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Aug 9 2016

OWN Renews “For Peete’s Sake” & “Welcome to Sweetie Pies” Adds “The Book of John”

Yay! A few of our favorite Reality T.V. shows featured on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network just got renewed. The network announced it has renewed popular Saturday night docu-series “For Peete’s Sake,” from Tremendous! Entertainment featuring actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, for eight additional episodes and has ordered from Pilgrim Media Group […]

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Aug 4 2016

Breast Health & Music for the Soul”

Pictured: Wendy Shurelds (L) and Dr. Suzanne Afflalo On Saturday, July 30th approximately 80 people made up mostly of women, filled the Alpha Center located at the center of southeast San Diego for an inspirational community event. The purpose of the event was to raise breast health awareness among African American women. Members of the

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Aug 3 2016

Can We Stand Up For Ava Duvernay?

Correction—let us stand up AND clap for Ava Duvernay. She’s breaking so many boundaries and continuing to be the humble and talented role model that so many women admire. Oh, and she’s a BOSS. You see, she will be the first African American woman to helm a $100 million dollar film. HUGE right?!

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Aug 3 2016

Black Girl Magic At The Olympics

Can Rio handle all of Team USA’s melanin? Of course they can. I am not an athlete—in fact I don’t have one athletic bone in my body. I once got into an argument with my tee ball coach about the logistics of hitting the ball, then running in a circle just to get back

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Aug 2 2016

How Cute Is Simone Biles?!

Simone Biles tweeted the cutest picture today of her and David Lee, a member of the U.S. men’s volleyball team. The caption read, “Size difference in Olympians doesn’t matter, depending on what sport you do 😉 6’8″ & 4’8″. We’re glad she’s having a great time, and we are rooting for Team USA in

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Aug 2 2016

This Is Awesome – Women of NASA Get Lego Set!

Well isn’t this exciting?! A new LEGO set has been designed to celebrate the ‘Women of NASA’. The set will include Margaret Hamilton, lead designer of on-board flight software for the Apollo space program, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer, Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go

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Aug 2 2016

Museum in Texas Honors Legacy of Black Doctor

“To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die.” Dr. James Lee Dickey. What a beautiful and poignant quote by a man whose name often comes up in conversation with my mother. After recently taking a trip with her down to Austin, Texas, I now know why the name Dr. Dickey

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Aug 1 2016

Our Chat With Flex & Shanice

Flex Alexander and Shanice Wilson are already entering season 2 of their popular reality show Flex and Shanice, and with the success of the first season, this one is sure to bring laughs and wholesome fun to households across America. If you watch the show, you know that the adorable couple has been married

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Jul 31 2016

This Could Be Fun : Caraoke Showdown

With the success of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, it only seems fitting for someone else to kick it up a notch right? Enter Craig Robinson. According to various sites, the comedian will attempt to blend aspects of the Carpool Karaoke segment with the Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab show. Caraoke Showdown will include unsuspecting contestants

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Jul 31 2016

Daveed Diggs joins Black-Ish!

OMG yes! Rainbow Johnson has a brother and of COURSE it’s Daveed Diggs. If you know anything about me, you know that I’m obsessed with both Black-Ish AND Hamilton so this is a huge win for me. For those of you that might not know, Daveed Diggs is most known for his roles as Lafayette

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