This past Friday, was a gratifying moment for 99-year old Doreetha Daniels. She completed her life’s goal of graduating from College of the Canyons (COC) in Santa Clarita, Calif., with an associate degree in social sciences. In a COC press release, Daniels said she wanted to finish her education to better herself. But her journey, which […]
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(San Diego, CA) One of the many things we enjoy about summer, are the vibrant community cultural festivals taking place around the world. Stay tuned, as over the summer months,”The Chocolate Voice” plans to highlight as many possible. This week, check out photo’s from the annual San Diego African Culture Fest. In it’s eleventh year,
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Yaay! Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam tournament with a triumph over Lucie Safarova in the French Open final on Saturday, according to The New York Times. She won 6-2, 6-7 (2). Congratulations, Serena!
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(San Diego, CA) For anyone who’s in the music business or aspiring to do so, Back to Basics 2, the 2015 music-entertainment conference in San Diego is where you want to be. Back hosting for the second year, from Thursday, June 4 through Sunday June 7, is Urban Network Digital, a spin-off of the Urban Network brand;
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On May 29, in a statement released by the White House for President Obama is the Presidential Proclamation- African American Appreciation Month, 2015. Proclamation For centuries, African-American musicians have shaped our Nation and helped tell our story. By melding enduring truths with new sounds, they have pioneered entire genres and contributed to the foundation of
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LOS ANGELES, CA (June 3, 2015) – The NAACP and TV One jointly announced today that industry veterans Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin have signed a three-year deal to continue as executive producers for the NAACP Image Awards. The 47th NAACP Image Awards will be nationally telecast live on TV One on Friday, February 5, 2016 as
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BET NETWORKS and AEG announced panelists for the 2015 “Genius Talks” series sponsored by AT&T taking place at the BET Experience @ L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola. Top industry icons including Floyd Mayweather, Kobe Bryant, Janelle Monae, George Clinton and more will take part in the series of thought provoking discussions on successes, personal challenges
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Harry Belafonte, the 88-year-old singer, actor, social activist and humanitarian, credited as “The King of Calypso,” was among six officials honored at Princeton University’s commencement ceremony earlier this morning. In addition to his outspoken activism, he is perhaps most widely known for his popular hit “Day-O,” informally referred to as the “Banana Boat” tune. Belafonte
I needed real help in New York and I had no friends. I looked up at those buildings, I couldn’t see the sky or nothing, and I said, ‘Well, there ain’t no mountain high enough,’ and I just started – the words just fell out of my mouth, really. –Nickolas Ashford The late Nick Ashford
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(San Diego, CA) Every summer San Diego County Fair bring out their best in unique eats, special events and crowd-pleasing family friendly entertainment to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This year, you can expect the same, plus more. The 2015 San Diego Fair, the largest event in San Diego County and the fourth largest fair in
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