By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com LaTara Harris, the former director of external and legislative affairs for AT&T in the Mid-Atlantic region, has returned to the nonprofit sector. Harris, who started her career working for the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT), became the CEO and president of Crittenton Services of Greater Washington (Crittenton)
By Texas Metro News Engaging discussions about political and criminal justice reform kicked off the 24th Annual Creating Opportunity Conference in Atlanta on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The two-day conference, Honoring the Legacy & Pivot, focuses on “preserving the legacy through the introduction of the new Rainbow PUSH Coalition President/CEO Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III,”
THE 54th ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS, HOSTED BY TAUREN WELLS, DELIVERS IMPACTFUL SPEECHES, ONE-OF-A-KIND PERFORMANCES AND SURPRISE GUESTS
Tamron Hall and Germaine Bolds-Leftridge *Germaine Bolds-Leftridge, the visionary founder behind IKNOW Skincare Treatment Solutions, recently made a captivating guest appearance on The Tamron Hall Show. During her time on the show, Germaine shared her inspiring journey of creating a skincare line with a singular focus: empowering women over the age of fifty. Germaine’s story is one
Keri Hilson almost came to blows with another female artist. Photo Credit: Keri Hilson ‘R&B Monday Podcast’/YouTube) *Keri Hilson visited “R&B Monday” podcast with hosts Tank and J Valentine. During the “I Ain’t Saying No Names” segment, Keri recalled an incident with an unidentified R&B singer who was giving her stank face while Keri performed.
“American Fiction” *Orion Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for the satirical comedy “American Fiction” starring Jeffrey Wright. The movie is based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure.” As People reports, the film “confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes,” per the official synopsis. Wright’s character, Monk, is described as
*(CNN) — Travis King, the US Army private who fled to North Korea in July, has been charged by the Army with desertion, among other crimes, according to a charging document seen by CNN Thursday. King, who was released from North Korean custody and returned to the United States last month, was charged with a
Missy Elliott (Photo by Lexie Moreland/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images) *Missy Elliott paid it forward in her Portsmouth hometown where she paid off 26 families’ past-due rent with $50,000 she donated to a local housing organization. The rapper’s generosity comes on the one-year anniversary of Oct. 17 being declared “Missy Elliott Day” in Virginia, People
By The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged with killing a fellow college student in Mississippi on Sunday. Joshua Brown of Columbia, Mississippi, was arrested Wednesday in the death of 21-year-old Jaylen Burns. Brown was charged with murder and illegal possession of a firearm on school property, arrest affidavits show.
By Jared Still, Special to the AFRO From worries about class performance to the daily prospect of violence in a major American inner city environment, college students across the country are embracing prayer and building their own support systems. Founded as the Centenary Biblical Institute in 1867, it’s no surprise that Morgan State University students