“TobeChukwu (Praise God),” the much-awaited collab single from Nathaniel Bassey and Mercy Chinwo Blessed is finally out and available now to download/stream across all major digital platforms. This comes a few days after the song was teased by Nathaniel on social media which sent fans into a frenzy, having long-anticipated a collaboration from the celebrated
Valentines Day – Card – Depositphotos *One Friday evening in 1971 after an exhausting day of class-cutting at Douglass High, I went with classmate Marvin Steele to his house. Marv’s father, the small business owner of a janitorial company, was downtown cleaning Oklahoma City office buildings, which allowed us to take over the den. Marv
Radio personality Deniece Barnes of ‘In the Know’ radio magazine show. *“It’s something different…radio magazine,” said Deniece Barnes, who is celebrating 15 years as a radio host and seven as a syndicated radio host. “We have six different segments…we reach many different people.” Barnes started her career in radio in 2008 on WVOL 1470AM and
Super Bowl Gospel Celebration Is Now ‘Super Bowl Soulful Celebration’ Featuring Patti LaBelle, Israel Houghton, NFL Players Choir & More! *Marking its 24th year, the groundbreaking music and inspiration extravaganza “Super Bowl Soulful Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Culture,” (formerly Super Bowl Gospel Celebration) returns during Super Bowl LVII week with a live taping
Emmett Louis Till (TNS-ABACA via Reuters) *(CNN) — In a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week, a family member of Emmett Till is demanding that Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks serve an arrest warrant from 1955 on Carolyn Bryant Donham for her role in the death of Till. Last year, a five-member search group, including
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 17: Singer Trey Songz performs onstage during the 1st annual In My Feelz Festival presented by Umbrella MGMT at Banc of California Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) *Social Heat is giving you baby hairs and regrowing your edges with the tea
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO Managing Editor Deabra Bennett Feaster had a choice to make. It was the early 1970s and the campus of Maryland’s first historically Black college, Bowie State University, was a melting pot bubbling over with Black excellence. Though she was surely destined for greatness, there was a question on the table: could
By Tracey L. Rogers When Republican President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he called on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans.” He also acknowledged that Black Americans had shown “courage and perseverance” when our country had failed to live up to its own
By AFRO Staff Tennessee officials confirmed part of a devastating rumor regarding the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols to be true this week. Shortly after the Jan. 10 death, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook were set ablaze with whispers that Nichols had been romantically involved with the mother of a child belonging to one of the
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Del. Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (D-MD-21) is now the chairwoman of the House Health and Government Operations Committee during this 2023 Maryland General Assembly session. She has participated in the Health and Government Operations Committee as long as she has been a Delegate since 2007. She replaced former Del.