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Dec 14 2016

Oceanside Woman Among 14 Heart Heroes to Ride on Premier Float in 2017 Rose Parade

Union Bank and the American Heart Association (AHA) Western States Affiliate announced on December 8, the 14 Heart Heroes who will ride on their float Keep the Beat Alive in the 2017 Rose Parade® presented by Honda. The premier float features youths who saved lives by administering CPR, as well as the people they saved, and honors the passage of […]

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Nov 28 2016

NCNW Dorothy Height Honored on 2017 U.S. Postage Stamp

The U.S. postal service over the past couple of days just announced that trailblazer Dorothy Height will be honored as the 40th stamp in the Black Heritage Forever series in 2017. Height was not only an activist but dedicated her life to fighting for African-American women. Height was the president of National Council of Negro Women for

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Nov 21 2016

Poetic Justice Fashion Brand Donates Scholarship to Howard University

L.A. based Poetic Justice a lifestyle women’s fashion brand inspired by African American women, made their way to Washington, D.C. for Howard University’s epic Homecoming weekend to spread its body positive, pro #blackgirlmagic message and give a $5,000 scholarship to the University’s Division of Fine Arts to support the future of Black fashion designers. PJ

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Nov 19 2016

Disney XD Airs Story of NBA No. 1 Draft Pick Ben Simmons

The inspiring story chronicling the journey of Australian basketball player Ben Simmons to becoming the 2016 NBA No. 1 Draft Pick for the Philadelphia 76ers, will be featured in the latest “Becoming” episode “Becoming: Ben Simmons,” airing this SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (3:00p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD. Th “Becoming” series, from the producers of ESPN Films’ Peabody and Emmy-Award winning “30 for

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Oct 24 2016

San Diego’s Year of the Political Black Woman

Win or lose, without question the year 2016 will go down in history as the year of making Women’s history. With Hillary Clinton, becoming the first woman in U.S. history to become the presidential nominee of a major political party, many would agree that progress is on the rise. In San Diego, six Black women are politically shaking things

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Oct 13 2016

Michelle Obama Denounces Trump Without Name Calling

(Manchester, NH) On Thursday, in speech that is bound to go down in history books as one of the greatest speeches of all time, The First Lady of the United States, denounces Trump without a single mention of his name. While campaigning in Delaware for presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama addressed the lively crowd

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Sep 15 2016

Sheryl Lee Ralph to receive Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award

(LOS ANGELES, CA) On September 17th “An Evening to Celebrate Greatness” at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky, will honor actress andAIDS activist Sheryl Lee Ralph. Ralph will receive the prestigious Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for her dedicated commitment to raising HIV/AIDS awareness and erasing the hate and stigma still connected to the disease. The Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards were created in

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Aug 22 2016

We Need More Artists Like Chance The Rapper

And I’m not just saying this because I like his music. Chance the Rapper is awesome. No seriously, he really is. The independent artist and Chicago native is setting an example for his peers by consistently giving back to his community—something that we don’t see a lot of. Not only does he currently

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Aug 22 2016

Tyler Perry Is Employing A Lot of People

I really do think that Tyler Perry is the hardest working man in show business, and even some years after finding success, he continues to give back and create jobs for people of color. I recently attended a screening of Perry’s latest show, Too Close To Home, TLC’s first scripted television show. While the

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Aug 18 2016

Black Athletes Killed It At The Olympics

Let That Melanin In, Watch That Melanin Win. (Hits the dab) Ya’ll saw the list that we posted of all of the black girls competing for Team USA, and yes while we acknowledge the magic that we witnessed from the black women, I just want to take this moment to stand up and clap

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