The 13-city circuit is set to kick off on March 9 in Lancaster, Penn. making stops in major markets across the U.S. including Dallas, Atlanta and Tampa, as well as an engagement at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. The post Brooke Ligertwood Announces Spring 2023 Seven Tour appeared first on The Gospel Music
This one-of-a-kind event will make twelve stops across the nation with Downs and Whittaker sharing their unique commentaries on today’s culture, showcasing an individual in each local community, and inviting everyone to engage on a deeply human level. The post Annie F. Downs and Carlos Whittaker To Co-Headline “Here For You Tour” appeared first on
Nominees were announced for the 54th Annual NAACP Awards. Nominees include James Fortune, Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Tye Tribbett and many more. The post Nominees Announced for 54th Annual NAACP Image Awards appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
Holy Culture Radio welcomes Reach Records to its airwaves with a new show, “116 Life,” premiering January 17, 2023, and airing every Tuesday at 8pm on Sirius XM Channel 154. The post Holy Culture Radio Welcomes “116 LIFE” and Reach Records to SiriusXM appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com In 2016, Laura Murphy, former director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative Office, pioneered a new kind of audit: the civil rights audit. Today, more Corporate America giants, like Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase and Amazon, are engaging in the process. Rather than examine a company’s finances, a
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO During his senior year as an undergraduate at Morgan State University, Matthew Reeds began laying the groundwork for a nonprofit organization. It was 2017, and his mission was to address what he described as “insufficient government and healthcare services in Baltimore.” Reeds had seen his sister and
By LMA Staff Word In Black, a groundbreaking collaboration of the nation’s leading Black publishers and a program of Local Media Foundation, has received $1 million from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to establish a climate justice desk and fund several other journalist positions for the next two years. This funding will enable Word In
By Rev. Dr. C. Anthony Hunt, Special to the AFRO This year marks the 94th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth in Atlanta. A son of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dr. King’s life and legacy can be seen in his signature contribution to the human project — a reminder that whoever we are
By Carla K. Johnson and Laura Ungar, The Associated Press Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old
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