The Windrush story – Floella Benjamin *It’s Black History Month in the United Kingdom this October and since June this year, it’s been 75 years since the arrival of Caribbean people to the UK on board the HMT Empire Windrush ship. The Windrush story should be told to children continuously through workshop sessions and events
Baron J. LIttleton, Jr. is proud to be among the producers of the “Rebuilding Black Wall Street” docu-series on OWN. Photo: Faron J. Littleton *Baron Jay Littleton Jr. is humbled to be among the executive producers for the docuseries, “Rebuilding Black Wall Street.” It is a notable stride towards revisiting and restoring a monumental chapter
*If you’re a Deion Sanders a/k/a Coach Prime fan or hater … and like a good laugh, we’ve got a good one fo’ ya from last night’s (10-14-23) “Saturday Night Live.” The bottom line is that you know you’re a big deal when “SNL” comes for ya. Of course, that means it’s not gonna be
*(CNN) — Suzanne Somers, the actress who lit up the small screen on “Three’s Company” and one of TV’s most iconic fitness pitchwomen, has died, according to a statement provided to CNN from her longtime publicist R. Couri Hay. She was 76. “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of
Chanel 1991 Fall-Winter Tour (Guy Marineau-Condé Nast-Shutterstock) *(CNN) — Chanel’s 1991 Fall-Winter ready-to-wear show was set in Paris, but its soul was right off the streets of New York City. it’s remembered as the runway show that changed hip-hop fashion forever. A remix of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” blared overhead as
: Rudolph Isley, left, was an integral founding member of the renowned musical family ensemble, The Isley Brothers, which included his brothers Ronald Isley, middle, and O’Kelly “Kelly” Isley Jr., right. (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspond (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – Rudolph Isley, a key figure in creating the
By AFRO Staff Runners in the 5K began their race at 7:30 a.m., with participants in the Marathon and 10K race setting off at 8 a.m. The half-marathon runners began at 9:45 a.m. and all races are set to conclude at 3 p.m. (AFRO Photos / Rejiia Camphor)(AFRO Photos / Rejiia Camphor)(AFRO Photos / Rejiia
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, @StacyBrownMedia Preliminary data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) revealed a notable increase in the number of individuals held in local jails nationwide. As of midyear 2022, the incarcerated population stood at 663,100, marking a 4 percent surge compared to the previous year’s 636,100. The surge is
By Tia Goldenberg and Wafaa Shurafa. The Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Oct. 8 and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a
By Deyane Moses, Special to the AFRO This article was inspired by Afro Charities’ recent acquisition of historic doors that indicate the NAACP and AFRO shared offices in Baltimore. Read more about the doors here. In the heart of a segregated Baltimore during the tumultuous 1920s, a powerful partnership blossomed between two iconic institutions—the AFRO-American