor Wes Moore welcomed more than 10, 000 supporters from around the country to help him celebrate in his new role. The governor spoke to the crowd, danced with his family and made his way to festivities happening on multiple levels of the Baltimore Convention Center
Moore’s & Miller Governor Wes Moore and his son Governor Wes Moore Chris Tucker First lady Dawn Moore addresses the crowd Internationally known artist Maxwell Governor Wes Moore’s inaugural celebration– the People’s Ball– was truly a spectacular affair, as Maryland’s First and Second Families made the night a perfect blend of culture and class. First
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com On Jan. 18, Wes Moore was inaugurated as the first Black governor of Maryland in the state’s capital. He stepped out to be sworn in donning a navy blue suit alongside his first lady, Dawn Moore, who wore a cream cape-style coat over a cream colored dress. Baltimore
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO The Ravens’ season was going well, but then in week number, unlucky 13 against the Denver Broncos, star quarterback Lamar Jackson went down. It was officially diagnosed as a sprain in his PCL (posterior cruciate ligament). Jackson suffered a reported knee sprain on Dec. 4 against the Broncos
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The City of Baltimore recently launched a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against cigarette manufacturers. Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Law Department are suing six major tobacco companies, including Philip Morris USA, Altria Group, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, British American Tobacco P.L.C, Liggett Group LLC and The George