2023 Super Bowl full of historic milestones Black athletes and artists were crown jewels of Super Bowl 57. This year’s event was full of historic “firsts” as Sheryl Lee Ralph performed an inspiring renditionof James Weldon Johnson’s Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” for the first time ever. Rihanna also gave a landmark
By CHRISTINE ZHU, Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maureen Daly of Long Island’s North Shore Leader broke the story of George Santos’ deception months prior to the 2022 election. But people didn’t listen, and Santos went on to secure victory in New York’s 3rd Congressional District. He’s since faced scrutiny from local and
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “While we don’t know what crimes Trump and his allies will be charged with, the expected indictments will bring desperately needed accountability and demonstrate that no one – not even the former president – is above the law.” — Brie Sparkman, Citizens for Responsibility and
BY GREG MORTON, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. – On March 30, 2020, amid a national emergency and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Maryland, then-Gov. Larry Hogan issued an executive order mandating most workers stay home to mitigate the virus’s spread. As other states were issuing similar shutdown orders, and businesses and workers were
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The Biden-Harris Administration invited members of the Black press to the White House on Feb. 10 for a debriefing of President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address. To kick off the day, officials reflected on the legacy of Harry McAlpin, who became the first Black reporter to
Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter, Nathan The Psalmist is out with a brand new single “Faithful,” available today on all major music streaming platforms. This marks the first new music from the versatile artist following the release of his debut album, “The Amazing God” (TAG) which dropped in 2021. Nathan The Psalmist taps into the
Nigerian gospel sensation and Fuji-fusionist, Bidemi Olaoba teams up with Judikay for a brand new single titled “Sovereign God“. The mid-tempo tune is a song that exalts God’s sovereignty and supremacy. An energetic performer/music minister, Bidemi Olaoba is known for his electrifying performances and unique delivery of sounds in Fuji. “Sovereign God” sees the singer
Brittney Griner – showing pic (Alexander Zemlianichenko-Pool-AFP-Getty Images) *(CNN) — After spending nearly 10 months imprisoned in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner is making her return to basketball in the upcoming season, signing a one-year deal with the Phoenix Mercury, according to ESPN and The Athletic, who cited multiple unnamed sources. The two-time Olympic gold
*Have you ever wondered why, exactly, why your smartphone has the “airplane/flight mode” feature? Does it mean airline passengers never keep their phones active? Before we answer these questions, let’s start with a bit of good news for the year 2023: airline passengers within the European Union will not have to set their mobile phones
Jazz Fusion band YellowJackets, Will Kennedy (drums), Russell Ferrante (piano), Bob Mintzer (sax), and Dane Alderson (bass). *“Every musician is blessed with a voice and a sound,” said drummer Will Kennedy, who is a member of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Jazz Fusion band YellowJackets whose newest album release “Parallel Motion” (Mack Avenue Records) recently received