By Special to the AFRO According to the most recent American Academy for the Arts and Sciences study, the historic decline in arts education over the last decade reflects the persistent inequities endemic to our educational system. Students in high-needs schools and historically underserved populations have been hit the hardest. In Baltimore – a city
By AFRO Staff Black excellence was on full display Feb. 25 at the annual NAACP Image Awards, which took place this year in Pasadena, Calif. The show, which was broadcast on Black Entertainment Television (BET), was hosted by legendary entertainer Queen Latifah. She performed a rendition of the 1950’s song“I’m Gonna Live Til’ I Die”
Chris Rock (Jamie McCarthy-Getty Images for National Board of Review-FILE) *(CNN) — Get ready for Chris Rock to make history. The comedian will take the stage on Saturday night to perform “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” the first-ever live global streaming event for Netflix. The performance will mark Rock’s sixth standup special and his second for
*Former Boston Celtics player Paul Pierce has been ordered — and he has agreed — to pay $1.4 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after he was accused of touting crypto securities. Pierce promoted EthereumMax (EMAX) tokens, according to CNBC, but he never publicly revealed that he was paid by EMAX to do
Chris Brown / Getty *We would start off this piece by saying everybody hates Chris but you would probably think we’re talking about the TV show. Nope, we mean Chris Brown. He’s got a bunch of folks pissed off at him for what they consider as mocking disabled people. The unhappiness that Brown caused went
*Former Miami Dolphins head coach and current Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL and three teams – the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans – can proceed instead of going to arbitration, a federal judge said on Wednesday. Judge Valerie Caproni issued the decision, allowing Flores to
Jazz pianist Melvin Johnson debuts with ‘Little Red Wagon.’ *“I’m perfecting myself for now,” said Jazz pianist Melvin Johnson about debuting the “Little Red Wagon” album after such a long career as a musician who has opened for such greats as Will Downing, Bilal, Vivian Green, and Chante Moore. “I’ve always been a live performance
Today, the K-LOVE Fan Awards announced live on the nationwide K-LOVE radio network, that CAIN will host the 10th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards. The post 10th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards Return To Nashville’s Opry House, CAIN Hosting appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “I woke up this morning with a lot on my mind, thinking about my own mother. And the history of Black Americans locked out of every major federal relief program from the Homestead Act to the GI Bill, targeted by redlining, denied the ability to
By KARA THOMPSON, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — While details of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s service year option for high school graduates are still being worked out, there are many other existing service year programs in the state, nationally and worldwide that allow people to gain the experience and give back to the community