By BEN FINLEY, Associated Press The chief diversity officer of the nation’s oldest state-supported military college, Virginia Military Institute, has turned in her resignation amid a debate among alumni over the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Jamica Love took on the new role in July 2021 — a month after a state-sanctioned report found VMI failed
Seasoned worship leader, singer-songwriter, and recording artist Kayode Jemisenia well-known as KSpirit is out with a high-octane sound of worship titled “BREAK IT NOW“. Accompanied by a music video, the powerful single is the first taste of KSpirit’s forthcoming new project, SPIKENARD, recorded live at Showgear Studio, Abuja Nigeria, According to KSpirit, “Break It Now”
The CMB Awards Dinner at Momentum 2023 just wrapped up, and the Station of the Year and Special Awards recipients were announced. Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners!
By Liz Szabo, Word in Black Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than White people. Now a new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), casts the nation’s racial inequities in stark relief, finding that the higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in
Congratulations are in top gear for Viral gospel singing duo Sunmisola Agbebi and Yinka Okeleye as they finally tie the knot in a church ceremony 24 hours after they celebrated their traditional marriage. The beautiful white wedding which took place in Lagos had friends, family, colleagues, and celebrities such as Moses Bliss, Victor Thompson, Dare
US-based Nigerian gospel artist and Worship pastor, Josh Blayze releases his much-anticipated new single “GREAT,” available now on digital platforms (stream here). This comes on the heels of a successful “Goodness worship experience tour” which has been on-going for over two years. Accompanied by a captivating lyric video, “GREAT” is a contemporary praise-worship anthem that
Nigerian gospel artist, Preye Odede is set to hold the 2023 edition of his concert brand “THE MOVE”. This year’s edition tagged ‘No Restrictions’ will take place in Port-Harcourt on June 16, 2023, at the biggest and most prestigious event center in the south-south region of Nigeria, the EUI Center, with a sitting capacity of
By Chuck Richardson The recent death of a New York homeless man, Jordan Neely, is not merely a reflection of two individuals caught in a Shakespearian tragedy – with the victim being Neely and the other player, Daniel Penny, the perpetrator of the crime. Rather, this incident is a microcosmic reflection of many White Americans’
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Awesome Con From June 16 – 18 geek culture will be on full display at Awesome Con, which will be hosted inside of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Attendees can see their favorite movie, comic and game stars. The convention will include Levar Burton from “Reading Rainbow”
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press/Report for America FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members. The change was part of a