Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — March 10, 2023
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Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89
By The Associated Press Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died. He was 89. Shorter died March 2 surrounded by his family in Los Angeles, said Alisse Kingsley, a representative for the multi-Grammy winner. No
Biden’s Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights
By Aamer Madhani and Kim Chandler, The Associated Press President Joe Biden arrived in Alabama March 5 to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday,” joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the Civil Rights Movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago. The
We must sustain legal journalism
By Del. Joe Vogel Since his election, congressional reporters have been chasing George Santos around Capitol Hill. National reporters have been eager to expose the blatant and bizarre lies about his life story, career, education, animal charity, and campaign funds. The story has been dominating national headlines, but it was a local journalist, Maureen Daly
Unions are relevant now more than ever
By Fred Redmond This month marks 55 years since the Memphis sanitation strike began following the deaths of two sanitation workers, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, who were crushed by a faulty garbage truck. Organizers and activists rallied the community so that Black sanitation workers who had long experienced low wages and an unsafe work
2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, 2 others alive
By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two of four Americans abducted in Mexico last week when their van was caught in a shootout were found dead, a top Mexican official said Tuesday. The two others have been found alive, with one wounded. Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal did not provide details on the extent
Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in new special
By Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on Netflix on March 4, in which the comedian bragged that he “took that hit like Pacquiao.” The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night performed
Annual Black Leading Women Celebration takes place in Baltimore
By Nicole Kirby, Special to the AFRO Black women took the spotlight at a recent annual event hosted by Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC), a non-profit focusing on arts in education, and CarVer Communications, a public relations, marketing and special events agency. The event, Black Leading Women Celebration, highlights women from Maryland and the
Coronavirus origins still a mystery three years into pandemic
By Laura Ungar and Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” that it began with a
Congressional Black Caucus announces agenda for 118th Congress
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Congressional Black Caucus on March 2 announced its agenda for the 118th Congress during the House Democrats 2023 Issues Conference held in Baltimore City at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor. Under the theme of “delivering for our communities, housing, jobs and justice,” CBC Chairman Rep. Steven