By DL White Southern University by vehicle is 21.2 hours south east of Arizona, approximately 1448.9 miles, however, enthusiasm and school spirit travels and stand the test of time, as alums of the Columbia blue and gold are loud and proud representing in the Grand Canyon state. Recently, the Southern University Alumni Federation – AZ […]
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Iconic champion of civil rights Harry Belafonte, the legendary singer, and actor, died Tuesday, April 25. He was 96. Born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in New York’s Harlem, in 1927, his father, Harold George Bellanfanti Sr. was a Martinique-born chef, and his mother Melvine Bellanfanti was a Jamaica-born housekeeper. From age 8 until he was
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Without a Clear Agenda for America – GOP Use Fear & Ignorance to Attack By DL White When William Shakespeare (April, 1564 – April 23, 1616), conceived of the famous solitogury in Hamlet, “To be, or not to be: that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in mind to suffer the slings and arrows of
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Third Season Will Spotlight Black Female Entrepreneurship, Southern Hospitality, Glamour and Complex Relationships Los Angeles – OWN’s popular series “Belle Collective” from Kingdom Reign Entertainment and Executive Producer Carlos King returns for a spicy new third season on Friday, May 19, at 8 pm EST | 7 PM CST. The series continues to follow six successful
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Opinion By G. Napier Barnes III I promised in my last piece to give you my insight on March Madness. Several years ago I wrote an opinion piece questioning why the NCAA Men and Women’s basketball tournament (known as March Madness) is the greatest sporting event in this country? In that article I wondered why
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The number of Black-owned businesses has grown significantly in recent years. In 2020, there were 140,918 Black-owned businesses registered in the US, 14% higher than 124,004 in 2017, according to data from Pew Research Center. While growth was leveraged by organizations like the Black Business Initiative, and Black Entrepreneurs NYC, among others, it was also
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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival, A THOUSAND AND ONE starring Teyana Taylor, William Catlett and Josiah Cross is releasing only in theaters nationwide, March 31st. Allied Global Marketing & Focus Features in partnership with The Chocolate Voice, is hosting a screening, on Monday March 27, 7:00 PM at AMC Mission Valley in Mission Valley. Written and
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From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of
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March Madness each year quickly becomes March Sadness for our HBCU conference basketball champions. I will discuss why I feel this way in The Chocolate Voice HBCU Scoreboard Vol. XVI later this month. For now, I would like to inform you, our readers, on how the four HBCU athletic conferences (MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, and SIAC)
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Peacock’s record-breaking drama series BEL-AIR has been renewed for a third season. Inspired by Morgan Cooper’s lauded short film, BEL-AIR is a modern-day reimagining of the iconic culture-defining ‘90s sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Following its launch on Peacock last year as the streamer’s most-watched original premiere, Bel-Air is once again breaking records on the platform as Peacock’s most-watched original sophomore
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