Blac Chyna: Credit: Getty Images for BET Copyright: 2023 *Blac Chyna is going through a personal enlightenment, including a mass shedding that includes her past image, silicone and stage name. But is one facet of her evolution not all it’s cracked up to be? On Wednesday, Blac Chyna took to Instagram with word that she’d
Flavor Flav donates one of his iconic clocks to Harvard via Professors Henry Louis Gates (L) and Tommie Shelby (R) – PHOTO CREDIT: TMZ *Who would’ve thought that the Public Enemy hype man with the big kitchen clocks around his neck would one be lauded at the world’s most prestigious Ivy League school. As hip
Jazz pianist Keiko Matsui releases new album ‘Euphoria’ on Shanachie. *“The energy and emotions at concerts…in front of a real audience,” said international Japanese Jazz pianist Keiko Matsui about the meaning of “Euphoria” (Shanachie) her 30th album release, which is off a label that is one of the premiere record imprints we have operating today.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Rich Paul and Adele attend the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) *Webbies, it’s T.G.I.F, cheers to the freakin’ weekend, let’s goooo with your Social Heat! Adele is a woman in love
By AFRO Staff President Joe Biden echoed the dismay voiced by elected officials and thought leaders around the country who condemned the April 6 expulsion of two Black Democrat members from the Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representatives over an anti-gun demonstration in the chamber last week. “Today’s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, 76, became the first former president to face criminal charges in the United States on April 4. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg led the efforts to get a grand jury to deliver a 34-count indictment on March 30. The indictment includes charges
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com Edmondson Village residents are sounding off about plans for the Time Organization, located on Edmondson Avenue, to open a new methadone clinic. This clinic would be just 0.4 miles away from another methadone clinic, Heritage Treatment Centers, which also sparked community concern when it opened in a closely-situated
By Rev. Dr. Heber Brown IIISpecial to the AFRO Feeding the hungry has been a cornerstone of the Christian church since the very beginning. In fact, long before nonprofit organizations and government agencies showed up on the scene to address hunger, churches had been in the fight for food security for many generations. From soup
By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of gunning down a Chicago honor student days after she had performed at Barack Obama’s 2013 presidential inauguration. Micheail Ward was found guilty in connection with the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton and sentenced to
By Tom Gould, The Associated Press QUELIMANE, Mozambique (AP) — Weeks after massive Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique for a second time, the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak that threatens to add to the devastation. There were over 19,000 confirmed cases of cholera across eight of Mozambique’s provinces as of March 27, according