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Feb 15 2022

Phoenix: Black Women Walking presented by Seek First Returns for Black History Month

What better way to address fiction and non-truths, than with the Truth? By DL White Welcome to February and the celebration of African American History (Black History) and the “real” contributions (not assumed or theory-based) of men and women of African-American descent, who contributed to the fabric of America’s and the world’s development. After a […]

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Feb 10 2022

The Old Globe Presents: “Trouble in Mind”

Kicking off Black History Month, The Old Globe proudly presents “Trouble in Mind,” a thrilling new production of a too-often American classic written by actress and playwright Alice Childress, directed by Old Globe Resident artist Delicia Turner Sonnenberg. The time period is New York, 1955. A leading Black actress and a multiracial cast rehearse a

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Jan 13 2022

Sony releases critically acclaimed WHO WE ARE During MLK Holiday Weekend

Former ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson had one of the best educations in America. He went to Marquette University and Harvard Law School and has been a trial lawyer for over 40 years. In 2011, Robinson began raising his then 13-year-old nephew and, as a Black man raising a Black son, struggled with what

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Jul 12 2021

San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts Presents “Say Their Names” Exhibit

There is a new memorial exhibit that’s currently on display in San Diego, California, through July 24, 2021, honoring dozens of Black Americans who lost their lives interacting with police or who were victims of hate crimes. After it had been shown in some 30 cities around the country, the San Diego African American Museum

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Jan 29 2021

OWN Remembers Cicely Tyson with the re-airing of “Oprah’s Master Class”

Los Angeles – In memory of Cicely Tyson, OWN will present a special re-airing of “Oprah’s Master Class: Cicely Tyson” from 2014 to air this Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and Sunday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT. “Ms. Tyson was a rare talent both on and off the screen, one that we at OWN

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Jan 14 2021

OWN Picks Up Season Six of “Queen Sugar”

Ahead of the season five return, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has picked up season six of Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar,” to air later in 2021. Season five premieres Tuesday, February 16 at 8 pm ET/PT on OWN. Produced by ARRAY Filmworks and Harpo Films in association with Warner Bros. Television, “Queen Sugar” has

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Jan 14 2021

Robyn Rihanna Fenty: Stunning Photo Collage in Essence Mag

ESSENCE magazine, the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women, kicks off 2021 with a stunning January + February cover art issue. Legendary artist Lorna Simpson collaborates with global fashion and beauty founder Robyn Rihanna Fenty (who recently launched Fenty Skin globally in stores in the U.S. and the U.K.) to reinterpret the narrative of modern-day beauty

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Jan 12 2021

“All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, Presents Filmed Virtual Dramatic Reading

The Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition (BLACC) powered by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, announced today the partnership with iN-Hale Entertainment and All Tea No, Shade Productions in support of the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2021 with the theme of “Stigma Gotta Go.” “Stigma and shame are 2 parallel social ills that continue

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Jan 8 2021

San Diego Guardians and Homecourt Advantage Partner During Shoe Drive

SAN DIEGO, CA – Basketball and community is what drives The San Diego Guardians and Homecourt Advantage. That’s why building confidence and guiding our future leaders through mentor and mentee relationships is so important to both of these organizations. In honor of January being National Mentorship Month, The San Diego Guardians training camp signees will

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Oct 8 2020

BET: Master P announced as the recipient of the 2020 “I Am Hip Hop” Award

(NEW YORK, NY) – October 8, 2020 – Hip Hop’s biggest night returns with new hosts, a superstar lineup of performers and a legendary, music icon at the 2020 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS.” Today BET announces rapper, actor, producer, philanthropist and founder of the iconic hip hop label No Limit Records, Master P, as the recipient of the 2020 “I

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