By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “It’s within our DNA as black women, and some of it is within the historical evolution of who we are […] The post TBE#26 – Essence Festival: A Birthday Party That Has Grown Into A National Cultural Touchstone appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Ben Jealous “Do you know how it feels to have the president of the United States target you?” Those are the words of Ruby Freeman, a Black woman and […] The post Trump’s lies destroyed the lives of both supporters and nonsupporters appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., Special to the AFRO Otis Blackwell is one of the most famous songwriters, but most folks never heard of him. Blackwell wrote several bestselling songs […] The post The Moore Report: Rumor has it: a Black man showed Elvis Presley how to sing appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor The issues are huge Access to voting, access to health care, instruction in our public schools, access to healthy food – or access […] The post D. C. Reporters notebook: Why civic engagement? We are the ones we’ve been waiting for appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D is a living example of what civic engagement looks like in action. Jeffries Leonard, national president of the Links […] The post Civic engagement in action: Kimberly Jeffries Leonard is the president’s volunteer service lifetime awardee appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO Last week, the AFRO introduced the concept of violence interrupters in Washington, D.C.’s peacemakers, serving as frontline workers in D.C. neighborhoods with […] The post Community violence interrupters: does the concept work? appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO I became an ally today. It started slowly. I walked through flamboyant floats, outrageous outfits, and striking men dressed in drag. I wondered […] The post The 2022 Gay Pride March, New York City: a reporter’s reflection appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
After a 5-year hiatus from releasing music, Gospel singer and award-winning producer Timi Toba breaks silence with his new single “World Changer,” available today on digital platforms. This marks the first new music from the passionate worshiper since his 2016’s ‘Gbemisoke’. A few days ago, Timi made the new song announcement to the delight of
Afrobeats meets Contemporary gospel in Sammie Okposo‘s brand-new single titled “SHINE“. The dance-floor-ready jam comes with a complementing video that floors the proportion of the last effort. ‘SHINE’ colorful visuals is an apt interpretation of the energetic festive mood and celebration tone of the song. The props also complement the thematic preoccupation of the song
*BabyGirl the mini Jack Russell uses a pool filter system as her own VIP exit – that is Very Important Pooch – as seen in a viral video. The video was shared on ‘The BabyGirl’ TikTok page by her owner Melissa K. Sims, 53, an attorney from Johnston City, Illinois. Melissa’s page boasts several viral