Check out who will be recognized at ESSENCE magazine’s 2nd annual ‘Street Style Awards’ Dinner during New York Fashion Week, September 13th? Singer Ciara, Actress Gabrielle Union, Designer Charles Elliot Harbison and Celebrity Stylist Jason Rembert. Here’s what ESSENCE has to say about why they chose these three stylish honorees. GABRIELLE UNION – Closet […]
On Saturday, August 29th, 2015, the 2nd Annual Imperial Avenue Street Festival celebrates the diversity of one of San Diego’s oldest neighborhoods. The free event hosted by BAME Renaissance Community Development Corporation (BAME CDC) offered attendees of all-ages, four blocks of local artists, crafts and some of the most delicious food in the neighborhood. The
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—Amelia Boynton Robinson, a champion for civil rights, who nearly died while helping lead the 1965 Selma march on “Bloody Sunday,” has died. Boynton Robinson, championed voting rights for African Americans, was the first Black woman to run for Congress in Alabama. She was 104. Her son, Bruce Boynton, said she had been hospitalized
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SAN DIEGO – On Wednesday, Aug. 19, hundreds of students, parents and community leaders attended the second annual celebration dinner for the Full STE[+a]M Ahead summer youth program at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation’s Celebration Hall. This program, started by the Jacobs Center, partners with community-based organizations to offer a comprehensive curriculum that combines
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On August 26, NBC premiere’s The Carmichael Show–a witty and engaging new sitcom based on the life and comedy of writer Jerrod Carmichael. The series which stars the creator and executive producer of the show, 27-year old Carmichael, along with the hilarious David Alan Grier (In Living Color) and, the multi-award winning film and television
(San Diego, CA) Over the last few summer’s, Jazz at the Creek has developed into the city of San Diego’s hottest concert series to watch out for. In its 4th year, Jazz at the Creek has increased tremendously in popularity, becoming a Southeast San Diego landmark, drawing thousand’s to the unique smooth jazz venue. This year, The Chocolate
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Julian Bond, a lifelong civil rights leader and former board chairman of the NAACP, passed away Saturday night in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He was 75. Bond, fell ill abruptly on Wednesday from complications related to vascular disease, according to reports from his wife. In his final days, she said, he remained an optimist, finding
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(San Diego, CA) Perhaps it wasn’t until the 2011 Grammy-awards show that many took notice to the brilliance of Esperanza Spalding. During that time, a relatively unknown 26-year old beat out mega pop star Justin Bieber, stirring up angry “Belieber” fans taking home the Grammy for best new artist. Needless to say, Spalding had nothing to prove
COMMON, NE-YO AND ELIJAH KELLEY ARE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO ALL-STAR CAST FOR ‘THE WIZ LIVE!’ NBC’s Highly Anticipated Dec. 3 Telecast to Be Among Biggest TV Events of the Season UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Aug. 13, 2015 — Adding to an already A-list cast, Oscar winner Common, singer-songwriter-actor Ne-Yo and “Hairspray” co-star Elijah Kelley have joined NBC’s
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(San Diego, CA) Smooth jazz guitarist and vocalist Nick Colionne who’s style of music is best described as both urban and contemporary, is set to hit the stage this Saturday, closing out the summer at San Diego’s Jazz at the Creek. The Chicago native who learned to play guitar at 9 from his step-father, has
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