Taiwo’s Prophecy premieres a short film “Ola (Wealth),” which takes us a journey through greed, family, and redemption. The new movie stars a group of brilliant actors including Kolawole Gbenga Akinola, Ifeoluwa Ogunade, and Morounfola Bukola. It is co-written and directed by Taiwo Adeyinka and Afeez Adekunle. Synopsis: The main character of the film is
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Justice Thomas has betrayed a fundamental duty of high office: the duty of transparency. This disgraceful lawbreaking is precisely the sort of thing Congress has charged the attorney general with responsibility for addressing. It would be an absolute dereliction of duty if the Department of
Get a sneak peek at the trailer here. SPRING BREAKTHROUGH STUDIO CITY, CA – Keesha Sharp (“Lethal Weapon,” “Girlfriends”), Demetrius Grosse (“Lovecraft Country,” Rampage), Rhyon Nicole Brown (“Our Kind of Love,” “Empire”), and Akono Dixon (“All American,” “Euphoria”) star in “Spring Breakthrough,” a new Mahogany presentation premiering Sunday, April 30 (7 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark
By DAN SEWELL, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of nudity, died Thursday at 79. At its peak, “The Jerry Springer Show” was a ratings powerhouse and a
BALTIMORE – The Coppin State University Center for Strategic Entrepreneurship and the Annie E. Casey Foundation will launch a new research study focused on youth entrepreneurship and economic opportunity during the 2023 Economic Inclusion Conference at Coppin, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The Excellence in Entrepreneurial Learning (EXCEL) Research Project will focus on current entrepreneurship
By ReShonda Tate, Defender Network A Houston mother beats her 4-month-old daughter because the baby’s father no longer wanted a relationship with her. A 7-year-old boy was found dead in a washing machine where his adoptive parents reportedly stuffed him after he was beaten, suffocated and possibly drowned – all because the boy stole the
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO The failure to properly manage stress serves as a critical underlying factor in the poor health outcomes for Black men. Black men have the lowest life expectancy. The National Institute of Health (NIH) maintains the health of Black men is a public health issue. Heart disease, homicide, and hypertension
By Career Communications Group BALTIMORE – April 28, 2023 – PRLog — Afro American Newspapers and STEM City USA have made history by hosting the third annual Black Business Matters EXPO on the STEM City USA platform. The virtual event platform incorporated content from The AFRO in the lobby and featured live and pre-recorded seminars from the Linda Gooden Building’s auditorium.
Black Information Network Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose accusation led to the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, has died at 88. According to CNN, Donham passed away in Westlake, Louisiana, on Tuesday (April 25). The 88-year-old was reportedly suffering from cancer and was receiving end-of-life hospice care. In 1955, then-21-year-old Donham accused Till
By Dr. Kaye Whitehead, Special to the AFRO The National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) has been alarmed, angered and frustrated by the legislative efforts of the Republican party to limit our academic freedom, censor the teaching of African-American, gender and queer studies. They place us in an untenable situation where we are unable to adequately