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Aug 23 2016

M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records Brings Gospel Royalty to U.S.S. Midway for Benefit Concert

SAN DIEGO, CA -M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records, Inc. has raised the bar again – the record label produced another outstanding annual event in Southern California aboard the floating museum on Harbor Drive, in downtown, San Diego. The biggest and brightest entertainers in the business have walked these decks for the past three years from […]

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Jun 7 2016

Obama Administration Selects San Diego as Promise Zone

(San Diego, CA) On Monday, the Corporation for National and Community Service, announced that neighborhoods throughout the areas of Southeast San Diego, which include Council Districts 4, 8 and 9–areas which have been historically designated as underserved communities has been named a “Promise Zone.” The Promise Zone Initiative, a funding prioritization on behalf of the Obama administration

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May 16 2016

NCNW-San Diego Hosts Annual S.T.E.A.M. Workshop

The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. San Diego Section celebrated its 15th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) Workshop on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The event took place at Bethune Elementary School located in San Diego, from 7:00 am to 3 pm. The student conference was created to offer mini seminar classes led

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Apr 25 2016

Casa de Amparo hosts 20th Annual Meet The Chefs

Every year during the spring, Casa de Amparo hosts its signature fundraising event Meet The Chef. Held each year in April, the event brings together donor’s, and supporter’s to celebrate a worthy cause –treating, preventing and ending child abuse and neglect during National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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Apr 22 2016

Food Justice: Gardening With A Purpose

Now that spring has sprung bringing warmer temperatures and longer days, it’s perfect timing for gardening with a purpose. A food justice purpose.

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Apr 12 2016

Chargers & UBOC Donate 15K to Casa de Amparo for Child Abuse Prevention Programs

(San Marcos / San Diego, CA) – Casa de Amparo kicked off the first full week of Child Abuse Prevention Month by hosting their 3rd Annual Come Home to Casa event and receiving a $15,000 gift from Union Bank and the San Diego Chargers as the beneficiaries of the Game Changers Program. April is National Child

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Mar 31 2016

11-Year-Old Entrepreneur Inks Multi-Million Dollar Deal!

When she was 10 years old, entrepreneur Mikaila Ulmer wowed the judges on NBC’s “Shark Tank” securing $60,000 from FUBU CEO Daymond John to push her beverage company to the next level. Now, a year later, the Austin, Texas-based 6th-grader’s BeeSweet Lemonade, just inked an $11 million dollar deal and her product will appear in

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Dec 14 2015

Community Spotlight: Dr. Suzanne Afflalo, M.D. Honored For Community Advocacy

City of San Diego Proclaims December 14, 2015 as “The Dr. Suzanne E. Afflalo Day”: Friends, Family Support the Recognition and Praise San Diego, December 14th, 2015– Dr. Suzanne Afflalo of Kaiser Permanente was honored for her work in the medical profession as well as her tireless work within the San Diego community. Dr. Afflalo

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Sep 29 2015

Community Spotlight: Museum Mash-up

San Diego – Kids Free in October, presented by ScholarShare brings 31 days of free admission for kids (with an adult purchase) to over 40 museums. To kick-off this extraordinary program, San Diego Museum Council and ScholarShare have teamed up with the Jacob’s Center to create a free family day. Titled “Museum Mash-up”, this afternoon

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Sep 28 2015

NCNW San Diego Recognizes Ten Phenomenal Women Entrepreneurs

(San Diego, CA) Saturday, September 26, the National Council of Negro Women San Diego, Inc., hosted its 49th annual community luncheon, Passing the Legacy Forward: Celebrating “Phenomenal Women in Entrepreneurship.” Ten visionaries from the San Diego community were recognized for their outstanding achievements in entrepreneurship. The 2015 honoree’s were: Dr.Vangie Akridge (Psychologist), Mariea Antoinette (Harpist), Dana

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