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Jan 3 2018

Back in Chocolate Business: Essence Magazine is Black-Owned Again!

Essence Ventures has purchased Essence Communications, which means the magazine is now Black owned, again. In a message today on Essence.com Vanessa De Luca writes: It is with great joy that we announced today, Jan. 3, 2018, that Essence Communications is under new ownership: Essence Ventures LLC, an independent African-American-owned company focused on merging content, […]

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Dec 27 2017

Motown The Musical Returns to San Diego

Motown the Musical, Kenneth Mosley (Berry Gordy) and cast in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. © Joan Marcus, 2017 ‘Motown: the Musical’ is back in San Diego, and like the first run, expect to see some head bobbing, feet stomping and singing along to the classic sounds of Motown. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the

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Dec 14 2017

BET Network names Scott Mills as new President

BET Network has named Scott M. Mills as the network’s new president. Current president Debra Lee will stay on as chairman and CEO, the Viacom-owned channel announced Thursday. Mills will take on day-to-day tasks and strategy at BET starting Jan. 1, 2018, with Lee set to focus on relationships with their external stakeholders and communities. Michael Armstrong

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Dec 6 2017

Get #ChocoLIT! The Chocolate Voice Premiers New Tee and it’s LIT!

SAN DIEGO, CA, December 6, 2017 – In celebration of our 10 year anniversary, The Chocolate Voice is very excited to announce the launch of the new Choco-LIT tee! The concept behind the premier Choco-LIT brand is to uplift, inspire and spark confidence in ones own skin. Core styles include flowy scoop muscle tank in

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Dec 3 2017

Xscape Hires Vincent Herbert as Manager

Things are definitely looking up for the ladies of Xscape. Hot on the heels of announcing that they are releasing new music (sans Kandi Burruss), the ladies have now hired a new manager. HipHollywood has learned exclusively that the trio (LaTocha Scott, Tameka “Tiny” Harris and Tamika Scott) have hired Vincent Herbert to manage them. Herbert known

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Nov 17 2017

67 Year Old Formerly Incarcerated Man Won $15,000 in National Business Pitch Competition

67 year-old Curtis Norris recently won $15,000 in a national business pitch competition put on by Defy Ventures, a nonprofit that helps formerly and currently incarcerated individuals start and grow their own businesses. According to Business Insider, Norris, who served 10 years in a California state prison between 2003 and 2013, won for his mobile power-washing

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Nov 15 2017

2018 Forbes 30 Under 30, Impressive!

Every year we look forward to learning who made the Forbes 30 under 30 list. And, this year is no exception. In it’s seventh year the annual list highlights 600 young powerhouses in 20 different industries, many of those that made the list shall we say with pride, exemplify #BlackExcellence. Check out some who caught our

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Nov 14 2017

Maxine Waters and Kofi Siriboe are LIT on the Cover of Esssence

Representative Maxine Waters poised and confidently reclaims her time on the cover the the latest Essence Magazine. In the issue she explains, “One of the things I discovered a long time ago was that I make people uncomfortable and that my advocacy goes beyond what politicians normally do,” she told ESSENCE. “I have a strong

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Oct 24 2017

OWN Set to Premiere new docu-series “Checked Inn featuring successful B&B owner Monique Greenwood

(Luiz C. Ribeiro/AP Images) OWN’s new docu-series “Checked Inn,” featuring entrepreneur Monique Greenwood and the couples who visit her family-run, upscale bed and breakfast, will have its network premiere on Tuesday, November 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (after an all new episode of Tyler Perry’s “If Loving You Is Wrong” at 9

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Oct 23 2017

Golden Globe Nominee Issa Rae developing a new drama with HBO

More exciting news in the works for Insecure actress and creator Issa Rae. Deadline reported today that the Golden Globe nominee is now developing a drama with HBO. Rae is set to executive produce a project centering on an African-American family set in Los Angeles in the early and turbulent 1990s, which deals with the events

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