AFRO Publisher Frances “Toni” Draper. By Frances “Toni” Draper, AFRO Publisher and CEO Over 110 years ago, Booker Taliaferro Washington penned this letter to my great grandfather, John H. Murphy Sr. – AFRO founder and publisher– urging him to encourage the schools of Baltimore City to teach Black history. Washington, the first president and chief
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com and Alexis Taylor, AFRO Managing Editor The 70 agencies beholden to state requirements aimed at increasing minority business contracts have 60 days to report on their procurement dealings since July 1, 2022. Gov. Moore has signed an executive order requiring agencies affiliated with the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
Nigerian gospel music minister, Tosin Bee delivers high-energy praise with his new single “BLESSED” featuring late singer and gospel music veteran, Sammie Okposo. The energetic track is available now to download/stream on digital platforms. ‘BLESSED’ is a song of thanksgiving, gratitude, and praise to the Lord. It’s a testament to God’s constant love and mercy
Gospel music icon, CeCe Winans notches her fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart with “Goodness of God”. In the tracking week ending Feb 18, 2023, the single ascended to the top of the chart from No. 3. Housed in Winans’ Grammy-Award winning album, Believe for It – “Goodness Of God” is the second
*(CNN) — A Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer was arrested Thursday on a charge of negligent homicide in the fatal shooting earlier this month of Alonzo Bagley, an unarmed Black man, Louisiana State Police said. Officer Alexander Tyler made his initial appearance in court, where a Louisiana State Police investigator told the judge that body camera
Damon Lester, the former president of NAMAD and the Nissan of Bowie, Maryland, stands outside of his store. *As Auto Trends with JeffCars.com wraps up Black History Month, Damon Lester, the current owner of the Maryland-based Nissan of Bowie and the former president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD), joins us over
Kylian Mbappe by TAYO Fatunla *The World Cup 2022 last year in Qatar, sprung surprises with top nations being defeated by the underdogs and Morocco made history to become the first African nation to reach the semifinal of the competition. The United States bowed out of the competition as they went down 3-1 to the
Black man pondering *Ever watched a film and it hit the right note at just the right time? Who better to deliver that note than “Living Single’s” very own Kyle Barker? T.C. Carson (2023 NAACP Image Awards Nominee) sets the mood in “Speak Up Brotha!“—the latest film by Black Man Films, the Black-and Brown-owned production company responsible for
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 15:Damson Idris attends the Red Carpet Premiere event for the Sixth and Final Season Of FX’s “Snowfall” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater on February 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) *Social Heat is shaking it like a Polaroid picture! Damson
Trinity Broadcasting Network, Fathom Events, and Impact Productions announce the debut of their new musical documentary, THE JOURNEY: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli, coming to theaters nationwide for four nights only on April 2-4 and April 6, 2023. The post TBN Presents THE JOURNEY: A Music Special From Andrea Bocelli Coming to Theaters Nationwide