Julian Bond, a lifelong civil rights leader and former board chairman of the NAACP, passed away Saturday night in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He was 75. Bond, fell ill abruptly on Wednesday from complications related to vascular disease, according to reports from his wife. In his final days, she said, he remained an optimist, finding […]
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(San Diego, CA) Perhaps it wasn’t until the 2011 Grammy-awards show that many took notice to the brilliance of Esperanza Spalding. During that time, a relatively unknown 26-year old beat out mega pop star Justin Bieber, stirring up angry “Belieber” fans taking home the Grammy for best new artist. Needless to say, Spalding had nothing to prove
COMMON, NE-YO AND ELIJAH KELLEY ARE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO ALL-STAR CAST FOR ‘THE WIZ LIVE!’ NBC’s Highly Anticipated Dec. 3 Telecast to Be Among Biggest TV Events of the Season UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Aug. 13, 2015 — Adding to an already A-list cast, Oscar winner Common, singer-songwriter-actor Ne-Yo and “Hairspray” co-star Elijah Kelley have joined NBC’s
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(San Diego, CA) Smooth jazz guitarist and vocalist Nick Colionne who’s style of music is best described as both urban and contemporary, is set to hit the stage this Saturday, closing out the summer at San Diego’s Jazz at the Creek. The Chicago native who learned to play guitar at 9 from his step-father, has
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Ferguson, MO – Despite angry protests and national outcry after the police killing of unarmed Michael Brown, Jr., a year ago Aug. 9, the police shootings of Black citizens and ensuing uprisings continue to occur across the country. Diversity expert and author, Devin S. James, warns the tragedies and conflict will continue until government leaders make
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NBC embarks on its latest musical holiday tradition with a live television production of the groundbreaking Tony Award-winning musical, The Wiz Live! that brought the vivid world of Oz to the streets of New York in a fresh, funky, sing-a-long journey down the yellow brick road. Eighteen year-old Shanice Williams, despite studying musical theater for years,
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Today is the 47th anniversary of Peanuts first African-American character, “FRANKLIN.” Harriet Glickman, a school teacher wrote a letter to the comic strip’s creator Charles M. Schulz following the death of Martin Luther King urging him that an African American character needed to be added to the popular comic strip. “Franklin Armstrong” was introduced on
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(San Diego, CA) On Sunday, July 26th for the second year in a row, Bayside Gospel aboard the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier and Museum, turned the celebrated tourist ship into a spectacular outdoor Gospel concert. The evening couldn’t have been more perfect. The entertainment that took place aboard the ship was quoted as being a sanctuary
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(San Diego, CA) So a couple of weeks ago, The Chocolate Voice met up with musician’s and brother’s, Bruce “BW” Henderson and, Dave Johnson of The Johnson Project at a popular Southeast San Diego eatery, Felix BBQ with soul. During our conversation, Bruce, who likes to be referred to as BW, made sure that we
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The Fifth Annual Long Beach Gospel Fest, founded by Pastor Wayne Chaney, Jr. and wife Myesha of the Antioch Church of Long Beach takes place on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Marina Green Park. The free, open-to-the-public event, showcases some of the best gospel artists in music today, announced multi-award winning performers including Grammy-nominated Tina
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