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Day One: Essence Festival of Culture Celebrates 30 years 

Day One of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® kicked off the four-day celebration of 30 years of loving us by honoring the long-standing festival headliner – the city of New Orleans. Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans and ESSENCE Ventures President & CEO Caroline Wanga, alongside members of the executive leadership team, set the tone of this year’s event […]

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Kandi Burruss Joins Sophomore Season of Onyx Collective’s “Reasonable Doubt” 

Kandi Burruss is set to join the sophomore season of Hulu’s “Reasonable Doubt” alongside series regulars Emayatzy Corinealdi, Morris Chestnut, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey, Aderinsola Olabode and Thaddeus J. Mixson. Burruss is set as the recurring guest star role of “Eboni Phillips.” She was wild in a former life but has since cleaned

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Major League Soccer Joins Forces with adidas and Black Players for Change to Commemorate Juneteenth

NEW YORK (June 12, 2024) – Major League Soccer (MLS) today announced a wide-ranging series of initiatives to celebrate Juneteenth in partnership with its Clubs, adidas and Black Players forChange (BPC), an independent organization of Black MLS players, coaches and staff working to bridge the racial equality gap in soccer and society. The 2024 celebrations recognize Juneteenth andamplify the voices of the Black community within and beyond sports. MLS is collaborating with BPC and adidas to introduce a special edition pre-match “I AM #19” shirt thatacknowledges the significance of Juneteenth, celebrates all players as agents of change, andunites around the work

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Is it Live or Is It (AI): Memorex Was Not the Threat (AI) Could Prove to Be

By DL White In a different time and era, almost 50 years ago (1976), the storage innovator of the day – Memorex, implemented a series of commercials featuring the legendary jazz singer Ella Fitgerald, the ageless, wide-ranging, flexible and accurate performer who could imitate every instrument in an orchestra. The queen of Jazz was recorded

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Comedy Central Announces: All-Star Voice Cast For EVERYBODY STILL HATES CHRIS 

 Comedy Central today announced an impressive voice cast for the reimagined adult animated series, “Everybody Still Hates Chris,” including Chris Rock, Terry Crews and Tichina Arnold.  Also joining the new series are Tim Johnson Jr., Ozioma Akagha, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, and Gunnar Sizemore. Produced by CBS Studios; Chris Rock Enterprises; and 3 Arts Entertainment, the

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Official Trailer: Tyler Perry’s DIVORCE IN THE BLACK starring Meagan Good, Cory Hardrict and more…

The film follows Ava, a young bank professional who is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for. But then fate intervenes, revealing Dallas’ wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once upon a time sabotaged Ava’s destiny to be loved by her true soulmate. “Making DIVORCE IN

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Honoring Black Music Month & Juneteenth: 19 Influential Texas Musicians

In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, the team at The Chocolate Voice compiled a list of 19 musical artists from Texas who have significantly impacted the music industry. A Brief History of Juneteenth and Black Music Month Juneteenth: Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and

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Chocolate Chat Exclusive: ‘Fat Ham’ Cast on Bringing Black & Queer Narratives to Life

Can you imagine a party where the heat is blazing, plastic lawn chairs are scattered around the yard and the grill is smoking with delicious BBQ? The music is bumpin’ old school jams and you, your family and close friends are doing karaoke. Oh yeah this ain’t a regular party, it’s a cookout. But it’s

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Atlanta: 3rd Annual Black Wall Street Black Business Expo Honored Oldest Living Survivor and Local Business Owners

On Saturday, June 1st, The Financial Literacy Institute Inc. made history by honoring Mother Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The day began with a parade in College Park, welcoming Mother Fletcher. As an honorary Buffalo Soldier member, she was escorted by the Atlanta Buffalo Soldiers bike club and

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