It’s always fun to see what creations Maya’s Cookies in San Diego, will come up with. Made with all vegan products but non vegans alike enjoy the popular cookies as well, the No. 1 Black-owned vegan company in the country is masterful at creating innovative recipes. A customer favorite, the limited-edition “The Obama,” a veganized […]
Los Angeles – In memory of Cicely Tyson, OWN will present a special re-airing of “Oprah’s Master Class: Cicely Tyson” from 2014 to air this Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and Sunday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT. “Ms. Tyson was a rare talent both on and off the screen, one that we at OWN
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Cicely Tyson, the legendary Honorary Oscar winner who starred in Sounder, and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and earned five Emmy noms for her recurring role on How to Get Away with Murder, and more recently on OWN’s Cherish the Day, died today. She was 94. According to the website Deadline, her manager Larry Thompson confirmed the news
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She is the hierarchy that presents solutions to cultural diversity. The Black Woman is organized in her mind beyond the thoughts of salutations. She effortlessly slays with her words of contentment in hostile environments. When she digresses, she elevates; the wholeness of her being travails life. Confident in her weakness, she strengthens her clarification of
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A huge congratulations go out to Rosalind Brewer! Brewer, is currently the chief operating officer at Starbucks announced that she’s stepping down at the end of February. The reason she is leaving the company shatters another glass ceiling for women: she will become the only black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Brewer will
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Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of fourteen new roles plus directors Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson for new drama “Delilah,” from acclaimed “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey. In 2020, “Greenleaf” was the year’s most-watched original cable series with
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January 25, 2021 – For the eighth consecutive year, the 22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will air on BET during Super Bowl LV week on Saturday, February 6th at 8/7c. The theme “Nothing Can Stop Us” is the inspirational message for this highly anticipated night of praise and worship during Super Bowl LV. This year’s event will be hosted by national radio and
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OWN has released the official season five trailer for the highly-anticipated return of Ava DuVernay drama, “QUEEN SUGAR.” The series, which was just picked up for a sixth season ahead of the season five return, has been lauded for its powerful portrayal of an African-American family in the Deep South and for DuVernay’s continued hiring of
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After twelve months in development, African American entrepreneur LyNea “LB” Bell announces the launch of GOTCONN.com a privacy-based search engine. In celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Bell, hosted a private virtual unveiling of the search engine on the popular and fast-growing App “Clubhouse”. Guests were invited to test GOTCONN and were wowed by its speed, accuracy and functionality.
Michele Duster, author of a new biography, Ida B. The Queen, The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, says that her goal is to expand the story of the iconic journalist and pioneering civil rights activist, who just happens to be her, great-grandmother. Duster, who took an interest in history and in
