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Southeast San Diego: The Mental Bar/Black-Owned Café  Hosts Grand Opening

The Mental Bar, a Black-owned business located at 6325 Imperial Avenue, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, September 24th, 2022. The brainchild of Daneyel and Tommy Walker, the Mental Bar was designed to bring the full café experience to the residents of Southeastern San Diego. Nestled in the Black Cultural Arts […]

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Tucson: Pima County Board of Supervisors Approve Juneteenth Holiday for County Employees

By DL White “Juneteenth is a movement, not a moment,” affirmed District 5 SupervisorAdelita Grijalva, echoing the mantra of Tucson Juneteenth President Larry Starks. In a (4-1) vote on September 6, the Board voted to approve the annual recognition of Juneteenth. Juneteenth acknowledges the day in which Union troops entered Galveston, Texas in 1865 to

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County of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce Award 14 Minority Owned Businesses up to 12k

The County of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce (CSDBCC) created a Business Accelerator Program under its Urban Business Resource Center (UBRC). The first cohort, comprised of 14 minority-owned businesses, graduated in May, and on June 10 at UC San Diego Park & Market, the graduates were awarded a grant of almost $12k per participant in cash and Sony Electronics

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San Diego: SDAAMFA Honors Four Creative San Diegans as Keepers of the Culture

San Diego is home to many aspiring and highly accomplished artists. The San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art wants to make sure that the masterful works of those creatives are recognized and honored by the local community. In an interview with the San Diego Union Tribune, Gaidi Finnie, executive director of the museum,

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Phoenix: Ques Answer the call for Food Distribution on Coldplay & H.E.R. World Tour

Coldplay & H.E.R on World Tour Which Includes More than Music: Feeding the Hungry! By DL White The British rock band Coldplay along with R & B Sensation H.E.R (Gabriella Sarmento Wilson) are on a world tour with scheduled stops across America, Germany, Poland, France the UK, Belgium, Peru and Argentina (to list a few

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