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Michelle Obama: Promotes Healthy Foods to Underserved California Communities

As part of her campaign to battle childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Robert K. Ross, M.D. And CEO of California Endowment and, other local leaders who visited the site of a future grocery store in Inglewood on Wednesday and spoke about the importance of bringing fresh food to disadvantaged communities. The California Freshworks

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Filmmaker D Jus Riley Explores the Morality of a Serial Killer in short film, 5:Thirty One (5:31)

  Since creating his first film, D. Jus Riley’s filmmaking career has moved at a much faster pace than the thirty something year old expected. Riley’s short film, 5: Thirty-One was accepted into this years 10th annual San Diego Black Film Festival, he’s in talks to produce a documentary for Big Daddy Kane, produced a

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The Legendary Tower of Power Performing Live at Sycuan: TCV Chats with Emilio Castillo

With more than 40 years in the music business and a string of hit records including; “Your Still a Young Man and, “So Very Hard to Go,” Emilio Castillo, Founder of the Urban Soul Group Tower of Power tells TCV in a phone interview, what distinguishes and artist from a musician is staying true to

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TWO PEAS IN A POD? . . .Hardly An Essay By Shirley Robinson Sprinkles, Ph. D

“Stop comparing me with my brothers and sisters!”  That’s the anguished demand I hear when a discussion with one of my offspring turns to how everyone else in the family is getting along these days.  Needless to say, this retort usually comes from the one who isn’t faring so well during these tough economic times

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Playwright Lydia R. Diamond Chats with The Chocolate Voice on the play Stick Fly

Alicia Keys Brings Stick Fly to Broadway!   On February 24 through March 20th, 2011 the MO`OLELO Performing Arts Company in San Diego staged Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond, a comedy drama that looks at a wealthy African American Family on Martha’s Vineyard (which African Americans has had a long time presence since colonial

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Actress Tonye Patano of Showtime's Emmy nominated hit series "Weeds" makes her La Jolla Playhouse debut starring in Ruined as Mama Nadi, takes a quick break from rehearsal to chat with The Chocolate Voice by phone

  Tonye Patano (Mama Nadi) is making her La Jolla Playhouse Debut. Ms. Patano garnered multiple nominations and an award for her performance as Heylia James on Showtime’s Weeds. Film: The Taking of Pelham 123, The Hurricane, The Savages, Trainwreck, Little Manhattan, The Great New Wonderful, A Price Above Rubies, Fresh and Messengers. TV: Curb

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