Michelle Obama Might Not Want to Do Politics, But She Wants to Make A Difference
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Despite Beyoncé’s proclamation that girls run the world, it is widely accepted throughout…
Taraji P. Henson Stars in Civil Rights Drama ‘Best of Enemies’
Taraji P. Henson stars alongside Sam Rockwell in The Best of Enemies, a drama about the desegregation of schools in…
30 for 30 Podcasts Return for Season Four October 16
Audio Trailer Debuts Today Announcing Topics including Baseball, Poker and Marathon Running ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 Podcasts will return…
Police Investigate Death of Five-Month-Old as Homicide
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO A five-month-old baby girl’s death has been ruled a homicide and now the…
Celebs Who Have Opened up About Mental Illness • EBONY
Talking about your mental health can be a daunting task, but in recent years celebrities have used their platforms to…
Confronting the Horrific Legacy of Lynching in Maryland
By AFRO Staff The last recorded lynching in the state of Maryland occurred Oct. 18, 1933, when George Armwood, a…
Georgia GOP Official Accused of Purging Voters • EBONY
Brian Kemp, Georgia’s current Secretary of State and the Republican candidate for governor is accused of purging millions of voter…
Actress Comedian Phoebe Robinson Talks About Her New Book And Co-Starring With Taraji P. Henson
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Comedian, actress and television writer Phoebe Robinson has also just completed her second…
Jared Jacobsen and Rev. Dwight D. Andrews Explore African Influence on American Music
Interfaith Lecture Explored African Influence on American Music Aug 23rd, 2016 | By Jason Mast | The Chautauquan Daily Before…
ALL the Black designers Tracee Ellis Ross wore at the American Music Awards
Tracee Ellis Ross hosted the American Music Awards for the second year in a row and the actress used her…
In Mississippi Senate race, an African American Democrat faces a Republican using a Confederate symbol | The Washington Post
YAZOO CITY, Miss. — For the past five months, U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy has tried to remind Mississippians how…
Philly Mural Project ‘Portraits of Justice’ Confronts Mass Incarceration | Colorlines
Few historical figures represent the history of racist policing and incarceration in Philadelphia stronger than Frank Rizzo. The late mayor…
Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Okwui Okpokwasili Earn MacArthur ‘Genius’ Awards | Colorlines
Facebook0 Twitter0 Mail Sameer Rao Colorlines The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation honored racial justice activists, thought-provoking artists…
Jimmy Kimmel Shreds Sean Hannity Over Double Standard On Trump And Kanye West
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the comedian aired footage from 2011 in which Hannity raged at Chicago rapper…
Miley Cyrus Flips The Bird At Jimmy Kimmel’s Latest Mean Tweets
Singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus didn’t take kindly to a Twitter troll’s mean tweet about her on Tuesday’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel…
Tiffany Haddish Ensures She Gets Paid Equally By Asking ‘For The Guy Fee’
Tiffany Haddish refuses to stay quiet about equal pay. “I think the reason why, a lot times, we don’t get…
Lady Gaga, Serena Williams And Harry Styles Are 2019 Met Gala Co-Chairs
NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s Met Gala will be downright campy. No, seriously: The Metropolitan Museum announced Tuesday that…
Me Too Founder Tarana Burke Writes Love Letter To Christine Blasey Ford
Founder of the Me Too movement Tarana Burke, along with other advocates, wrote a heartfelt letter in support of Dr.…
#BabysittingWhileBlack: Racist woman calls police on Black man with White children
Corey Lewis, a Black man who runs an afterschool mentoring program in Marietta, Georgia, couldn’t eat dinner in peace at…
Couples AirBNB nightmare nearly turns deadly when host jumps through glass window
Jaleesa Jackson/Facebook A couple lounging in the Airbnb home they rented in Los Angeles while on vacation had a wild…
Chicago police officer convicted of killing Laquan McDonald moved from Chicago jail for safety reasons
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, wearing sunglasses, is escorted out of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Tuesday,…
Orange is the New Black
(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Actress Samira Wiley says it was a fellow cast member from the Netflix series Orange…
Los Angeles suspends practice of collecting juvenile detention fees from parents
An armed California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) at San Quentin State Prison. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) On…
Cardi B says Nicki Minaj was doing the most prior to NYFW dustup
Cardi B; Nicki Minaj (Courtesy of Getty) Rapper Cardi B shared with W magazine in a tell-all interview that her…
Profiles in petty: Trump admin to shut ObamaCare site during open enrollment stage
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The Trump administration is planning to take down the ObamaCare website for hours at a…
Hurricane Michael nears landfall as worst storm Florida Panhandle has seen in 100 years: Governor
Hurricane Michael, a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm, is nearing landfall along the Florida Panhandle, bringing a life-threatening storm surge…
Hurricane Michael forecast: What to expect from the unprecedented Category 4 storm
Hurricane Michael, a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm, churned toward the Florida Panhandle Wednesday as the state and its neighbors…
Live updates: ‘Monstrous’ Hurricane Michael on path to strike Florida panhandle
Michael’s strength may reflect the effect of climate change on storms. The planet has warmed significantly over the past several…
Newark Museum Names Linda Harrison Director -ARTnews
Harrison. COURTESY NEWARK MUSEUM Linda Harrison will be the next director and CEO of the Newark Museum in New Jersey.…
Gregg Bordowitz at Cooley Gallery, Portland, Oregon -ARTnews
Pictures at an Exhibition Installation view of “Gregg Bordowitz: I Wanna Be Well,” 2018, at Douglas F. Cooley Memorial…
Vivian E. Browne Is Now Represented by Ryan Lee Gallery -ARTnews
Vivian Browne in her studio in 1971. COURTESY JEANIE BROWN/ RYAN LEE GALLERY NEW YORK AND ADOBE KROW ARCHIVES LOS…
Katie Hollander Named Director of Los Angeles’s Annenberg Space for Photography -ARTnews
Katie Hollander. COURTESY ANNENBERG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Ahead of celebrating its tenth anniversary next year, the Annenberg Space for Photography…
James Cohan Gallery Now Represents Firelei Báez -ARTnews
Installation view of “Firelei Báez: Bloodlines,” 2017, at the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ©ABBY WARHOLA New York’s James Cohan…
Report shows Nashville police officer who shot and killed Black man stopped more Black drivers than white on patrol
Fotolia TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters…
Maggie Gyllenhaal says she took James Franco’s sexual misconduct allegations seriously while filming ‘The Deuce’
Maggie Gyllenhaal addressed the sexual misconduct allegations against “The Deuce” co-star James Franco. (Getty Images) Maggie Gyllenhaal revealed Tuesday how…
Breathe easy, y’all…Susan Kelechi Watson says Beth Pearson to stay on ‘This Is Us’
Actress Susan Kelechi Watson. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Susan Kelechi Watson, the actress who plays Beth Pearson on NBC’s…
Miss New Mexico pageant investigated after contestants didn’t get their scholarship money
The Miss New Mexico pageant was struck with controversy when contestants weren’t paid their scholarship money. The former executive director…
‘Insecure’ star Kendrick Sampson took a knee at polo event ‘I will be supporting the movement of kneeling in solidarity’
Kendrick Sampson attends the Audi pre-Emmy celebration at the La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood on Friday, September 14, 2018.…
Network evening newscasts overwhelmingly anti-Trump as midterms approach, study shows
The midterm elections are fast approaching and voters who rely on broadcast networks for their news coverage are seeing an…
Cop who killed Tamir Rice finds new job, but boy’s mom not staying silent about it
Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) The mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who…
Dwayne Johnson to Portray John Henry in Netflix Film
Former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will star in and produce John Henry and the Statesman for Netflix, according to…
Testimony in Police Shooting Reveals Chaotic Scene
By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Grand jury testimony released by a district attorney Tuesday into the…
Kenya Moore Reveals Due Date & Hints at ‘RHOA’ Return
Kenya Moore confirmed her pregnancy to the world during the Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 10 reunion. The former beauty…
Post #MeToo, Opportunity Still a Mixed Bag for Women in Film
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the year after the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and…
Tracee Ellis Ross Rocks Black Designers for the Culture at AMAs
Comedian Tracee Ellis Ross hosted the 2018 American Music Awards wearing pieces from Black designers in all of her press…
Kanye West to Visit Trump, Discuss Prison Reform, Violence
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has been invited to the White House. White House press…
Ex-Cop Fired for Assaulting Black Man Says Nazi Flashlight Wasn’t His • EBONY
A former police officer who allegedly used excessive force on a handcuffed Black man claims that another cop vandalized a…
MNF is No. 1 Show on Monday as ESPN Wins the Night for Fifth Straight Week
NFL Record-Setting Night for Saints QB Drew Brees Averages 10.6 Million Viewers Last night’s Monday Night Football game (8:15-11:30 p.m.…
Amandla Stenberg: I’m Still Finding My Voice
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Amandla Stenberg was named after a 1989 Miles Davis…
Virginia Man Using Accordion-Playing Clowns To Get Revenge On White Supremacist
A Virginia man has been trying to secure a permit so a group of accordion-playing clowns can serenade white supremacist…
Racism Rears Its Head In Keith Ellison’s Attorney General Race
Every time Rep. Keith Ellison, an African-American progressive and the first Muslim in Congress, tries to move up in politics,…
Trump Calls On Chicago To Embrace Stop-And-Frisk Policing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump drew an enthusiastic response from a law-and-order crowd Monday, advocating the use of…
Bruno Mars Celebrated His Birthday By ‘Hiring’ Ed Sheeran
How did Bruno Mars celebrate turning 33 on Monday? With a special birthday serenade from Ed Sheeran, of course. “You…
Shaquille O’Neal Finally Answers His Own Twitter Riddle From 2009
On Monday’s broadcast of “The Tonight Show,” the NBA legend revealed the answer to this question that he first posed…
Angela Bassett Shows How Her Discipline Pays Off Big Time At Age 60
The night belonged to Angela Bassett on Monday in Beverly Hills. During an event billed “An Evening With Angela Bassett”…
Stop And Frisk Doesn’t Work, Despite What Donald Trump Says
Stop-and-frisk policing isn’t a partisan issue. It doesn’t curb crime, it’s often costly to taxpayers and it disproportionately affects people…
Back from Africa: 8 lessons we hope Melania Trump learned now that she’s returned from her first solo trip abroad
First Lady Melania Trump (nearly two years later, that still sounds weird) is probably a little jet-lagged today. She just…
Is Vogue magazine right, or just being a diva in trademark lawsuit against black designer?
Vogue Try to keep up here. Advance Publications, parent company of Vogue Magazine, is suing Nareasha Willis, a 26-year-old designer…