[caption id="attachment_15429" align="aligncenter" width="500"] (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)[/caption] Read below press statement released from the White House regarding this sad loss: It is with broken hearts that Hallie, Hunter, Ashley, Jill and I announce the passing of our husband, brother and son, Beau, after he battled brain
[caption id="attachment_15410" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Protestors gather in downtown Cleveland.[/caption] By Theodore Mosely Your rights of living have no quality of life as we drive these streets that we are not to protect. Nowhere to run from us as we give you directions with our fingers on the trigger
(San Diego, CA) Jambalaya, Strawberry Cornbread, Creole Shrimp Risotto, Fried Green Tomatoes, Stuffed Mushrooms, Catfish PoBoy and, Salmon! Sounds good, right? You have know idea what you're missing out on. Especially, if you haven’t dined at San Diego’s hot new restaurant Bourré Southern Bistro. The food at
[caption id="attachment_15366" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Photo credit: Detroit Free Press.[/caption] The world's oldest person celebrated her 116th birthday on Saturday in the Detroit-area city of Inkster, Michigan. Born in 1899, Talley has lived through the turn of two centuries and 20 different presidents. The most recent of those presidents, Barack
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 21, 2015 – The priority deadline for the first annual BLACK GIRLS LEAD Conference has been extended! Rolling applications for the 4-day international conference will be accepted until May 30, 2015 and BLACK GIRLS ROCK! is offering need-based grants to accepted
[caption id="attachment_15336" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Photo: Only Light Facebook[/caption] Only Light, a short film written and directed by African American Female Filmakers and, USC grad’s Thembi Banks and Evita Castine, wins the Audience Award at the 2015 Diversity in Cannes Film Festival. Only Light tackles the harrowing topic
[caption id="attachment_15324" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Left to right - Officials from Walgreens join Jacobs Center Board Member Valerie Jacobs Hapke, City of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, District 4 Councilmember Myrtle Cole, and Jacobs Center President and CEO Reginald Jones to officially cut-the ribbon to open
May 17, 2015 (New York, NY) - This Tuesday May 19th, the 90th anniversary of the birthdate of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X, will be celebrated at The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in Harlem, New York (165th and Broadway). This
[caption id="attachment_15302" align="aligncenter" width="500"] This photo was taken in Labadee, Haiti in 2012/ Photo: TCV[/caption] In celebration of Haitian Flag day events being celebrated all over the world, today we decided to share a few of our favorite photo's from the peninsula of Labadee, Haiti. Below are
[caption id="attachment_15295" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Queen Latifah stars as Bessie Smith, in "Bessie" airing Saturday, May 16th on HBO.[/caption] Check out the trailer for the upcoming Bessie Smith biopic, starring Queen Latifah, before it premieres on HBO tomorrow, May 16. The film focuses on Bessie Smith's personal and professional lives during