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SXSW: Live Taping of New Podcast, IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson

AUSTIN, TX – March 13, 2025 – At South by Southwest (SXSW), Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, appeared for a special live episode of their newly launched podcast IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson. The siblings took the stage at the Austin Convention Center for a conversation on transforming despair into hope—and ultimately, action—with Dr. Laurie Santos, psychology professor […]

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San Diego Theatre Spotlight: ‘Ain’t Too Proud’s’ Rudy Foster on Playing Otis & The Legacy of The Temptations Music

Get ready—’cause the magic of Motown is coming back to San Diego! That unmistakable sound, the groove that makes you want to move, the melodies that stand the test of time—can you hear it? And yes, we at The Chocolate Voice keep singing, “Get ready, ‘cause here I come!” Just one of the many timeless

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San Diego County Fair Summer Concert Series to Feature Maxwell, XSCAPE & Ziggy Marley

 It’s almost that time ya’ll!  The 2025 Toyota Summer Concert Series at the San Diego County Fair is bringing 20 electrifying nights of music to the Corona Grandstand Stage! From Maxwell to Ziggy Marley, 2 Chainz & Lil Jon, XSCAPE, and more—this lineup is set to make Del Mar the hottest ticket of the summer! 🌟 Pre-Sale Access: Use code SUMMER (March 12-13)🎟 General On-Sale: Friday, March 14 at 10 a.m.🎡 Bonus: Concert

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San Diego Trailblazer: Leon Williams, First Black City Councilmember & County Supevisor Dies at 102

Leon Williams, a political trailblazer and civil rights leader in San Diego County, has passed away at the age of 102. As San Diego’s first Black city council member and later a San Diego County Supervisor, Williams helped pave the way for future leaders in the community. In 2020, the County Board of Supervisors established

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Grammy-nominated Singer Alex Isley Ushers in New Music

February 28, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) — Silky. Timeless. Intimate. These words barely begin to capture the magic of Alex Isley, the GRAMMY®-nominated songstress whose voice feels like a warm embrace. With the release of her Free Lunch / Warner Records debut single “Hands,” Isley enters a fresh yet familiar space—where R&B’s golden past meets its most captivating future. Produced by CAMPER (Brandy, Doechii, H.E.R.), “Hands” reaffirms Alex’s place among this

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R&B Superstar TANK Joins Cast of Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen

(New York, NY – February 28, 2025) – Broadway’s electrifying, Grammy Award-winning production HELL’S KITCHEN announces today that R&B superstar and five-time Grammy Award nominee Tank will join the cast in the role of “Davis” for a strictly limited 13-week engagement. He will replace Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, who will play his final performance on Sunday, March 9. With a

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ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood® Awards

Continuing a decades-old promise of loving Black women deeply, entertainment legends, icons, and rising stars gathered at the 18th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood® Awards, on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, hosted by producer and star of Prime Video’s Cross, Aldis Hodge, celebrating the women who are transforming the television and film industry

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“Not Your Mama’s Lincoln: A Conversation with Composer Crystal Monee Hall on 3 Summers of Lincoln”

With powerful lyrics, hard hitting melodies and soul-stirring percussions that’ll have your heart pounding—“3 Summers of Lincoln” is the newest masterpiece to hit La Jolla Playhouse. The world-premiere musical opens Tuesday, February 18, and the show follows one of the most important friendships in our nation’s history—Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In the middle of

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