Covers from the winning short films made for and by kids at the 7th annual imagination lunchbox international children’s film fest – The Life of Raul Perez, On the Haunt, Balam, and Chocolates & Flowers. *The short films made by kids and for kids selected as winners during the 7th annual Imagination Lunchbox International Children’s
Rich Paul – Lucky Me (YouTube screenshot) *Rich Paul was a guest on SiriusXM’s The Clay Cane Show, where he discussed his new memoir, Lucky Me, and his career as a sports agent, among other topics. When asked whether it’s true that white athletes don’t trust black agents, Paul confirmed that has been his experience.
*SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law (that creates the Ebony Alert) that can help track down young people of color who have disappeared. Amber Alerts have been around for two decades. Since that time, more than 370 children and at-risk individuals have been located. However, some critics say African
Kelly Lang headlines the Grand Ole Opry for the Opry Goes Pink Concert. *“So shocked,” said Country icon Kelly Lang about singing at the Grand Ole Opry for their Opry Goes Pink concert event. “To seek me out!” Kelly Lang has sung at the Grand Ole Opry many times with other artists as the lead
*“Story Ave” is a new film produced by Jamie Foxx and stars Asante Blackk (“When They See Us”) as Kadir, a South Bronx teen, who tries to rob Luis Guzmán who plays an MTA conductor. Guzmán, a celebrated actor with a staggering 150 feature film and television roles to his name, including Netflix’s “Wednesday” and
By Imuetinyan UgiagbeSpecial to the AFRO At the age of 34, James Mitchell embarked on his entrepreneurial journey in the information technology space, using the Langston Hughes Community, Business and Resource Center on Park Heights as his initial office space. “In my family, there are not many people in tech, so it was hard to
By Doug FeinbergAP Basketball Writer Dearica Hamby filed a gender discrimination complaint last week against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, saying her former team and its coach, Becky Hammon, retaliated against her after she informed them she was pregnant. Hamby filed the complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission and the Equal Employment
By Michael GoldbergThe Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s gubernatorial election could hinge on turnout among Black voters, who haven’t wielded political influence commensurate with their share of the state population, the Democratic nominee said Oct. 6. At a campaign event in the 80 percent Black state capital of Jackson just over
Written by Nicole Caldwell Ed Lallo // Getty Images Stories behind the Trail of Tears for every state it passed through Markers and remnants of the Trail of Tears stretch as a series of scars across the American landscape. The trail’s facilitators stand as a representation of America at her worst; its captives as a
Written by Carly Graf Canva The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning It wasn’t the first time Ventrese Curry’s granddaughter had gotten into trouble at school. A seventh grader at a charter school in St. Louis, Missouri, she had a long history of disrupting her classes and