Keke Palmer / Instagram *On Monday, Keke Palmer and her boyfriend Darius Jackson announced the birth of their first child, a baby boy named Leodis Andrellton Jackson. The actress shared a photo of her family on Instagram, writing, “Born during Black History Month, with a name to match! LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world
Tory Lanez – Getty *Tory Lanez’s sentencing in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case has been postponed till April. A judge Tuesday set a new sentencing date of April 10 after the rapper was convicted of assault and felony weapons charges for shooting Meg in the feet during a 2020 argument in the Hollywood Hills
Steven Curtis Chapman is already the most-awarded Christian music artist in history and as of this week, he continues his reign. His current radio single, “Don’t Lose Heart,” has hit No. 1, making it Chapman’s 50th career chart-topping song and the first artist to achieve this feat in the industry. The post Steven Curtis Chapman
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By AFRO Staff Open My Heart Foundation’s recently honored heart and stroke survivors at the 8th Annual Red Dress Gala. The event was held at Martin’s Crosswinds on Saturday, Feb. 18th. The organization, founded by Florence Champagne, works year round to positively impact heart health disparities in the Black community via advocacy, support groups, and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American Mess Attendant Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mess Attendant Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes, despite the fact that the racially segregated steward’s
By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO Dubbed the “premier historian of Baltimore County,” the late Louis S. Diggs’ legacy consists of 13 books and an honorary membership to the Historical Society of Baltimore County. Diggs is founder of the Black Writers’ Guild of Maryland and founder of the Diggs-Johnson Museum in Woodstock, Md. In
By Drew Costley, The Associated Press, dcostley@ap.org WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back emissions standards. The EPA said it found it
By Kenneth Lasson There was no Black History Month when the Baltimore Orioles returned to the modern-era Major Leagues in 1954– and only one player of color on the Opening Day roster. His name was Jehosie “Jay” Heard. A native of Athens, Ga., Heard (1920-1999) was a diminutive left-handed pitcher, standing all of five feet
By Svante Myrick It’s been a few weeks since a mess started boiling over in Florida with the rollout of the new AP African American Studies course, and no one involved is looking good: not the state Department of Education, not the College Board, and definitely not Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Ga), who blasted the course