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Sep 5 2018

Academy to honor Cicely Tyson, Kathleen Kennedy and more at Governors Award

LOS ANGELES, CA –The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (September 4) to present Honorary Awards to publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin and actress Cicely Tyson, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The three Oscar® statuettes and […]

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Jun 14 2018

“School of Rock” The Musical Comes to San Diego Civic Theatre

Photo credit: Matthew Murphy Broadway San Diego presents Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber’s high-octane Broadway and West End hit School of Rock – The Musical now playing now at the San Diego Civic Theatre thru June 17. School of Rock – The Musical is based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same,

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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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