Apple Music has assembled a multi-genre musical team to celebrate Black pride and artistry ahead of Juneteenth (June 19). The outcome was Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs, a playlist consisting of 16 original songs and covers designed to edify and uplift the spirit of its listeners in extraordinary ways. Under the dugout for R&B and soul…
By Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said June 6 it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority […] The post Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., BlackPressUSA The music world is mourning the loss of legendary funk and jazz musician Bernard “Nard” Wright who died May 19 after being hit by […] The post Bernard Wright: Funk and jazz legend dies in Dallas at 58 appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
Presented by Compassion International, the fall tour launches Sept. 22, in El Paso, Texas, and features special guests CAIN and Anne Wilson. The post Casting Crowns Announces 37-City Fall Leg of Healer Tour appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
Out now on Trippin N Rhythm ‘Hardcastle X’ from the redoubtable Paul Hardcastle is crammed full of the grooves that over the years have become his calling card. Testimony to this was ‘Wavelength’, the first single to be serviced to radio and now he is heading back to the airwaves with the follow up, and…
After a New York Times report revealed unusual investments putting tens of millions of dollars at risk, the board of the U.N.’s Office for Project Services demanded major changes.
The trial of Jeanine Añez, who took power after Evo Morales was ousted, has led to concerns about politicians’ use of the justice system to target opponents.
The reopening of the fast-food stores under Russian ownership (and with a new logo) illustrates the economy’s surprising resilience in the face of intense sanctions, though tough times lie ahead.
A bank alert had said a $630,225 Conservative Party donation originated in a Russian account. The authorities say there’s no evidence that a crime was committed.
Shells for Soviet-era weapons are running short, and powerful Western weapons are not arriving fast enough to make up the difference, giving Russia a big advantage in artillery.