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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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La Jolla Playhouse Announces Cast & Creative Team For “Donna Summer Musical”

  La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical, featuring book by Colman Domingo, Robert Cary and Playhouse Director Emeritus Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, The Who’s Tommy); directed by Des McAnuff; choreographed by Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo (Memphis, Jersey Boys), with musical supervision

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San Diego Defend DACA Rally & Trump’s Un-American Presidency

Hundreds rally in San Diego at San Diego County Waterfront Park, resisting the Trump Administrations decision to end DACA. By Richard A. Estes Author’s  scathing note  was sent to Senators Feinstein, Harris, and Representative Devin Nunes.  Read on… In the State of California with 39 million inhabitants, and more than 1/3 of all DACA quasi-citizens,

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San Diego: Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation Poets & Painters

  Back by popular demand, the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation brings back Poets & Painters, a free, spoken word, music, and graffiti art festival. This dynamic festival will take place Saturday, June 24, from noon to 5pm at the Market Creek Amphitheater (310 Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA 92114). Free parking will be available

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Community Spotlight: Ira Aldridge Repertory Players Presents, BLACKTOP SKY

  Ira Aldridge Repertory Players in collaboration with San Diego Continuing Education Division, Educational Cultural Complex proudly presents the San Diego premiere of  Christina Anderson’s BLACKTOP SKY. ABOUT THE SHOW: After witnessing the police harass a fellow resident of the housing projects, 18-year-old Ida (Tina Machele Brown) befriends Klass (Wrekless Watson), an unpredictable young homeless

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San Diego Based African Designer Hosts Charity Poolside Fashion Show

On Saturday, May 20, San Diego based African Fashion Designer, Lili Klu, of LK Fashion Boutik presents a poolside fashion show at the newly redesigned Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows, located at 2223 El Cajon Blvd., in San Diego. Alongside Lili’s vibrant African print designs with distinct and colorful patterns, added to the fashion experience is the talent of

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The San Diego Association of Black Journalists Hosts an Evening With Michaela Pereira

  On Friday April 28th, The San Diego Association of Black Journalists will host an intimate evening with Michaela Pereira, host of HLN’s MichaeLA . Some very lucky students will get the unique opportunity to hear from one of the most amazing women in broadcast journalism. Pereira will share her inspiring experiences in the world of

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