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Nov 11 2025

Photo: Brandy Norwood & Sy’rai Smith, LA Premiere of Lifetime’s ‘CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY’

Lifetime kicks off its 2025 holiday slate with a premiere screening in Los Angeles of Christmas Everyday, starring Brandy Norwood and her daughter, Sy’Rai Smith. The mother–daughter duo star as on-screen sisters in Christmas Everyday, bringing holiday magic to Lifetime in a film that celebrates family, faith, and the true meaning of the season. Following the death […]

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Oct 27 2025

DIAGEO Honors HBCU Pride at Howard Homecoming

This past weekend, DIAGEO celebrated Howard University Homecoming in Washington, D.C., honoring the legacy and pride of “The Mecca.” Through its Show Your HBCU Spirit initiative, DIAGEO continues to invest in HBCUs by bringing communities together with its iconic brands, including Casamigos, Smirnoff, and Tanqueray, while supporting long-term success through permanent endowments and its Learning Skills for Life program. The weekend’s celebrations included

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Oct 16 2025

Government Shutdown Continues: Yet America Gives $20 Billion to Argentina

By Their Fruits, You Will Know Them By DL White The late Dr. Maya Angelou once forewarned, “When a person shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” In a time of true despair, as America enters the second week of a government shutdown precipitated by the GOP’s failure to offer a sincere

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Oct 14 2025

Rain Nor Heat Can Stop Food Distribution at Phoenix Church

By DL White On an extremely wet weekend in the Valley of the Sun, one in which streets flooded, cars stalled, and the downpour continued early Saturday morning, the latter part of September and on into October, the thought to not set up and distributing food was never discussed by those committed to the

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Oct 14 2025

Broadway San Diego: Hilarious New Musical &Juliet, Proves There’s Life After Romeo

Broadway San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation is delighted to announce that tickets for & Juliet are on sale for a limited one-week engagement, running Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19. Group orders for 10 or more can be made by emailing Groups@BroadwaySD.com. Featuring songs by the legendary Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin, a book

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Oct 10 2025

Los Angeles: Spirit Awakening Foundation Gala Hosts “Voices of the Unheard 30th Anniversary

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 8, 2025 – Spirit Awakening Foundation hosted its ‘Voices of the Unheard’ 30th Anniversary Legacy of Love Celebration on Friday, October 3, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Spirit Awakening, founded by CEO Akuyoe Graham, celebrated the resiliency and brilliance of Los Angeles’ most vulnerable youth. “This was a

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Oct 10 2025

Maya’s Cookies Turns Ten: Launches Two New Game-Changing Products

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (October 8, 2025) – Maya’s Cookies, a gourmet cookie company for everyone, is proud to announce its 10th anniversary—a decade of sweet success, award-winning cookies, and delivering deliciousness to fans nationwide. Founded in San Diego in 2015 by Maya Madsen, the brand has grown from a local farmers’ market favorite to a nationally recognized

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Oct 8 2025

Laced in Legacy: The Sneaker War That Shaped Black Culture

In every era of hip-hop, sneakers have become a status symbol, making them as influential to the culture as the music. In light of Hulu’s Sneaker Wars: Adidas vs. Puma, let’s look into two iconic sneakers from Adidas and Puma that helped pave the way for hip-hop culture. Adidas Superstar, introduced in 1970, was a high-performance

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Sep 25 2025

San Diego: Gift Day 2025 Fundraiser at the Malcolm X Library

Friends of the Valencia Park/Malcolm X ChapterBy: Terri L. Fowler SAN DIEGO, CA – A warm, sunny afternoon set the stage for the Malcolm X Library Gift Day and Soirée, held Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the library parking lot located at 5148 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92114. Visitors and participants enjoyed live music, interactive

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Sep 25 2025

Opinion Editor for WAPO Fired for “Sharing Uncomfortable Truth”

No Matter How Many Times a Lie is Spoken – It Will Never Become TruthBy DL White There is the truth, and then there is “people’s truth” — not truth at all, but what some would have you believe. Yet no matter how many times a lie is spoken, it will never become the truth.

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