January 2019

20th Annual Black College Expo™ Giving Millions in Scholarships and Grants on Site

Dr. Theresa Price, founder of the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), says, “ Since its inception, the organization has helped stunts secure over $500 million in scholarships and grants and has helped over 500,000 students (over 300,000 first generation students) get into college, through 130 College Expos produced by NCRF. Price founded the National College […]

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Missy Elliot and Dallas Austin to be inducted into 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame

Missy Elliot, and record producer, songwriter Dallas Austin are among this years honorees inducted into the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame. In addition to becoming the first female hip-hop artist, Missy Elliott’s induction also makes her just the third rapper to be included in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. For over two decades, the multiple

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Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations Live Event In NYC featuring Bradley Cooper, Michael B. Jordan and Beto O’Rourke

On Tuesday, February 5, Oprah Winfrey hosts “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square,” a live event at PlayStation Theater in New York City. In one-on-one conversations, Winfrey will discuss how each of the guests created an impact and shifted the conversation in their respective fields of entertainment, politics and culture in the last year. Tickets for the

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“Little” Trailer Starring Marsai Martin, Regina and Issa Rae Has Everybody Smiling

The trailer for the movie “Little” dropped and we couldn’t be more excited! Hey, #BlackGirlMagic, hey! The 14-year-old Black-ish actress, who will star alongside two of Hollywood’s most talented and powerful women in Black Hollywood, Issa Rae and Regina Hall in the body-switching comedy, said that the film was inspired by the movie Big, which

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Welcomes Super Bowl Gospel NFL Players Choir

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially welcomed the 20th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration (SBGC) to Atlanta during a press conference today at City Hall with officials from the NFL, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee, Boys & Girls Club of America and Radio One in attendance.  Returning to Atlanta for its 20th anniversary, the concert will be taped in front of

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“Familiar” by award-winning playwright Danai Gurira Comes to Old Globe

This funny, warmhearted look at tradition, marriage, and what it means to be an American family will be directed by Edward Torres (the Globe’s Water by the Spoonful and Native Gardens, Canción at Repertorio Español) and will run January 26 – March 3, 2019 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, Old Globe Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run January 26–30.  The

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2019 NAACP Image Awards To Telecast from Dolby Theater in Hollywood

Via press release today, January 3, it was announced that the 50th NAACP Image Awards will air LIVE on TV One, a division of Urban One, Inc., on March 30, 2019.  For the first time ever, the telecast will take place from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. The announcement was made today by NAACP National Board of Directors Chairman

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Bryan Stevenson of Equal Justice Initiative to speak at UC San Diego

In a groundbreaking digital experience Equal Justice Initiative in partnership with Google, produced the Lynching in America site content including EJI’s in-depth research and data with the stories of lynching victims, as told by their descendants. Through six audio stories, and a short documentary, Uprooted, you both hear and feel the impact of this dark time

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