Integrity Music recently promoted Jonathan Lane to Vice President of Music Administration and Contracts. A Christian and Gospel music industry veteran, Lane has worked with many of the top songwriters, artists, and producers in worship music. His expertise in copyrights, licensing, and royalties as well as contract drafting, negotiation and management has driven his journey
Fair Trade Services announces Jordan Janzen as the newest member to join their family of artists. Additionally, his first single debuts today, “You Can Let Go.” Click here to listen.
By John Flesher, The Associated Press Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and a host of consumer products, the company said July 6. The deal would compensate water providers for pollution
By Juan Benn Jr., Special to the AFRO I remember where I was, who I was with, and how hopeful I felt on June 26, 2015– the day the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is protected under the 14th Amendment. I was a young teen, not old enough to get married, and lived in
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia An Oklahoma judge has dismissed a lawsuit demanding reparations and rebuilding to address the historical damage inflicted by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The case, representing the last three survivors of the violent assault that claimed the lives of approximately 300 Black Americans in the
Charles W. “Chuck’’ Cherry II of Daytona Beach, a fierce proponent of the Black Press and a longtime warrior for social justice, died on Saturday, July 15, at age 66. Chuck Cherry retired as publisher of the Daytona Times and the Florida Courier in 2020 after running the Black newspapers’ editorial operations for decades. The
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Maryland’s first HBCU, Bowie State University (BSU), is celebrating the conclusion of its fundraising campaign of $50 million dollars. The feat comes almost two years ahead of its scheduled end date, originally set for 2025. The largest campaign in the history of BSU has resulted in an increase
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Revitalization dollars are coming to help improve the West Baltimore Corridor. Governor Wes Moore, alongside Senator Antonio Hayes (D-Md.-40) and Delegate Marlon D. Amprey (D-Md.-40), presented $11.4 million in state funds to the West North Avenue Development Authority (WNADA) on June 29. WNADA will use the bulk of
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Before becoming an entrepreneur, Dr. Toni Boulware-Stackhouse spent more than 20 years working with unhoused populations. The Baltimore native worked in homeless services for several organizations, like Catholic Charities and St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore. She also saw the effects of housing insecurity first hand as she
By Brian Delk, Word In Black In America’s most extensive public school system, New York City Public Schools hope to address the disparity between the student body and teaching demographics which shows an alarming disproportion of Black male teachers. In the U.S., Black male teachers make up 1.3 percent of educators, and in NYC alone