By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO When Terrell Arrington was trying to steer an academic path through Prince George’s Community College in 2009, the instructor whose guidance he valued most was Brian Hamlin, he said. Hamlin, known to the young men he mentors as “Heat,” was able to get the nearly seven-foot-tall 19 year
By Julius Washington, Howard University News Service Department of Education officials recently announced an overhaul of the federal government’s income-driven repayment plan to provide relief to Americans who have taken out federal student loans to pay for college. The announcement comes after months of legal challenges against the department’s plan to forgive up to $20,000
By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO Community activist Marvin L. “Doc” Cheatham Sr. is addressing the years-long problem of grocery store closures by proposing a free food giveaway initiative for Spring and Summer 2023. Cheatham is asking that community groups participate in a monthly free food giveaway and flea market at Easterwood/Sandtown Park and
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com In 2021, Baltimore City Public Schools’ Office of College and Career Readiness released its latest strategic plan, which emphasized the importance of students having access to work-based learning and exposure to avenues for in-demand jobs that yield a living wage. The plan was forged from 120 stakeholders meetings
“Ihe I Na-Emere M di Mma” is the newest single from Nigerian worship leader, Rhema Onuoha, lifted off her upcoming debut album, “Amen”. The soul-stirring, moving worship piece is an expression of worship and thanksgiving for all God has done – acknowledging His faithfulness and Goodness. “Get ready for an encounter with God as you
Multiple Award-winning Nigerian gospel recording artiste, Peterson Okopi is out with two brand new singles titled “Talo’Nsoro” and “Iba” – available today on digital platforms (Download/stream here). “Talo’Nsoro” and “Iba” are Yoruba expressions and their titles mean “Who’s Speaking” and “Praise” respectively. They are songs that proclaim the Supremacy and Mightiness of God almighty and
AfroLife artiste Henrisoul is out with “Good News,“ available today on digital platforms. The song released on the 13th of January, 2023 dropped a day after the birth of his daughter. There couldn’t have been a better way to release a song titled “Good News” than the news of a new birth, especially when it’s
UK-based Nigerian singer-songwriter and worshiper, Mbeloved (Maria Akande) kicks off the year 2023 with a powerful new single “At The Name of Jesus” featuring Nigerian gospel sensation Tobi Osho. This marks her second official single following her successful debut “Mighty God (ft. Tosin Bee)” which dropped in 2022. Accompanied by a music video, “At The
*Due to overwhelming demand, the five-time Grammy®️ Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®️ Inductee, Janet Jackson, announced the addition of a second Madison Square Garden show on Wednesday, May 10th in New York, NY, along with additional dates in Hollywood, FL, Atlanta, GA, and Allentown, PA on her highly anticipated “Together Again” tour. Produced by Live Nation
*(CNN) — Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and a racketeering co-defendant conducted a hand-to-hand drug transaction during a court hearing, prosecutors said in a motion filed in Atlanta. Fulton County prosecutors say the alleged exchange was captured on courtroom surveillance video Wednesday. Scroll down to watch. The rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, and