*As the holiday season approaches, Nigerian American stand-up comedian and actor Seyi Brown kicked off things with his Culture Shock comedy show at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, hosted by Legendary Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo. The show featured six fabulously funny stand-up comedians who delivered world-class entertainment, making people laugh as
*The coolest new Olympic sport is one you may have tried 40 years ago. Yes, we’re talking about breakdancing of all things! This “sport” started in Black and Latino communities in the US in the 70s and 80s and while it lost popularity in the United States, it stayed alive overseas. It’s here again with
*Social Heat is pretty spicy. Stephen A. Smith backtracked the messy comments he made on the “Sherri” talk show about Rihanna‘s planned 2023 Super Bowl performance and also blamed the supposed gaffe on his social media management team. The Blacklash (we know the correct spelling, it stays) was fast and furious, with many thinking Jay-Z
*(LOS ANGELES, CALIF.) – Humor Mill, the leading digital entertainment company for comedy news, announces the launch of its inaugural awards show dedicated to recognizing comics of the past, present, and future on Tuesday, February 21 at The Directors Guild of America (DGA). The Humor Mill Comedy Awards is set to roll out a star-studded
*We caught up with national civil rights leader Ben Jealous to dish on his new book, NEVER FORGET OUR PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS FREE: A Parable of American Healing, which was released on January 10. Per the official press release: The son of a White father and a Black mother—the descendant of slaves and a cousin
Tickets go on pre-sale January 20th and on sale to the general public, Monday, January 23rd. The post CeCe Winans’ BELIEVE FOR IT Tour Kicks Off March 9th appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
Catch encore presentations of the 5th Urban One Honors Thursday, January 19th at 9/8C and Sunday, January 22nd at 6PM/5C on TV One and CLEO TV. The post David and Tamela Mann Among Honorees at the 5th Annual Urban One Honors appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Music Agent and Co-Founder of the CAA Music Nashville office John Huie will be honored by the Country Music Association with its 2022 CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award. Huie will be presented the honor at the 2022 CMA Touring Awards on Jan. 30 at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works. The post CMA
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Gov. Elect-Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Elect- Aruna Miller will be sworn into office today at noon. The event will be held at the State Capital in Annapolis, Md. The swearing-in ceremony will feature performances by local artists across Maryland, including Bowie High School Marching Bulldogs, Morgan State
By Patrick Washington, Word in Black In the last month of 2022, The United States hosted the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The goal of this summit was to expand relations between the U.S. and the continent of Africa. Well, really, it’s because China is kicking ass in diplomatic, economic, and virtually every other major area in Africa’s