If you ever find yourself saying those words, “I can’t,” please check out FROM THE BARRIO TO THE BOARD ROOM: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Laura Nobles Banks-Reed (Jasmaya Publications). The life of 94 year-old Laura Nobles Banks-Reed, has all the makings of a major film. From humble beginnings, through years of segregation and discrimination, […]
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Harmony Jennings, who is currently a student at La Mesa Arts Academy, near San Diego, taps into her writing and illustration skills to help with coping during sad times in her life. Sadly, Harmony, is another one of the many victim’s of bullying. She say’s that for her, the bullying started in fifth grade when,
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October 26, 2015, The Chocolate Voice attended the exclusive Paley Center for Media’s Hollywood tribute to African American Achievements in Television present by JPMorgan Chase and Co. Check out the hottest looks of the evening, from some of the hardest working people in television. Want your event featured? Email requests to [email protected].
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On Monday, October 26, 2015, The Chocolate Voice was on the scene, as The Paley Center for Media hosted its Hollywood Tribute to African-American Achievements in Television, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co. at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. With locations in LA and NY, The Paley Center for Media is the
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With the holidays just around the corner, getting a massage is one way to avoid stressful situations during this joyous, but hectic time of the year. By the way, did you know that October 25-31 is “National Massage Therapy Awareness Week?” An entire week is designated to raise public awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage
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Julianne Moore, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Sen. John McCain and television producers Norman Lear and Shonda Rhimes are among the 28 new celebrities whose DNA will be traced, when PBS’ “Finding Your Roots’ returns on January 5. In it’s third season, the show has hired a new fact-checker and two new genealogists as part of its reforms,
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Looks like to rumor’s are true. He’s baaack! Multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Chris Rock will return to host the Oscars® for a second time, producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today. The 88th Academy Awards® will be broadcast live on Oscar®Sunday, February 28, 2016, on the ABC Television Network. Rock previously hosted the
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The first musical performance on Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” will take place tonight, Monday, October 19 at 11:30pmET/PT by Raury. The 19 year-old soul, hip hop and folk artist will be performing “Fly,” a song he wrote after Ferguson. He will also appear as a panelist along with “Nightly Show” contributor
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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