By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott used his annual State of the City address April 17 to explain how he will stem youth crime and build on initiatives to enhance Baltimore. “Baltimore, the state of our city is strong,” Scott told a packed house at the new Cherry Hill Middle
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase recently committed $2 million to the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) in efforts to support the redevelopment of the Anacostia Arts Center, which serves as a hub for small businesses, artists and cultural organizations in Ward 8. The announcement came on the heels of the
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Michelle Miller recently discussed her journey to a stronger idea of self and the motivation behind her memoir, “Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Love and Loss.” Among friends, fans, Howard professors and classmates, Miller bore her soul at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Shoe City is closing the doors of its 39 stores across the Maryland, Virginia and D.C. area after more than 70 years in business. The family-owned urban footwear retailer, also known as YCMC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. The business reports that they currently have $16
By Tara Copp and Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press It’s been several days since news of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war surfaced, sending the Pentagon into full-speed damage control to assure allies and assess the scope of the leak. The information on scores of slides has publicized potential vulnerabilities in Ukraine’s air
US-based Gospel artist, Princess Kay kickstarts the year 2023 on a high note as she releases six (6) new singles. This comes timely as she builds anticipation towards the second edition of her concert project, “The Encounter Music & Art Concert 2.0”. Praise/Worship driven, the multiple new releases include (3) new songs – ‘Nations Bow’
Relishing in the spectacular buzz of her just-released ‘Elevated’ EP, Powerhouse Gospel Songstress Mercy Chinwo achieves a major milestone as her new music video for “WONDER” surpasses 1 Million views in two (2) days, on the popular video streaming platform YouTube. Housed in Mercy’s ‘Elevated’ EP, “WONDER” is the second track to be given a
Ardent worshiper, singer, and songwriter, Joshua Adedeji delivers ‘Fireful Worship’ in a new powerful spontaneous session that captures the entirety of his heart for God. The new release from the Nigerian-born gospel minister comes in commemoration of his birthday today (April 17) as he celebrates God’s faithfulness. It’s accompanied by a live video available now
Nick Cannon speaks at Apple Store Soho Presents Meet The Author: Nick Cannon, “Neon Aliens Ate My Homework” at Apple Store Soho on March 16, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/WireImage) *Nick Cannon has revealed the reasons why he prefers not having all eleven of his children spend time together. Speaking about
Safaree Samuels – Erica Mena / Getty *Erica Mena took to social media recently to call out her ex Safaree for buying another woman’s kids’ Rolex watches. Safaree attended the lavish birthday party that singer Amara La Negra hosted for her twin daughters recently. As Bossip reports, fellow reality TV star Bobby Lytes was reportedly