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Jun 14 2018

M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Recording Artists JUZANG to Perform at San Diego County Fair

JUZANG, the name of the newest faces of musical millennials on the M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Record, Inc. label are breaking ground in the Contemporary Gospel recording industry, with original music including two newly released singles, “Dance 2” and “Undeserving” on June 22, 2018. These talented three sisters Guielle, Marisa and Patria natives of Huntsville, Alabama, with an […]

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Feb 12 2018

The Obama Official Portrait Unveiled at the Smithsonian Museum is Everything!

The National Portrait Gallery today unveiled its official portrait of our 44th President Barack Obama, alongside that of former First Lady Michelle Obama. Gazing at this remarkable piece of art history, it’s no surprise that it has captivated the world. It’s trending all over the internet. Elected with the highest ever number of

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Feb 12 2018

Keepers of the Culture: San Diego Boasts Rich Black History

From left to right: Harold K. Brown, Dr. Willie Morrow and professor Chuck Ambers talk with admirers. In collaboration with Black San Diego, and San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art, the San Diego History Center held its first annual “Keepers of the Culture event.” This event was held honoring local living legends who

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Dec 5 2017

NAACP Image Awards Voting Open to public for the first time in history

BALTIMORE (December 4, 2017) – For the first time in its award show history, voting for the 49th NAACP Image Awards will be open to the public. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite nominees in 36 different categories across film, television, and music. In previous years, winners of the awards

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Nov 21 2017

“Get-Out” Leads the Pack with Five 2018 Independent Spirit Nominations

The nominations for the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards are in, and “Get Out,” leads the pack with 5 noms for this year’s slate. The breakout hit is nominated in the category of Best Feature, Best Director (Jordan Peele), Best Male Lead (Daniel Kaluuya), Best Screen

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Aug 12 2017

RCA Inspiration and Lionsgate set to release Greenleaf Soundtrack: Volume 2 from OWN Original Series

Nashville, TN (August 11, 2017) – RCA Inspiration and Lionsgate, a global content leader, announced the Greenleaf Soundtrack: Volume 2 will be released on September 8, 2017 with pre-order sales available today. The soundtrack features music from Season 2 of the acclaimed OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network original series, Greenleaf, which stars Keith David, Lynn Whitfield

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Aug 10 2017

Artist Creatively Uses Paint on Skin to Make Scars Flawless

After reading on Upworthy about the 21-year-old artist, from a small town in Spain, who’s brilliant idea is covering up stretch marks with paint,e just had to share. Cinta Tort Cartró, known as Zinteta online, says that she has always loved creating art. One day while experimenting with paints in her apartment, she decided to

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Aug 2 2017

Remembering Legendary Author James Baldwin, on his 93rd Birthday

Today, legendary prolific writer and activist James Baldwin would have been 93. The pioneering author known for his novels “Native Son”, “Another Country,” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain”, and his essay collections “Notes of a Native Son” and “The Fire Next Time,” was born in New York on August 2, in 1924.

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Jul 27 2017

Theatre Review: “The Book of Mormon” Offensively Hilarious!

Ensemble cast of “Book of Mormon” Photo credit: Joan Marcus When I first decided to check out “The Book of Mormon,” I heard these words. “It’s offensive. Are you sure you can handle it?” I thought to myself, ‘who me?’ Do I appear to be that much of a prude? I was advised that if

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Jul 25 2017

Theatre: Book of MORMON Returns to San Diego Civic Theatre

Hailed by The New York Times as “the best musical of this century” and the winner of nine Tony Awards®, THE BOOK OF MORMON is the blockbuster Broadway smash from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the Oscar®-winning composer of Disney’s Frozen and Avenue Q, Bobby Lopez. This outrageous musical comedy follows

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