Lawyers and Medical Professionals Demand the Government Release Racial Data for COVID-19 Cases
Black people are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Now, lawyers, lawmakers, and medical professionals alike are calling on…
Bronx Assemblywoman returns to nursing on frontlines of coronavirus battle
A Bronx state lawmaker who used to work as a nurse has ditched her business attire for a pair of…
White Men Attack Nat King Cole During Performance in Birmingham, Alabama
On April 10, 1956, African American singer and pianist Nat King Cole was performing before an all-white audience of 4000…
8 Essential Artist-Directed Music Videos You Can Watch Online – ARTnews.com
When visual artists meet musicians, the results can range between brilliant and bizarre. Think of Salvador Dalí’s hologram portrait of…
Guggenheim Museum Furloughs 92 Employees, Expecting $10 M. Shortfall – ARTnews.com
On Friday morning, the Guggenheim Museum in New York announced that it would furlough 92 employees because of the profound…
Desert Transcendentalist’ at the Whitney Museum – ARTnews.com
In 1932, at age fifty, Agnes Pelton, moved from Long Island to the desert town of Cathedral City, California, and,…
How Late Curator David C. Driskell Changed Art History Forever – ARTnews.com
Pamela Newkirk, a professor of journalism at New York University, is the author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota…
What Are the Best Famous Artist-Designed Album Covers? – ARTnews.com
By turning to a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat for the cover of The New Abnormal, the Strokes ensured a certain…
Clear Essence Cosmetics Exclusive | Afro
By AFRO Staff Clear Essence Cosmetics USA (CEC USA), and Bluefield Associates announced the unveiling of a new size and…
Confessions of a Style Fanatic
By Tonae’ LeeSpecial to the AFRO I am excited to bring you your monthly dose of fashion content and information.…
COVID Diaries: Someone I Love Will Get Coronavirus
By Dr. Kaye Whitehead, Special to the AFRO 3/24/2020 There are moments in your life that take your breath away.…
Joe Biden’s Running Mate | Afro
By Quardricos Bernard Driskell It has been reported that Joe Biden is in conversation about selecting a running mate. Even…
Commentary: Who Gets the Ventilators?
By Julianne Malveaux The “big and bad” United States is seeing its world dominance recede. We are being vanquished both…
Parenting Points: Parenting During a Pandemic
By Marnita ColemanSpecial to AFRO About a month ago, I was monitoring the coronavirus outbreak aboard the Grand Princess Cruise…
Music, Music, Music by Andrew Turner – October Gallery
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Stephanie by Andrew Turner – October Gallery
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World Health Organization head targeted with racism, death threats
Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization. (Photo by Naohiko Hatta – Pool/Getty Images) The World Health Organization…
Sint Maarten prime minister’s ‘stop moving’ coronavirus order goes viral
Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Silveria Jacobs (Credit: screenshot) St. Maarten’s PM Silveria Jacobs addressed the coronavirus pandemic a week…
Time’s Latest Magazine Covers Celebrate Workers On Coronavirus Front Lines
Time has dedicated its latest issue to the “heroes on the front lines” of COVID-19, the disease caused by the…
Poll Shows Americans Would Rather Have Barack Obama Handling Coronavirus Outbreak
A new survey shows voters would rather have former President Barack Obama at the helm handling the coronavirus outbreak than…
Fashion Nova Launches $1MM COVID-19 Relief Fund In Partnership with Cardi B
Fashion Nova and Cardi B are teaming up again. But this time it’s to help people impacted by COVID-19. In…
Will Smith Launches ‘Will From Home’ Snapchat Series
After conquering music, television, and movies, The Fresh Prince wants to expand his kingdom to social media. Will Smith will…
IRS Speeds Up Printing, Delivery of Coronavirus Checks
Americans who are struggling with unemployment or reduced hours due to the COVID-19 outbreak may be getting relief faster than…
Tech Veteran Shellye Archambeau Is Unapologetically Ambitious
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power…
Faith Leaders Urge Worshippers to Stay Home During Upcoming Holidays Amid COVID-19
Getting through the COVID-19 health crisis requires faith—even if it’s the size of a mustard seed. It also requires staying…
Dr. Fauci Believes People Should Never Shake Hands Again
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said on a Wall Street Journal…
More Than 200 Inmates at Cook County Jail Infected With Coronavirus
Cook County Jail in Chicago is home to the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single area in the…
Essential Workers Could Get Up To $25,000 In Hazard Pay Under Senate Proposal
(iStock.com/Maurian Soares Salvador) Since the outbreak of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, many states have issued mandatory lockdowns, causing all…
Hauser & Wirth Plans Art-and-Tech ArtLab Program – ARTnews.com
With galleries increasingly going digital and moving their offerings online while experimenting with art-and-technology programming, some of the biggest enterprises…
Coronavirus Could Force French Galleries to Close —and More Art News – ARTnews.com
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. News One third…
‘Uncanny Valley’ at de Young Argues for Sensual Understanding of AI – ARTnews.com
While there has been a slew of museum shows in recent years devoted to art in the digital era, few…
Robert Wilson’s New Viewing Room Offers Mesmerizing Visions Online – ARTnews.com
Robert Wilson is in Berlin, in a state of isolation like so many of us, but the storied experimental theater…
David C. Driskell Taught Us to See Beauty in the Overlooked – ARTnews.com
In 1970, a group of art collectors gathered at a ritzy New York penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue, a stone’s…
2020 Guggenheim Fellowships Go to Sanford Biggers, Zoe Leonard, More – ARTnews.com
Each year, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation gives out a series of Guggenheim Fellowships, which are among the most…
Pace Gallery Furloughs 25 Employees as Market Optimism Falters – ARTnews.com
This afternoon, more than 25 employees at Pace Gallery were informed over the phone that their positions had been furloughed…
Christie’s Fined by Manhattan District Attorney Over Sales Tax – ARTnews.com
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced on Thursday that Christie’s will pay a $16.7 million fine for failing to correctly…
Titus Kaphar Is Now Represented by Gagosian – ARTnews.com
Titus Kaphar, an artist known for his incisive paintings that reimagine famous art-historical imagery in an attempt to open the…
Philadelphia rapper and former Ford model Chynna dead at 25
Chynna Rogers (Instagram) Philadelphia rising rap star Chynna, who started as a model, has sadly died at the age of…
Aretha Franklin’s former lover, Willie Wilkerson, dies of coronavirus at 72
Aretha Franklin’s former love interest and longtime friend, Willie Wilkerson, Jr. has died from the COVID-19 virus. Wilkerson, 72, died…
Joel Osteen to hosts Easter with Kanye, Mariah, and Tyler Perry
Joel Osteen is bringing out some celebrity star power this Easter service for a virtual service we won’t soon forget.…
‘We are leaning on God’
Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, Sheree Whitfield, has confirmed that her mother, Thelma Ferguson, has been missing for weeks. The…
Tyler Perry mourns the death of hairstylist Charles Gregory
Movie mogul Tyler Perry is heartbroken after learning that one of his crew hair stylists has died of COVID-19. Perry…
Taraji P. Henson launches ‘Free Virtual Therapy’ Campaign
Taraji P. Henson is making the most of her time under quarantine. The Empire star took to social media to…
Joaquin Phoenix opens up about checking himself into rehab
Joaquin Phoenix is getting candid about a difficult time in his life. The 45-year-old Oscar winner spoke about the moment…
50 Cent’s son Marquise responds after rapper says he’d choose 6ix9ine over him
50 Cent and Marquise Jackson (Credit: Getty Images) The ongoing feud between 50 Cent and his oldest son, Marquise Jackson,…
‘Saturday Night Live’ returning with new, remotely produced content this weekend
“Saturday Night Live” is returning this weekend. The Emmy-winning variety sketch series will be producing new content at home as…
Tamar Braxton wants to get married again, have more kids
(L-R) David Adefeso and Tamar Braxton. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for WE tv ) Tamar Braxton and her…
Queen Elizabeth shares letter to Maundy recipients after coronavirus forces service cancelation
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. For the first…
The Weeknd implies Usher copied his style on ‘Climax,’ singer responds
L to R: The Weeknd and Usher Raymond. (Photo: Segretain/Getty Images and Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images)) Toronto-bred R&B singer The…
Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein survives coronavirus and is out of quarantine, spokesman says
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Harvey Weinstein has…
Cardi B teams up with Fashion Nova to give fans $1K an hour
Rapper Cardi B and fashion brand Fashion Nova have teamed up to provide financial relief for fans during the coronavirus…
Celine Dion changes ‘My Heart Will Go On’ lyrics to suit the coronavirus pandemic
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Celine Dion took…
Meghan and Harry’s nonprofit trolled, links to site that plays ‘Gold Digger’
CARDIFF, WALES – JANUARY 18: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle watch a performance by a Welsh choir in the banqueting…
Emily Ratajkowski spotted at JFK airport in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic
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Maryland grocery clerk with cerebral palsy dies of coronavirus
A grocery store worker who had cerebral palsy died from the coronavirus after continuing to serve elderly shoppers. Leilani Jordan…
Justin Timberlake jokes that parenting 24/7 during the coronavirus is ‘not human’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Justin Timberlake and…
Bebe Winans opens up about recovering from COVID-19
(Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Bebe Winans is the latest celebrity to reveal their battle with COVID-19. The incomparable singer…