*“How could I say no,” said bassist Michael Feinberg about his record deal with Criss Cross Jazz and the consequent release of his solo debut album “Blues Variant.” “This particular label…put out iconic artists in Jazz. This is one I’ve always wanted to be signed to.” Michael’s debut “Blues Variant” features assistance from Noah Preminger
*Social Heat is coming all the way through. Heads are gonna roll after track and field Olympic champion Usain Bolt was defrauded of more than $12.7 million by a Jamaican private investment firm, Stock and Securities Limited. They’re a runner, they’re a track star…criminals. Usain now has only $12k to his name and is lawyering
*With 4 previous seasons already under its belt, “A House Divided” is back with its fifth and final season. With a stellar cast, the final season sees the cast returning to their respective roles that fans have grown to love throughout the last few years. LisaRaye McCoy, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Demetria McKinney, Paula Jai Parker and
17x platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band SKILLET is celebrating yet another RIAA Certification as their No. 1 Active Rock hit “Feel Invincible” hits 2x platinum status. The post SKILLET’s “Feel Invincible” Certified Double Platinum appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
Lecrae is heading on the road for “The Final Church Clothes Tour!” The tour kicks off on March 17th in Orlando, FL, and then travels to 26 cities across The South, Midwest, and East Coast ending May 14th in Massachusetts. The post Lecrae Announces Dates for The Final Church Clothes Tour appeared first on The
On Jan. 18, Governor Wes Moore was officially sworn into office on the steps of the Maryland State House. The first Black man to take the governor’s seat in the state publicly stepped into his role on the steps of a building built by slaves, with his hand on a bible that belonged to the
By AFRO Staff Though Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. only had 39 years on Earth, he knew how to maximize the potential of each day. AFRO Archives detail his movements across the country, trading from city to city preaching the gospel and equality for all. Though his civil rights work and leadership in the faith
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO The real beauty of art is that its “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Since folks see things differently, it is meant to stimulate thought and initiate conversations, allowing for the discussion of subjective interpretations, objectively. The bottom line is that people either like a
By Rosie Allen-Herring Earned Income Tax Credit or EITC Awareness Day on Jan. 27, can be seen as the launch of tax season. EITC is a refundable tax credit available to qualifying lower-wage workers and their families. Childless workers younger than 25 are eligible for Maryland EITC (only childless workers aged between 25 and 64
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