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Apr 28 2017

Fuse TV & NAACP Team Up on Docuseries Following the Lives of Student Activist

The NAACP and Fuse (www.fuse.tv) have teamed up to raise awareness and advance the dialogue of the issues highlighted in Show Me Democracy, the first film featured in Fuse’s recently announced documentary series entitled “We The Dreamers.” Premiering on Saturday, April 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fuse, Show Me Democracy follows seven St. Louis college students as they evolve into advocates and activists in the wake […]

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Apr 27 2017

Remembering Coretta Scott King

Born in Heiberger, Alabama, in 1927 civil rights activist Coretta Scott King, the wife of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., played a prominent role in continuing his vision of nonviolent protest for civil liberties after her husband’s assassination. King founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in 1968, successfully advocated

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Apr 26 2017

5 Signs That Your Just Too Nice!

Let me ask this question: What’s wrong with being nice? Some might agree with that old saying that nice guys finish last. And some might argue that good guys always come in first. Which ever point taken, you must admit that there are definitely some signs that being too nice is worrisome. With that, unfortunately there

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Apr 21 2017

Earth Day Events in and Around San Diego County

BALBOA PARK While not held on actual Earth Day, activities throughout the day at Balboa Park run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, and include an Earth Day Parade. More than 300 exhibitors, a food pavilion, entertainment venues, eARTH Gallery arts and crafts show, a Clean Car Concourse and a

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Apr 21 2017

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Premieres Saturday on HBO

This coming Saturday, Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne and Renée Elise Goldsberry star in the new HBO Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Based on the adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestseller (2010) of the same name written by Rebecca Skloot, the film tells the story of how scientists exploit a poor black tobacco

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Apr 18 2017

Don Cheadle Acquires Film Rights to Wall Street’s First Black Billionaire

Don Cheadle acquired the film and TV rights to Prince of Darkness by Shane White. Cheadle will star in and produce the movie about Jeremiah G. Hamilton, America’s first black billionaire. Steven Baigelman, who co-wrote the “Miles Ahead” screenplay with Cheadle, has been tapped to adapt the “Prince of Darkness” script. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be

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Apr 18 2017

AAFCA Partners With Libraries to Celebrate Cinematic Legacy of Prince

It’s hard to believe that this week marks a year since we lost Prince. In honor of the impact that the icon had on the world, The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), in partnership with some of the nation’s leading libraries will commemorate the cinematic legacy of Prince with a series of special screenings

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Apr 15 2017

Photo: Celebrating Jackie Robinson’s Legacy

Today, April 15, marks the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Breaking major league baseball’s color line will forever be the centerpiece of Jackie Robinson’s legacy. Here’s how Jackie Robinson day all came about. Twenty years ago, Rachel Robinson, wife of the late, great Jackie

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Apr 14 2017

Casa de Amparo 21st Annual Meet the Chefs

Love good food and wine? You won’t want to miss Meet the Chefs, one of San Diego’s best food and wine events on April 23rd. This exquisite culinary experience treats over 350 guests to sample signature dishes from over a dozen premier restaurants and chefs in San Diego, complemented by an extensive selection of wines

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Apr 13 2017

LeBron James Foundation Plans to Build STEM Based School in Akron

On Tuesday, it was announced that MVP LeBron James is in the process of developing and building a school named, I PROMISE, in partnership with his Lebron James Family Foundation and Akron’s public schools. The foundation’s Facebook page describes the school as being for first through eighth grade students and will offer a four-year scholarship for

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