Coco Jones has shared a music video for “Caliber,” the first single from her forthcoming untitled EP. Teyana Taylor, known as Spike Tee, directed the video in production with The Aunties. In the visual, Jones enters a lavish lounge with a gentleman (portrayed by actor Deric Augustine) that turns out to be the bartender. Before…
Jazmine Sullivan enjoyed tremendous success on R&B radio last year with “Pick Up Your Feelings” from the Grammy-winning album Heaux Tales. The accomplished diva may have a similar outcome on the airplay format, as the emotional “Hurt Me So Good” is the next focus track. The second single from Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe, was…
It’s a Monday afternoon and Sir Darryl Farris, affectionately known as SiR, is sitting in his all-white room and is wearing a crisp white t-shirt accessorized by two gold chains. The Inglewood, California, native’s lunch order arrives just as our interview begins but he prefers to hold off. “It’s going to have to wait. It’s…
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Bowie State University (BSU) rising senior Paige Blake has a disability, but you wouldn’t know it by looking […] The post Meet Paige Blake: the first student to serve on the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities appeared first…
By Susan Haigh and Patrick Semansky, The Associated Press Mourners laid to rest the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket with a […] The post VP Harris tells Buffalo mourners: ‘We will come together’ appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor AFRO Reporter Cara Washington will return next week with a run-down of the D.C. Mayoral Candidates. In our May 26 print edition, we featured […] The post Let’s get ready for D.C.’s June 21 Primary: The refresher minicourse appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) Washington, DC – The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) announces that Bishop […] The post McKenzie Scheduled to Travel to Uvalde, TX, as NCC Releases Statement on Tragic Mass Shooting appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By AFRO DC Staff Howard University is looking for media minded high school students in the DC region to enroll in their Summer Multicultural Media Academy. This year’s virtual Multimedia […] The post Howard University Multicultural Media Academy looking for Journalism students appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Special Report In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly enacted, and Governor Larry Hogan signed into law, legislation establishing the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission (MLTRC) as the first […] The post Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to hold public hearing in Baltimore County appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
TWC Records presents award-winning Peterson Okopi‘s most anticipated new single titled “NOT A SCAM,” available today on all major streaming platforms. The song which was recorded live at Optunes Studio in Lagos is off Peterson’s forthcoming new album due later this year. As the title implies, it is a song that testifies to the character…