A three-year partnership has been formed with eThekwini Municipality to host the Essence Festival in Durban, South Africa in 2016 and 2017, announced Essence President Michelle Ebanks and eThekwini Mayor James Nxumalo at Durban City Hall today. Each year, the Essence Festival in New Orleans draws more than 450,000 attendees from across the globe to its multi-day […]
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OMG! Would you check out the insanely innovative and stylish costumes on the cast of NBC’s Live musical, THE WIZ LIVE! We are soooo looking forward to watching this television production over the holidays. Unrecognizable in costume is the amazingly talented cast members, David Alan Grier (Lion), Shanice Williams (Dorothy) and the adorable little dog Toto, Ne-Yo (Tinman)
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Kieran Omar Akeem Powell is an exceptionally talented international cricketer who plays cricket for the West Indies. Since the elegant Powell burst into the West Indies squad in 2011, his name has consistently commanded high rankings on the Google scale in India, as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the Caribbean, respectively. An
On Friday, powerhouse vocalist and, multiple award-winning actress Stephanie Mills, finally met up with 19-year-old Shanice Williams, a relatively unknown actress who was cast in a breakout role as NBC’s Dorothy in NBC’s THE WIZ LIVE! Some may undoubtedly argue that Williams has big shoe’s to fill in her new role, replacing Mills, 58, who originated the
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Star-studded Evening to Include: Tyra Banks, Diahann Carroll, Don Cheadle, Ava DuVernay, Louis Gossett Jr., Terrence Howard, Quincy Jones, Keegan-Michael Key, Regina King, Tyler Perry, Wesley Snipes, and Keenen Ivory Wayans BEVERLY HILLS, CA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 – The Paley Center for Media, the leading nonprofit cultural institution that showcases the importance and impact of media
At one of the last funerals that I attended for a loved one, while speaking to a family member these four words came up in conversation–This has to stop! Speaking to the point that, the only time we see one another, is when someone passes away. In other words, “Give me my flowers while I
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San Diego – Kids Free in October, presented by ScholarShare brings 31 days of free admission for kids (with an adult purchase) to over 40 museums. To kick-off this extraordinary program, San Diego Museum Council and ScholarShare have teamed up with the Jacob’s Center to create a free family day. Titled “Museum Mash-up”, this afternoon
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(San Diego, CA) Saturday, September 26, the National Council of Negro Women San Diego, Inc., hosted its 49th annual community luncheon, Passing the Legacy Forward: Celebrating “Phenomenal Women in Entrepreneurship.” Ten visionaries from the San Diego community were recognized for their outstanding achievements in entrepreneurship. The 2015 honoree’s were: Dr.Vangie Akridge (Psychologist), Mariea Antoinette (Harpist), Dana
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(Tucson, AZ) If you look hard enough, you’ll find it. That is, the soulful happening’s in Tucson, Arizona. In a city such as Tucson, where the African American population is approximately less than 5%, soulful events featuring Black artist’s are often few, far and in between. At least that’s what local resident’s have shared. With that in
(San Diego, CA) Award-winning actress/dancer/choreographer Debbie Allen cast San Diego talent, Oaja Bridgeforth for a dance role in “The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” musical. 13 year-old Oaja auditioned with over 100 young ladies for a chance to dance with Debbie Allen in the production. After spending an hour in the audition room Saturday, September 19 with Allen
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