Gospel superstar, Tye Tribbett and his wife, Shante are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Yes, 25!! The lovely couple got married on December 6, 1997. Taking to social media to mark the special occasion, they shared stunning new photos along with loving messages to each other. Tye Tribbett also shared an adorable pic from their
By Courtney Cohn and Ekaterina Pechenkina, Capital News Service While the anticipated Republican “red wave” did not materialize, the GOP-controlled House will impact President Joe Biden’s policy agenda and increase the chances for possible investigations when the divided 118th Congress convenes in January, analysts say. “One-party Democrat rule in Washington is finished. We have fired
By Bianca Crawley, Special to the AFRO It’s not often that a magnificent and inspiring local centenarian marks 106 years of life– with most of it spent in the bustling Baltimore area. On Dec. 9 Arthur Green, the admired veteran who still lives on his own in Baltimore County, celebrated another year of life. Green
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, AFRO U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case that could turn back the clock on civil rights as we know it. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Colorado website designer Lorie Smith objects to serving same-sex couples on her website and is suing for the right
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com In our country’s 246-year history, we’ve had just three Black governors. The first came in 1990, more than a century after Black people were granted citizenship and Black men were formally given the right to vote. Lawrence Douglas Wilder was elected as Virginia’s
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Railroad Workers United (RWU) members and their supporters staged a rally Dec.7 near the Inner Harbor to push for paid sick leave for the nation’s freight train workers. Congress and President Joe Biden acted to avert a strike by rail workers before Thanksgiving, but scuttled sick
By Hunter Savery, Capital News Service The White House has unveiled its 2022 holiday decorations. This year’s theme, “We The People,” brings a distinctively homespun feel to the White House with an emphasis on decorations that people could make at home and a sense of shared national values. Decorations include ornaments drawn by children in
*While looking at coverage of the return of Brittney Griner from Russia, something looked different about her. Now we know what’s going on. The WNBA superstar’s signature dreads are GONE! Why is that, we’re all wondering. The answer, according to her attorney is because Russian prison temperatures were causing her hair to freeze. Yes, you
*We have some interesting tidbits lined up for you on Social Heat. Former “Insecure” cast member Yvonne Orji tells how co-star Jay Ellis jumped the fence at her $700 per month rent-controlled apartment and tried to convince her to move. But our girl said she was working on saving for a house. People gotta respect
*Terrence Howard announced on the red carpet event for “The Best Man: The Final Chapters,” that he is retiring from acting. “This is the end for me. I don’t know if it’s the end for the rest of them,” Howard Howard told Entertainment Tonight. “I retired two years ago, for the most part. I was