Revered General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has showered plaudits and heartfelt messages to his wife Folu Adeboye as she celebrates her 75th birthday (July 13th, 2023). Born in 1948, the celebrated ‘Mother in Israel’ also known as ‘Mummy GO’ got married to the renowned televangelist Pst.
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors are joining screenwriters in the first dual strike from the two unions in more than six decades, with huge consequences for the film and television industry. Here is a look at how it has played out, why it’s happening, and what could come next. WHAT LED TO
BY ALLEN G. BREED AND RANDY HERSCHAFT The apocalyptic scene is still burned into Mike Buttery’s memory 50 years later: Black smoke billowing from the top floor of the Military Personnel Records Center; bits of paper wafting through the air as dozens of firefighters tried desperately to stem the inferno. “They’d hit it (the paper)
By Associated Press HOOVER, Ala (AP) — Police in Alabama searched Friday for a 25-year-old woman who vanished after telling a family member that she was stopping to check on a child she saw walking on the side of an interstate highway. Hoover police say Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell called 911 Thursday night and then
Shirley M. Branch Delly, affectionately known as “Nurse Branch” and one of Baltimore’s first generation of Black nurses to work at Sinai Hospital on W. Belvedere Ave., died peacefully at 94 years old at Westminster Healthcare Center on Thursday, June 29th, 2023. Shirley began working at Sinai Hospital in 1966, after a friend told her
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire A Michigan jury has deemed that a handwritten note by Aretha Franklin will serve as the late Queen of Soul’s official last will and testament. The jury rendered its decision after an intense legal battle that pitted family members against one another over the inheritance of the legendary singer’s
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Food is a vital part of any culture, but the rich history behind many of the foods enjoyed and created by Black people is what makes it one-of-a-kind. Remembering and passing down the recipes for Black food has long been crucial to preserving Black culture and Black history.
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com Whether you know it as “1213 U Street”, “the Bowl”, or “1213 U Street, NW, Washington D.C”., the address for Ben’s Chili Bowl has become a foundation of Washington, D.C. The restaurant has become near synonymous with the nation’s capital, feeding millions of customers from around the world
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com and Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Community leaders and elected officials alike are seeking to help neighborhood residents recover mentally and emotionally in the wake of recent mass shootings. Though mass shootings since July 1 have occurred across the country from California to New York and Massachusetts
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Deirdre Holliday-White was inspired to open her first restaurant, the Flavor Garden, in Washington, D.C., out of personal tribulations. She initially started a career in hotel and restaurant management, but after graduating from culinary school at Stratford University’s Tysons Corner campus, the D.C. native discovered her mother was