SAN DIEGO — United Way of San Diego County (UWSD) is pleased to announce Tony R. Russell as the new Chair of the organization’s Board of Directors as of July 1, 2020. Tony has served on the board of United Way of San Diego County since 2017.
Winfrey’s conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Isabel Wilkerson will debut this fall for free, exclusively on Apple TV+ In partnership with Apple, Oprah Winfrey is unveiling the newest selection for Oprah’s Book Club, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” by Isabel Wilkerson. The book
Back in 2018, The Chocolate Voice had the opportunity to interview Maya Madsen of Maya’s Cookies, a gourmet vegan cookie company that’s fast becoming America’s #1 Black-Owned vegan cookie company. Since we last spoke with Maya, she recently shared some exciting news. As it turns
Acclaimed producer/director Reginald Hudlin is set to make Hollywood history when he becomes the first-ever Black executive producer of the Primetime Emmys. As former president of entertainment for BET, Hudlin co-produced the 88th Academy Awards ceremony in 2016 as well as the 44 through 48th NAACP Image Awards. Hudlin's
Philo and TV One announced a distribution agreement on July 23, adding the channel to Philo's lineup of 60+ channels for $20 per month. This marks TV One's first vMVPD distribution deal. Philo subscribers can watch a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming on TV One, including
By DL White “We might not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us!” John R. Lewis (1940-2020) John Lewis promotes his memoir March at the 2015 Comic-Con in San Diego. Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images John Robert Lewis, considered by many as the “moral conscience” of the
BURBANK, Calif. (July 19, 2020) — Today, Parkwood Entertainment and Disney+ released the new trailer and poster for “Black Is King,” a film by 24-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, which will premiere globally on July 31, 2020, streaming on Disney+. The new film based on the music
PHOTO: NATHAN CONGLETON/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK/GETTY IMAGES. LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2020 — The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation (OWCF) announced today a $3 million donation to South LA Forward, a newly created coalition of three Los Angeles based grassroot organizations - SoLa I Can Foundation, SEE-LA, and the
Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) said in a statement Friday night that "America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history.” John Lewis, who went from being the youngest leader of the 1963 March on Washington to a long-serving congressman from
After years and years of wearing braids too tight, the hair follicles along my edges were completely snatched out. Don’t get me wrong, the braided styles always looked amazing, but once I decided to change hair-do's, the hair loss and balding spots started to show