Janelle Monáe will receive the Spirit of Soul Award at the 2023 Soul Train Awards. The ceremony airs this Sunday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. ET on BET and BET Her. Monáe is being honored for their outstanding contributions to music, film, fashion, and advocacy. “Janelle is one of the most talented forces in the
Grammy-nominated singer Raheem DeVaughn is back with his new EP, Fall in Love. The project arrives just in time for cuffing season, giving listeners heart-tugging tunes to enjoy with their partners. Fall in Love includes reimagined versions of select songs from DeVaughn’s The Summer of Love, released June 21. Fall in Love includes collaborations with rappers
T-Pain will be presented the Legend Award at the 2023 Soul Train Awards, set to air Sunday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. ET on BET and BET Her. “When it comes to his overall approach to music as a songwriter, the genius of T-Pain stands among the most memorable and enviable in the business. He
Grammy-winning singer Corinne Bailey Rae stopped by Later… with Jools Holland to perform two songs from her latest album, Black Rainbows. As part of her two-song set, Bailey Rae performed “New York Transit Queen.” The song was released as the lead single from Black Rainbows and paid tribute to Audrey Smaltz, who won the New
By Adriana Navarro, Special to the AFRO Ward 8 residents are concerned that retail theft is threatening the survival of the area’s only grocery store, a Giant located at 1535 Alabama Ave. in Southeast, D.C. Across the country, major companies like Target are combatting retail theft by taking their businesses elsewhere. “I will get mad
By Ryan Coleman The National Bureau of Economic Research suggests predominantly White institutions can learn how to better support Black students by implementing best practices from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This past year, Black students from George Washington Carver Arts and Technology High School, Western Tech, Randallstown, Pikesville, New Town and other high
Families don’t yet know if their loved ones will be returned when the planned cease-fire takes effect.
A consummate man behind the scenes, he held top posts under Carter and Clinton, and in between ran the Council on Foreign Relations.
A proposed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Sheffa Phillips-Bahat has two young cousins who were taken hostage from their home at Kibbutz Nir Oz. More than a month after they were kidnapped, she “can’t think of anything but getting the hostages back.”