*Even before the day arrived, Congressman Al Green had been leading an effort to make 2022 the first year to mark the anniversary of the first arrival of slave ships in North America 400 years ago. It is the same Al Green, a Texas Democrat, who introduced a resolution last November to set June 19
By Grace Kpetemey and Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO The first day of the historic AFRAM festival in Baltimore concluded on Saturday with a performance from Grammy award-winning singer […] The post Ne-Yo headlines first day of Baltimore’s 45th AFRAM festival appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Wa), Word in Black Opal Lee is the grandmother of Juneteenth. For most of her life, she has advocated to make Juneteenth a national holiday. In […] The post #WordinBlack: Manifesting the legacy of our liberation appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO Maryland opera singer David Marshall wouldn’t have been considered a candidate for adoption as a single Black parent a generation ago. As a […] The post Journey to Josiah Fatherhood: Single gay man adopts and discovers the love of being Dad appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO “Have you ever asked a man how he’s doing and he says, ‘I’m alright?’” That was the question posed in a viral video […] The post Fatherhood in 2022: Black men are battling demons you can not possibly imagine appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By H. R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Rob Harris is the head coach of Washington, D.C.’s famed Lions Football Team at Archbishop Carroll High School. Harris thought he was […] The post Coaches and their players – a bond like fatherhood appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
Multi-talented singer songwriter Blessing Offor will be making his national television debut today, Monday, June 20th, performing his hit track “Brighter Days” on NBC’s The Kelly Clarkson Show. The post Multi-talented Artist Blessing Offor To Make National Television Debut On NBC’S The Kelly Clarkson Show appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
This week Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) presented its 2022 BMI Christian Awards, honoring the prolific musical career of BMI Icon Award recipient Steven Curtis Chapman and the Christian Songwriters, Song, and Publisher of the Year. The post Essentials Music Publishing And Writers Receive The Highest Honors At The 2022 BMI Christian Music Awards appeared first
*(CNN) — Four inmates escaped early Saturday from a federal prison camp in Hopewell, Virginia, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Inmates Corey Branch, Tavares Lajuane Graham, Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Kareem Allen Shaw were reported as missing from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg’s satellite camp at approximately 1:45
*After weeks of online feuding with one of the Kings of Comedy D.L. Hughley, Queen of Comedy Mo’Nique issues an apology .. oh but not to him, ONLY his family (watch it go down via the IG embed below). As mentioned, Mo’Nique’s apology arrives after much back and forth between her and D.L., and most