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Cicely Tyson will be among the six Kennedy Center Honoree's

Award-winning actress, Cicely Tyson will be among the six recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, which annually salutes entertainers who influence American culture through the arts. The actress joins “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, actress Rita Moreno, singer-songwriter Carole King, rock band the Eagles and acclaimed music director Seiji Ozawa in the class of […]

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Congressman John Lewis and Co-Creator's of Graphic Novel Series Make Stop in Southeast San Diego

(San Diego, CA) Trailblazer John Lewis, a champion for civil rights, international icon and well respected member of Congress, made his rounds in San Diego over Comic-Con week-end. This past Sunday, nearly 800 people filled the Jacobs Center’s Celebration Hall to listen to Congressman Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell discuss their best-selling graphic novel

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Ava DuVernay Clears up Rumors on Directing ‘Black Panther’ Movie

In an exclusive interview with Essence magazine today, as it turns out those rumors of Ava DuVernay directing Marvel’s Black Panther movie aren’t true—she considered it, but passed. The Selma director tells ESSENCE she did meet with execs about bringing the story of Marvel’s first superhero of color to life, but they had different ideas of how to move

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2015 Essence Music Festival: Kevin Hart, Trey Songz, and Lecrae

Thursday night, kicks off the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, with the busiest man in Hollywood Kevin Hart, Grammy-award winning recording artist’s Trey Songz, and Gospel Hip-Hop artist Lecrae.  According to festival organizers, this is the first year ever that a Thursday show has been completely sold out. Click here for complete schedule.

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BET Experience Genius Talks: #BlackLivesMatter Takes Center Stage

The 2015 BET Awards may have had all of the flashy, red carpet celebrity glam.  But, the real stars made their presence heard as panelist, at the BET Experience Genius Talks. Introduced by Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson, and moderated by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, the topic of conversation was on the importance of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, that was part of

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., Lead Rainbow Push Tech 2020 Forum in L.A.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. to Lead Discussions on Diversifying the Tech Industry with Notable Executives from Silicon Valley and Beyond    LOS ANGELES, CA – June 25, 2015 – Rainbow PUSH Coalition, in partnership with Google, presents the “Dream Makers, Risk Takers and Money Makers: Diversity and Inclusion in Tech Forum” in Los Angeles. The third

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