August 2019 – The Chocolate Voice

Aug 28 2019

Black & Woman Owned Ride Share Transportation Service For Kids On to Something Big!

“I’m on the brink of something bigger than me,” says Shan Cureton, CEO of Kiddie Commute a full service transportation service for kids. The busy mom of three and communications instructor at Southwestern college in Chula Vista, has found a niche offering rides exclusively driving for kids. It all started because of her challenges getting …

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Aug 24 2019

BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Niece Nash Host, Angela Bassett to Receive Icon Award

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 19, 2019 – BET Networks and Beverly Bond, CEO, Executive Producer and Creator of BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® are excited to announce Emmy-nominated actress, Niecy Nash as host of The 2019 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards on BET. This year’s celebration will tape on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in …

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Aug 6 2019

Toni Morrison Literary Giant, Celebrated Nobel laureate dies at 88

The world just lost one of the most celebrated novelists of our time, Toni Morrison. According to her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, Penguin Random House, Morrison died in New York at the age of 88. Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, February 18, 1931 in Lorrain, Ohio, she was the second of four children born to Ramah …

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Aug 5 2019

Animated Short “Hair Love” Makes Theatrical Debut August 14

“Hair Love” is a heartfelt animated short film that centers around the relationship between an African-American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across – doing his daughter’s hair. The short, a passion project from Matthew A. Cherry, will be making its theatrical debut in North America on August 14th, 2019, …

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Aug 2 2019

Living By Design With Jake And Jazz Creates Wonderland and Delicious Recipes

LIVING BY DESIGN WITH JAKE AND JAZZ returns to CLEO TV on Saturday, August 3 at 12 p.m. ET/11C with Jake and Jazz Smollett converting an apartment into a fun and functional play land perfect for the entire family. Busy couple Titus and Ami have their hands full juggling two energetic children and family fun time. They seek out Jake and Jazz to help …

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Aug 2 2019

The Pineapple Gift That Keeps on Giving

A few months ago, while visiting friends, I was intrigued by the number of outdoor plants being grown outside of their home. As we were leaving our friends were kind enough to gift us one of their beautiful pineapples in a potted planted. As soon as we got it back home, we sat it directly …

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