Michelle Rice Named President of TV One & Cleo TV

Urban One announced in Tuesday that veteran television executive Michelle L. Rice has been named President of TV One and CLEO TV. Since February 2018, Rice has served as General Manager with full management oversight of TV One, the general entertainment network serving a diverse audience of adult Black viewers, and spearheaded the 2019 launch of CLEO TV, an aspirational cable network […]

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OWN: Season two of popular Anthology “Cherish the Day Renewed

Image Courtesy of ARRAY Los Angeles, CA – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the season two renewal of its popular anthology drama “Cherish the Day,” from Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated creator/executive producer Ava DuVernay, ARRAY Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television. The announcement marks DuVernay’s second series renewed at OWN after the acclaimed filmmaker’s long-running hit drama “Queen

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LA Sparks Legend Candace Parker & Daughter Join the Ranks of Pro Sports Team Ownership

Los Angeles Spark legend Candace Parker, and her eleven year-old daughter, Lailaa is now a proud owner of a pro sports team. On Wednesday, the club officially announced its name as Angel City Football Club (FC), which now joins the National Women’s Soccer League as the latest expansion team. The WNBA player recently joined the

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OWN Spotlight Special: Black Women OWN The Conversation – Vote!

Tuesday, October 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PTSpecial guests include Yvette Nicole Brown, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Valerie Jarrett, Tina Knowles Lawson, and Nneka Ogwumike  We’re so excited for this very important convo airing tonight on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. With exactly two weeks away from one of the most important elections in history, Black women are owning the conversation featuring an

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800 Compton Residents Receive Free Cash in 2-Year Pilot Program

By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde (Compton, CA) Jacqueline Andrade and her husband both lost their jobs in March, at a point during the pandemic when grocery store shelves were being ransacked and government aid seemed far off. She was running low on groceries for her family, and formula and diapers for her 3-month-old son. She seriously contemplated having

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Killer Mike Named Recipient of the Inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 12, 2020) – dick clark productions and NBC today announced that rapper and social activist, Killer Mike, member of hip hop duo Run the Jewels and long-standing social justice activist, will be the recipient of the inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award at the “2020 Billboard Music Awards.” The award will be presented by Mayor of Atlanta, Kiesha Lance Bottoms at the historic APEX

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San Diego: Retired Educator, Community Activist and Gospel Pioneer, Ann Murray Turns 88

For those who have had the pleasure knowing Sister Ann Murray, knows that it’s only during these uncertain times of a pandemic is, why a landmark birthday celebration isn’t taking place. You’d best believe that friends, family and loved ones had a celebration in mind fit for a queen. Rightfully so, she earned it. She

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Rhymes with Reason App Developer Partners with Black Owned Investment Firm

A few years ago The Chocolate Voice had the opportunity to interview millennial Austin Martin, the brilliance behind Rhymes with Reason, an app designed to strengthen the vocabulary and English skills of today’s youth. Martin, who was named in the 2020 Forbes list 30 under 30 in education, got the idea to develop the educational app

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