Associated Black Charities will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a gala on June 14 at The Hall at Live! Casino, honoring ...

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, one of the nation’s largest archives of Black history, celebrates its ...

Sly Stone revolutionized music production by transforming the studio into a compositional tool, using overdubs, drum machines, and tape loops to craft deeply personal and experimental tracks like ...

Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott and community partners gathered June 9 at Mondawmin Mall to distribute free gun locks and raise awareness during Gun Violence Awareness Month, recommitting to ...

The White House is staging a lavish military parade on June 14 to mark the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and 47th president’s ...

Family and friends of Ron Jackson are raising money on the GoFundMe platform to help with medical expenses. Jackson was injured in a May 28 mass shooting at Harry Toad Park in Lakewood, Wash.

Black and Latino LGBTQ and transgender communities in Washington, D.C. face challenges due to multiple identities and anti-immigrant fervor.

Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died at age 82 on June 9, 2025, after a groundbreaking career that revolutionized popular music with its blend of funk, soul, rock, and ...

UniverSoul Circus returns to the Baltimore area from Aug. 14 to Sept. 1 with its all-new “Rhythm of the World” production, ...

To promote violence prevention and celebrate positive Black fatherhood, the Easterwood Recreation Center will host the 13th ...

Will Jones III is the director of community engagement and outreach for Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). He is a third ...

B Special to the AFRO Ananda Lewis, a former MTV veejay and TV host, has died after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 52. Lewis’s sister, Lakshmi Emory, confirmed the news on her Facebook ...