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Chocolate Chat: Calvin Manson, San Diego’s Gift to Black Theatre

On June 10, the Ira Aldridge Repertory Players presents, the San Diego premiere of BLACKTOP SKY, directed by San Diego native, Calvin Manson. The Chocolate Voice caught up with Manson, via phone to learn more about his passion for the arts, the current state of Black theatre, San Diego’s rich history of extraordinarily talented actors, […]

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San Diego: Jazz at the Creek 2017 Kicks off Season 6 With Jessy J, Reggie Codrington, Chase Huna and more…

  San Diego’s premiere summer venue Jazz at the Creek is back for another sizzling hot season. Presented by M.A.N.D.A.T.E. RECORDS, INC., the concert series will be held on two separate dates at the redesigned venue, Market Creek Plaza Amphitheatre, located at 310 Euclid Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92114. Guests will have an opportunity to

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It’s #NationalDonutDay: Check out 3 Black Owned Donut Shops That Are Giving Us…Sugar Rush

Since it’s #nationaldonutday, we’d like to introduce you to three black owned donut shops where today, the sign in the window will most likely say SOLD OUT! First, there’s Nigerian American, Edose Ohen, owner of Glazed The Doughnut Cafe, is the Houston area’s first Black-owned 24 hour donut cafe. He started the business back in 2014,

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National Urban League State of Black America in 2-hour Special on TVOne

The National Urban League Presents: State of Black America Town Hall on Wed. May 31 at 8 P.M. ET in an exclusive 2-hour special on TVOne. Roland Martin will host the groundbreaking event that will be taped before a live audience at the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., and will bring together some of the nation’s greatest thought leaders,

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“Oprah’s Master Class” Returns on June 10, With Sneak Preview with Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart, courtesy of OWN The acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series “Oprah’s Master Class” featuring an unprecedented first-person insight into the brilliant minds and lives of the entertainers and public figures, returns for a sixth season with a special sneak preview with world-famous actor/comedian Kevin Hart on Saturday, June 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

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WGN America’s Series “Underground Cancelled After Two seasons

In a statement from Peter Kern, President and CEO, Tribune Media Company, said, “As WGN America evolves and broadens the scope and scale of its portfolio of series, we recently announced that resources will be reallocated to a new strategy to increase our relevance within the rapidly changing television landscape.  This move is designed to deliver

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Gina Prince-Bythewood makes history as first woman of color to direct a superhero film

Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Athena Film Festival   Okay, so we’re definitely disappointed that Fox Network’s “Shots Fired” was cancelled after just one season. Perhaps another network will pick it up.  It’s happened. Not only was the show outstanding with a stellar cast, we over at TCV are huge fans of the talented

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San Diego County Fair: Wild Wild West, Country, Comedy, Gospel, Rock, Rap, R&B & Food, Food, Food!

Photo:  The owner of Chicken Charlie’s serving up all things chicken and beef including, Kool Aid Hotwings, while chatting it up with a fairgoer. Credit:  Gwen Pierce San Diego — It’s that time of year again folks: “The Wild Wild West” is headed for Del Mar fairgrounds for the 2017 San Diego County Fair. For local’s, it’s the

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