By Ashleigh Fields, Special to the AFRO Thousands of people across the District recently celebrated 4/20, a day for cannabis enthusiasts on April 20. Professional organizations like the National Cannabis Policy Summit hosted a Congressional forum to discuss policy reform on the unofficial holiday, and the National Association of Black Cannabis Lawyers threw a coffee
By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Monday that his top domestic policy adviser, Susan Rice, will leave her post next month. As director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Rice had broad sway on the administration’s approach to health care, immigration and racial inequality. It was a surprising shift for Rice
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer On the evening of April 22 fans tuned in to see two of boxing’s most prominent athletes go toe-to-toe at theT-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Gervonta Davis faced off against Ryan Garcia. Davis emerged victorious with the 29th win of his career. Garcia went down after being floored in
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com National Day of Prayer On May 4, faith leaders and believers around the country will join together for the National Day of Prayer. In Baltimore, events will be held at Calvary Baptist Church from noon to 1 p.m. A National Day of Prayer Service will also be hosted
In recognition of May Mental Health Awareness Month, Grammy, Dove, and Stellar Award-winning artists Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard have kicked off a powerful conversation about mental health & cancel culture. The two icons have started releasing small portions of a larger very honest conversation on their socials about depression, therapy, and the pressure they’ve felt to be ideal
“Rye Lane,” a 2023 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Raine Allen-Miller starring Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson. *Critics and UK audiences are wild about “Rye Lane,” a 2023 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Raine Allen-Miller starring Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson. Social media users are said to be over the moon for the film because
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 23: Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. attends STARZ Series “BMF” World Premiere at Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood on September 23, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images,,) *Webbies, Social Heat goes hard in the paint. Check out what’s trending on Daniel Kaluuya‘s internet. Lil Meech, one of the stars
The all-new Paramount+ series “Fatal Attraction” re-imagines the 1980s blockbuster thriller through the lens of privilege, personality disorders, family dynamics, and murder. In the present day, after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of Alexandra Forrest (Lizzy Caplan), Daniel Gallagher (Joshua Jackson) is paroled with the goals of reconnecting with his family and
50 Cent – GettyImages *Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson is developing an unscripted tattoo transformation series titled “Redemption Ink” for Hulu. As Deadline reports, the series is inspired by Luis Gutierrez’s concept for his tattoo shop. Created by Matt Bazan, “Redemption Ink” follows ex-gang and hate group members as they get old gangland tattoos transformed into
*A Black male youth leader in Compton is speaking out about being wrongfully detained by Los Angeles County deputies who dragged him out of his home half-naked. Derrick Cooper, 54, says it was a case of mistaken identity when deputies descended upon his home last week looking for a burglary suspect, NBC News reports. Cooper