Blac Chyna attends the Alexis Skyy and Blac Chyna Cover Reveal on March 17, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) *Blac Chyna does not intend to go celibate as part of her “life-changing journey” to become the woman she was before all the plastic surgery. “Listen, I ain’t trying to have no
Usher performs during the 2023 Dreamville Music festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 01, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) *Usher pulled an April Fools joke Saturday night during his set at the Dreamville Fest, telling fans that Beyoncé would be his surprise guest and join him onstage. “You know
*The Disney Dreamers Academy welcomed its 2023 graduates into the Disney family vowing support of its newly minted graduates with the vast resources the diversity leader has to offer. This year marks the 16th year that the Disney Dreamers Academy welcomes its newest class of 100 bright, driven, unique, self-aware, and vibrant students who were
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO On March 2, Keith Person visited his doctor for his annual physical. He weighed in at 253. His blood pressure read 110/75, and his A1C was 5.9. Two months earlier, on January 1, the Pathway to Housing D.C. Peer Support Specialist tipped the scales at 275 pounds. His
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO A two-and-one-half-hour panel discussion recently took place at Sankofa Video Books and Cafe on Georgia Avenue in Northwest D.C., delving into a discussion on the nuances of what it means to be a Black boy and man. The panel explored what was required of boys to survive, and
By AFRO Staff Though 26 months have passed since insurrectionists violently took over the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, trials, convictions and sentences are still being handed down. The attack on the U.S. Capitol disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress, which was in the process of affirming the 2020
By Roslyn JonesAFRO Faith Squad#FaithWorks#SecureTheBag This Easter holiday, thanks to a partnership with two local schools in the Howard County school system, The Hill Church and Ministries as well as the Rachell L. Gray Community Foundation, 50 families will receive food baskets containing the makings of an Easter feast with meat and all the trimmings.
By The Associated Press A developer on March 31 ended plans to purchase a 100-acre (39-hectare) property from the local school system in a historically Black town in Florida following a public outcry that the deal threatened the cultural heritage of the community made famous by Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston. Derek Bruce said
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum received a $2 million federal investment, which was presented by U.S. lawmakers Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to museum co-founder and President Joanne Martin on March 31. “These funds represent the ability
By AFRO Staff The 2023 edition of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture will celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and its global impact with two headlining female MCs that represent the past and present of the art form. Back in New Orleans for its 29th year, the four-day festival kicks off June 29 and will