SAN DIEGO – Broadway San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation is thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for the Tony Award®–winning musical phenomenon SIX, returning to the San Diego Civic Theatre for a limited one-week engagement, Tuesday, December 30 through Sunday, January 4. From Tudor queens to pop icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take […]
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Katrina Freeny Guest contributor This will be my first Christmas since losing my treasured collection of Black Santas. They, along with the rest of my belongings and my Altadena home, were reduced to rubble in the catastrophic Eaton fire in January. The loss hit me all over again this holiday season, when my daughter and I would
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Maryland (November 12, 2025) – The nationally syndicated Café Mocha show proudly celebrated a monumental milestone, the 15th Anniversary of Café Mocha and the Salute THEM Awards at the legendary Howard Theatre in Washington, DC. The 5-time Gracie Award-winning broadcast known for bringing “radio from a woman’s perspective” to the airwaves, marked its Crystal Anniversary
At just 30 years old, Glenn Alexander II has already made history as one of the few Black conductors in today’s classical and theatrical landscape. From Carnegie Hall to the national tour of Les Misérables, his journey reflects not only talent and training but also a deep sense of purpose. Raised in Port Arthur, Texas,
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Growing Populace Regrets Their Vote Amid Chaos By DL White Did you vote in 2024? Did you cast a vote believing in the promises of Donald J. Trump, expecting immediate relief at the gas pump and grocery store? Or did you unknowingly contribute to the unraveling of America as we know it? If you were
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Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, estranged mother and daughter Journee (Naturi Naughton) and Nia (Lorea Turner) are forced to take refuge inside a church where a handful of also-trapped parishioners are reeling from the cancellation of their annual holiday concert. The spirit of the season takes hold as Journee and Nia weather the
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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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By: G. Napier Barnes, III The very first Black College Intercollegiate football game was played way back on December 27th 1892. The Livingstone College Blue Bears hosted Biddle College (now Johnson C Smith University) on a snowy day in western North Carolina. It has been documented that Livingstone team members put up money to buy
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By: G. Napier Barnes III Before we get into this weeks’ topic, I would like to share with you a conversation I had last week with one of my mentors, Mr. Harold Harris of Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Harris, affectionally known as “Jug Head” is a graduate of Allen University (SIAC) located in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Fresh Glass, a lifestyle series highlighting women and BIPOC innovators in food, beverage, and entrepreneurship, debuts September 15 at 8:30pm on KPBS. Created by Cassandra Schaeg and Theresa Hoiles, viewers will join Schaeg on adventures to wineries, breweries, and businesses created by women and BIPOC entrepreneurs. From the first Native American woman winemaker and her wife creating
