Some People of Color Are Reluctant to Wear Homemade Masks Because of Presumed Criminality
It seems like every day, messaging about safety precautions for the prevention of the spread COVID-19 is changing. Last week,…
Master P Is Supporting The Elderly in New Orleans Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Percy “Master P” Miller at Black Enterprise (Photo: Bryon Summers) The rapid outbreak of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, has…
NBA Star Says Some Players Are Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck Due To COVID-19
The global pandemic of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, has resulted in many states issuing mandatory stay-at-home orders, causing non-essential…
Nancy Pelosi Seeking $1 Trillion For American Families In Next Stimulus Package
Although funds from the first coronavirus package have yet to be delivered, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working on another…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Plans to Donate $1 Billion of His Equity in Square to COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has committed to donating $1 billion of his equity stake in his digital payments platform company…
Artist Kennedy Yanko Wants to Teach Your Children How to Make Art – ARTnews.com
Next week was supposed to be a big one for artist Kennedy Yanko, as she was supposed to present new…
Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s Art Brings People In Touch With Lost Ancestors – ARTnews.com
In Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s latest work, The Boat People (2020), a group of children search for objects left over from…
Larry Gagosian to Sell Picasso Work Subject to Restitution Claim – ARTnews.com
Just last week, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. returned a Pablo Picasso pastel to the heirs of…
In the Studio with Sophia Al-Maria – ARTnews.com
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Loans Prove Problematic, Museums Guard Collections, and More Art News – ARTnews.com
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Sophia Al-Maria Interview on Dystopias, Gulf Futurism, and Sad Sacks – ARTnews.com
Displayed around the apartment that Sophia Al-Maria sublets in East London are tchotchkes related to the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin.…
Brooklyn Museum Loses $19 M., Applies for Federal Aid – ARTnews.com
Last week, Anne Pasternak, the director of the Brooklyn Museum in New York, decided that her institution needed to apply…
12 Masterful Uses of Food in Art – ARTnews.com
Nothing in life is more fundamental than food. We eat it, we savor it—we depend on it for sustenance and…
Dealer Marc Glimcher’s Month With Coronavirus – ARTnews.com
Marc Glimcher is the president and CEO of Pace Gallery. Was it the trip to the Middle East? The Arlene…
Feminist Artist Dies at 89 of Coronavirus – ARTnews.com
Helène Aylon, a New York–based artist known for her pioneering work involving feminist, environmentalist, and Jewish themes, died on Monday…
Leon and Debra Black Give $10 M. to Hospital Workers—and More Art News – ARTnews.com
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St. Francis Center Works Together While Apart
By Jannette J. WitmyerSpecial to the AFRO Don’t be misled by the shuttered building at the corner of Linden Avenue…
New Video Story About Impact of Covid-19 in Florida
First responders and medical care workers aren’t the only ones in crisis mode due to the coronavirus pandemic. Funeral homes…
MSU President David Wilson Reflects on the Life and Legacy of a Morgan Icon
Dear Morgan Family, It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I share with you the unfortunate news…
Black Folks Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. Editor This reporter is an avid runner, and while I’m working to abide by all the…
BREAKING NEWS: Congressman John Lewis Endorses Joe Biden for President – NNPA Newswire
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Legendary Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.), one of America’s foremost moral leaders whose…
Leaders Respond to `Coughing Cop’
By Sean YoesAFRO Baltimore Editor A video of a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officer allegedly coughing intentionally near city residents…
LIVESTREAM: NNPA Interviews Director and Star of The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Dr. Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, NNPA Newswire’s Culture and Entertainment Editor Tune in on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 3PM…
New Organic Black Hair Care Brand Launches With Over 50 Do-It-Yourself Products
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — A new and fast-growing Black-owned hair care brand called Organic Black Hair Care has just launched an…
Black Biz Owners Already Getting Stimulus Checks
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — In March 2020, the U.S. government announced that trillions of dollars would be made available to organizations,…
Op-ed: The Coronavirus: Your Spirit Is Stronger By Far
By Michael A. Grant, J.D. A storm is passing over Planet Earth. It has picked up momentum. It is wreaking…
Bonita Lookin’ At You – Green – October Gallery
Price: $55Bonita Lookin’ At YouHand embellished by SanaaArt on PaperSize 8.5″ x 11″ Approx Affordable artwork – originals, prints/posters and…
Coronavirus daily update: April 06, 2020 Video
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Trump berates reporters when asked about report by his own administration
President Trump got upset with reporters when asked about a report by HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm, who Trump appointed.…
US weighs ‘war bonds’; Facebook launches virus survey
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Monday…
Covid-19 death count in the United States is likely an underestimate. Here’s why.
Also, deaths due to Covid-19 “may be misclassified as pneumonia deaths in the absence of positive test results, and pneumonia…
Trump, other top officials yet to don masks in public despite announcing CDC guidelines
President Donald Trump made the dramatic announcement on Friday after days of internal debate and anticipation: a recommendation that Americans…
How to help and get help
Arts & Culture How to give The Actors Fund: TAF provides financial relief and promotes economic security for performing arts…
ACLU seeks release of federal prison inmates where 5 died
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday seeks the release of hundreds of high-risk inmates at a federal lockup in Louisiana where…
Coronavirus live updates: Japan expected to declare state of emergency
If North Carolina stops social distancing at the end of April — as President Donald Trump and administration officials have…
Australian court dismisses cardinal’s sex abuse convictions
Australia’s highest court has dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse By ROD…
NYC official: Trump has my mom's blood on his hands
Scott Stringer, the New York City comptroller whose mother died from coronavirus, said he is angry at the federal government’s…
Trump adviser Navarro clashes with Fauci on hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19
President Donald Trump‘s trade adviser Peter Navarro, who the president recently tapped to help implement the Defense Production Act amid…
US coronavirus death toll tops 10,000. And officials say this will be the most challenging week yet
That grim milestone was reached Monday, shortly after officials warned this will be the toughest week yet in the pandemic.…
Trump slams watchdog report on hospitals engulfed by virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday disputed the veracity of a federal survey that found hospitals faced severe shortages…
Streets of China: See what they look like now
As China emerges after months of lockdown, people are back on city streets and crowds flocking to popular destinations. CNN’s…
Coronavirus live updates: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson transferred to intensive care
A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed at least 10,524 people in the United States. The U.S.…
How did coronavirus break out? Theories abound as researchers race to solve genetic detective story
Scientists have banded together across international borders to condemn the nationalist-tinged conspiracy theories. And yet, they are divided on what…
Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks order by governor suspending in-person voting, putting Tuesday’s election back on track
Wisconsin’s spring election appears to be back on, after the state Supreme Court blocked an executive order from Gov. Tony…
How David C. Driskell Shaped the Story of Black Art in America – ARTnews.com
In 1976, the year of the United States bicentennial, David C. Driskell mounted the exhibition “Two Centuries of Black American…
William Blake’s Radical Politics Were Tamed by a Tate Retrospective – ARTnews.com
A nation divided against itself and a monarchy beset by scandal. A Tory prime minister by turns humorous and harsh,…
What Are Her Most Famous Works? – ARTnews.com
Back in 1916, the esteemed Caravaggio scholar Roberto Longhi introduced a large segment of the art world to Orazio and…
Ruth Asawa Stamps, Stream a Gerhard Richter Film – ARTnews.com
Monday, April 6 Postal Service Mints Ruth Asawa StampsThe United States Postal Service announced that it will create a set…
Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker Perform Heartfelt Tribute To Kenny Rogers
COVID-19 wasn’t about to stop a celebration of country music Sunday night or a moving tribute to the late legend…
John Oliver Shreds ‘Alt-Right Pinocchio’ Jared Kushner Over Coronavirus Failure
John Oliver tore into Jared Kushner, son-in-law of and adviser to President Donald Trump, on Sunday night over his failures…
The First Coronavirus-Themed, Socially Distanced TV Episode Is Coming
While Hollywood’s movie and television production has halted in the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic began to escalate in the…
Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Green Lantern’ Plea For Coronavirus Masks Is Hilariously Helpful
Leave it to actor Ryan Reynolds to roast one of his critically bashed movies in a plea for help in…
John Krasinski Gathers Lin-Manuel Miranda, ‘Hamilton’ Cast To Sing To 9-Year-Old Fan
Actor John Krasinski’s big-hearted attempt to highlight heroes and humor during the coronavirus crisis hit the sweet spot again on…
Arthur Gunn Is The Judges’ ‘Shining Star’ On ‘American Idol’
Nepal-born singer Arthur Gunn said before his performance on Sunday’s episode of “American Idol” that “I really didn’t expect I’d…
In ‘Almost Love,’ A Gay Couple’s Heartache Has Nothing To Do With Being Gay
With movie theaters across the country shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, “Almost Love” isn’t getting its planned cinematic rollout.…
‘The Walking Dead’ Spoils Major Character Return In Sneak Peek
Who needs to wait until Easter for a resurrection? “The Walking Dead” star Lauren Cohan’s character, Maggie Rhee, was apparently…
Meghan Markle’s Former Glam Team Speaks Out After Her Royal Exit
Days after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal exit was complete, two members of the Duchess of Sussex’s U.K. glam…
Lee Fierro, Who Slapped Roy Scheider In ‘Jaws,’ Dies Of Coronavirus Complications
Lee Fierro, a Martha’s Vineyard community theater champion who found fame as the actor who slapped Roy Scheider in “Jaws,”…
J.K. Rowling Says She’s ‘Fully Recovered’ After Suffering From COVID-19 Symptoms
J.K. Rowling revealed she’d been suffering from “all the symptoms” of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, for…
Rita Wilson Sings National Anthem In First Performance Since Coronavirus Diagnosis
After recovering from COVID-19, Rita Wilson is back in the spotlight. The actress delivered a soulful ― and socially distanced…