As we find ourselves in the middle of the holiday season during a global pandemic, there is much for us to think about and be thankful for. I must admit that my family and I have been blessed. We have not experienced any family infections or deaths and any serious social or economic hardships. I […]
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Phoenix, November, 2020. From March to November, the brothers of Phi Iota chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity conducted a series of pre-election Candidate/ Ballot Initiatives that focused specifically on galvanizing and encouraging a positive voter turn-out in all (15) AZ Counties in particular and across the nation in general. With the 2020 elections
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San Diego based Maya’s Cookies, a Black-owned vegan bakery hosted its grand opening party and ribbon cutting ceremony at new storefront on Friday, November 6. The festivities started at 10 am, with VIP guests, and giveaways which included Maya’s gourmet vegan cookies —Obama, a limited edition that originally released on the former presidents birthday
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By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde (Compton, CA) Jacqueline Andrade and her husband both lost their jobs in March, at a point during the pandemic when grocery store shelves were being ransacked and government aid seemed far off. She was running low on groceries for her family, and formula and diapers for her 3-month-old son. She seriously contemplated having
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For those who have had the pleasure knowing Sister Ann Murray, knows that it’s only during these uncertain times of a pandemic is, why a landmark birthday celebration isn’t taking place. You’d best believe that friends, family and loved ones had a celebration in mind fit for a queen. Rightfully so, she earned it. She
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A few years ago The Chocolate Voice had the opportunity to interview millennial Austin Martin, the brilliance behind Rhymes with Reason, an app designed to strengthen the vocabulary and English skills of today’s youth. Martin, who was named in the 2020 Forbes list 30 under 30 in education, got the idea to develop the educational app
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By DL White The coronavirus has caused many major conventions, national events, sports and life in general to navigate different paths to facilitate business. The challenges were no less for the members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., that make up the massive and mighty 12th District, which stretches from the deserts of Arizona,
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Phoenix’s local grad chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. took top honors in a number of areas during its 75th annual 12th District Meeting. The annual meeting was initially supposed to be held Memorial Day weekend in Anaheim, CA but was shifted to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 12th District
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Snippets airing on every local news channel of 25 uniformed LAPD Officers showing up to start the dialog with 25 youth and young adult African American members in the community. The initiative titled “Perceptions, Empathy & Unification” (PEU) was hosted by Pastor Shep Crawford of the Experience Christian Ministries located at 326 E. 47th Place in South
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The statistics are alarming—Black women in the U.S. are 42 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than our white counter parts. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among black women. According to cancer.org research, an estimated 33,830 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2019. These statistics
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