By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Both PBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center) celebrated acclaimed anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston this January. On Jan. 17, PBS released “Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space,” a biographical documentary about the late writer whose work defied the notions of
Carolyn Edith Cooper Fugett, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and Matriarch to the Community at Large who had a special way of making everyone feel they were her favorite, departed this world of natural causes on February 7, 2023 at the age of 97. A lifelong resident of Maryland, Carolyn successfully balanced the
By Beverly Richards “Baltimore is a unique, approachable, eclectic, and culturally rich city,” said Paul Taylor, director, Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses, and “advanced amateur” photographer. “You can see it in the architecture, the people, the neighborhoods, the parks. You can see it in the public spaces, anywhere you go. There are
By Dr. Jannae White, DNP, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Ascension St. Agnes Heart Failure Center We continue to live through a public health tragedy. If there is any hope to be drawn from so much hardship and loss, it’s that COVID-19 has reignited new conversations about disease awareness and the inequality that still exists in our
By AFRO Staff The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Baltimore Alumnae Chapter held their Founders Day Breakfast on Feb. 5 inside of the Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom, located on the campus of Morgan State University. National President and Chair of the organization, Elsie Cooke-Holmes served as keynote speaker for the event, which drew
By AFRO Staff On Feb. 4, bookworms from near and far gathered to hear world renowned author Walter Mosley speak at the 35th Annual Booklovers’ Breakfast. The event was held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel and kicked off Black History Month programming hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Turnout was good for the
Nigerian gospel music minister and recording artist, Favour George is out with a brand new single and accompanying video titled “Farahan”. According to Favour, “Farahan” (which simply means, Appear) is a song the Lord gave to her to encourage His people in these trying times. “When Jesus appeared, all things became all right, His Appearance
Barely a week after the release of the patriotic anthem, Catholic Priest and Gospel music minister Fada Sheyin comes with the official video for the single “New Hope” featuring Emeck, Chris Morgan, Emma Onyx, Samuel Folabi & Steve Willis. The song is dropping at the nick of time before the February and March elections in Nigeria. It is a charge
Congratulations are in order for Tim Godfrey and his wife, Erica Godfrey. The lovely couple who got married in April 2022, have welcomed their first child together, a baby girl!! Taking to social media to announce the arrival of the bundle of joy, Tim Godfrey shared an adorable close-up photo of the little princess’s hand.
GRAMMY®, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning artist Kierra Sheard-Kelly releases her new single and music video for “Praise Through” (Karew Entertainment/RCA Inspiration). The chart-topping vocal powerhouse delivers this first new single for 2023 from her upcoming new album All Yours, with “Praise Through” following the September 2022 release of her album’s first single and video for