Drew Sidora and Ralph Pittman attend the Atlanta screening of Lifetime’s “Line Sisters” at IPIC Theaters at Colony Square on February 10, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) *“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Drew Sidora and her husband Ralph Pittman are pulling the plug on their marriage. Sidora filed for divorce on
Cast from OWN’s Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s Lil Charles, Tim Norman and Miss Robbie Montgomery attend the Soul Train Awards 2011 at The Fox Theatre on November 17, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) *Tim Norman, former star of “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his
FOR KING + COUNTRY is gearing up for their 31-city 2023 “What Are We Waiting For? The Tour Part II” which starts on March 23. The post FOR KING + COUNTRY Announce 31-City “What Are We Waiting For” Tour Part II appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
BET Media Group announced the 2023 BET Her Awards honoring the brilliance and beauty of Black women who are moving the community forward. Gospel superstar Tamela Mann and honoree MC Lyte are set to blaze the stage with unforgettable performances. The post Tamela Mann Performing at 2023 BET Her Awards appeared first on The Gospel
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By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The U.S. Department of Education’s Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program recently awarded more than $1.5 million to Bowie State University (BSU) to support the school’s Black Male Educators Project. The initiative strives to increase the number of Black male teachers in early childhood, elementary, secondary and
By Congressman James E. Clyburn, Black Press USA Following the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in 2020 at the hands of law enforcement—two, in a long line of avoidable tragedies—Democrats reaffirmed our commitment to ensuring that law enforcement truly protects the communities they serve. House Democrats passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Entrepreneurs, state officials, financial services companies and members of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland gathered on Feb. 28 for MBE Night in Annapolis. The event was created by former Delegate Herman Taylor, who wanted to bring together the private and public sectors to help minority business enterprise
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Wells Fargo recently awarded the NAACP a $50 million grant to help the civil rights organization develop a new national headquarters in Washington D.C. and bolster local NAACP branches across the country. The grant marks the single-largest donation that the NAACP has ever received from a corporation. “We’re