The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 842 new members in their annual effort to bring in new blood to the organization that hands out the Oscars. This number is slightly down from the 928 members invited last year, but 50% of this year’s number are women, inching closer to the goal of creating balance […]
There’s no denying that beautiful San Diego, is one of the best cities to host an outdoor music festival. Especially when the location is at Embarcadero Marina Park North. Surrounded by picturesque views of Coronado Island and bridge, stunning views of the waterfront, watching the sailboats drift away is the breathtaking venue where the third
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July 1, 2019 (New York, NY) – Today ESSENCE Communications, Inc. announced that the 2019 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola will host exclusive keynote conversations with five of the leading Democratic contenders in the 2020 Presidential race, including Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Kamala Harris, Former Representative Beto O’Rourke and Senator Elizabeth Warren. These live ‘Presidential
LIVING BY DESIGN WITH JAKE AND JAZZ returns tonite, Saturday, June 29 at 12 p.m. ET/11C with home design stars Jake and Jazz Smollett. The duo offers simple solutions for newlyweds that desire a more functional work and living space. Love is in the air with Shakerra and Angela, a Long Beach-based entrepreneurial couple who is full of creativity, passion and life. Jake and Jazz step in
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In TV One’s original film The Bobby DeBarge Story produced by Swirl Films, the 90-minute biopic which expands from the networks series UNSUNG, chronicles the life of falsetto master, the oldest sibling and founder of the talented group DeBarge. Written by Norman Vance, Jr., directed by Russ Parr, the focus is on the downfall of
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Celebrity Panel and 100 Black Women Discussing Key Issues to Premiere Summer 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and OZY Media announced today the new series “OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation” to premiere exclusively on OWN. “OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation” features intimate conversations about important issues with honest opinions and surprising
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Smooth Jazz lovers get ready, get ready, get ready! It’s that time of the year for the 3rd Annual San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival. Not to be outdone by last year, this year’s event promises good talent, good food and just an overall good time to San Diego, at the picturesque Embarcadero Marina Park North
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On Saturday June 22, at the San Diego County Fair, the First Ladies of Gospel, The Clark Sisters along with The Walls Group will hit the Grand Stage. The Grammy award-winning Clark Sisters have a singular sound. whether singing as solo acts or together these sisters have a vocal symmetry that is unparalleled and unmatched.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that its anticipated new drama series “David Makes Man” from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television will premiere on Wednesday, August 14 at 10 p.m. ET/PT following the network’s critically acclaimed drama “Queen Sugar” (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT). The series premiere will be presented by Lexus with
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According to a recent report in The Economist, Black men in America are living almost as long as White men. The chasm in life-expectancy that once existed has nearly closed. Read on… BACK IN 1980 when Harlem was still a byword for poverty, criminality and the decline of New York City, black men in the
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