*We’re just learning of the case of two sisters from Texas and a friend who are missing in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a flea market, U.S. authorities said Friday. The kidnapping of four Americans (and the eventual killing of 2 of them) in Mexico was caught on
Yung Miami on BMF (via Starz) *We over here feelin’ kinda bad for Miss Young Miami. That’s ’cause social media is ripping her a new one over her acting abilities or lack thereof. If you missed it, she appeared on Starz’s ‘BMF’ series In fact, her episode just premiered this past Friday (03-10-23) and is
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Since negotiating a contract to acquire the Edmondson Village Shopping Center for $17,050,000, Black-owned Chicago TREND has invited Black entrepreneurs, local impact investors and residents to support the redevelopment of the Southwest Baltimore shopping center. The commercial real estate company launched a crowdfunding campaign through SmallChange.com for Baltimoreans
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Students from some 200 area schools spent time in Annapolis on March 2, protesting cuts to a program that for years has allowed their parents to keep them in the school of their choice. Since 2016, Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Scholarship Program (BOOST
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com A $2 million investment from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Program will help bridge West Baltimore communities currently divided by the “Highway to Nowhere” which extends from N. Warwick Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Located in the 7th congressional district, the “Highway to Nowhere”
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Governor Wes Moore has instructed the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) to conduct a new procurement process to determine who will hold the contract for concessions offered at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI). The directive comes after the MAA recommended New Market Development, a local, Black-founded development firm
Two-time GRAMMY® award-winning Red Street Records recording artist Jason Crabb is joined by multi-platinum, multi-number one country artist Dylan Scott for a new duet release of Crabb’s single “Good Morning Mercy” available now to download/stream, along with an accompanying music video (watch HERE), exclusively premiering on People.com. The original release of “Good Morning Mercy” became
Globally celebrated worship music icon, Don Moen, has released Worship Today with Don Moen. This latest project is available now to download/stream on all major digital streaming platforms. “Worship Today with Don Moen” features Don’s interpretations of some of the most popular praise and worship songs, including “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” “What A Beautiful
A prolific singer-songwriter and worshiper, Minister Stacy Egbo is well known for her excellence and consistency in the Gospel music industry. She wears many hats among which are a missionary, philanthropist, Nurse, motivational speaker, Conference organizer, Influencer, mentor, and mother, amongst other outstanding roles. Speaking to Gmusicplus, Stacy Egbo talks new single with Michael Stuckey
(former) Global Creative Director of Apple Music, Larry Jackson and Stephanie Shepherd attend the Clive Davis Gallery Ribbon Cutting at New York University on April 05, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) *Former Apple Music executive Larry Jackson has announced the launch of gamma (with a lowercase “g”) a multi-platform company