For 37 years the San Diego community has turned out in numbers to show support for Dr. Kings activism and hard work for all of America. And this year was no exception. A substantial crowd of people across cultures came out in support of and marched through San Diego on Sunday, in the 37th annual celebration […]
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The Women’s March on Washington announced actress America Ferrera, along with a growing list of celebrities, including Uzo Aduba, Cristela Alonzo, Patricia Arquette, Danielle Brooks, Cher, Lea DeLaria, Diane Guerrero, Danai Gurira, Chelsea Handler, Scarlett Johansson, Margo Jefferson, Angelique Kidjo, Padma Lakshmi, Shantell Martin, Debra Messing, Frances McDormand, Julianne Moore, Hari Nef, Katy Perry, Monica Raymond, Amy Schumer, Yara Shahidi, Alia
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On Thursday, January 12, the 225th anniversary of The United States Mint, a new Lady Liberty gold coin was unveiled featuring the image of an African- American woman. For the first time in history, the coin depicts Lady Liberty, wearing a twist hair style pulled back in a crown of stars, and is inscribed with “1792,” for
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8th annual Essence “Black Women in Music” will honor the extraordinarily talented GRAMMY winner Erykah Badu on the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut album, “Baduizm.” “From the time that she first hit the scene with her album ‘Baduizm,’ we all fell in love with the genius that is Erykah Badu. It is only fitting that we honor the accomplishments
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Written by D.L. White, Guest Columnist Should the 2016 Presidential Elections be ruled Null and Void as a result of Russia’s involvment?…..What did President-elect Trump know? And when did he know it? (Troubling)!! Unbelievable! It has been confirmed that Russian hackers (with approval from Russian President Putin himself) successfully infiltrated the Democratic National Committee’s
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Award-winning actress Regina King (Ray, American Crime) has signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios for her production company Royal Ties. King’s sister, Reina King, will serve as development executive as the two develop and produce new projects. The Five-time NAACP Image Award winner is nominated for Entertainer of the year at the 48th NAACP Image Awards. This
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Jeanette Epps, PhD will become the first African American astronaut to join the crew of the International Space Station in May 2018, as part of Expedition 56. In a NASA video, Epps said she was inspired to become an aerospace engineer as a young girl in elementary school by Sally Ride and other early female
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Fox’s “Hidden Figures” took the top spot at the box office beating out Rogue earning an impressive $22.8 million, finishing just ahead of the Disney-Lucas Film by roughly $1 million. The uplifting, inspirational historical film, starring Octavia Spencer (Dorothy Vaughn), Taraji P. Henson (Katherine Johnson) and Janelle Monae (Mary Jackson) as three trailblazing females NASA mathematicians
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There were so many reason’s for us to watch 74th Annual Golden Globes. For starters, many of our favorite’s were nominated, and won! Yay, Tracee Ellis (Black-ish) Ross, on becoming the first black actress in a TV comedy to win the Golden Globe since Debbie Allen did so in 1983. Ross won for her role as Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson,
Photo credit: FaceBook Kid-trepreneur sisters, Madison Star and Mallory Iyana, took their chances by swimming with the sharks on ABC’s Shark Tank. Madison, 12, and Mallory, 10, are the brand ambassadors and creators of Angels and Tomboys®, a beauty and body care company of handmade body lotions and body spray for ‘tween and teen girls.
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