(San Diego, CA) On Saturday, September 20, people from all walks of life came out to the historic Logan Heights neighborhood, for the Imperial Avenue Street Festival. Only in its first year, the well-attended multicultural street scene was a success. With a combination of great food, great music, a wide variety of vendors and […]
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Story by: UC Newsroom, News Report, Nicole Freeling Thousands of UC students soon could receive a check to offset some of their college-related expenses through a new state program aimed at assisting middle-class families.UC officials estimate that roughly 24,000 UC students qualify for funding through California’s Middle Class Scholarship, which was approved by the legislature earlier this
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., September 10, 2014 – In advance of the release of the highly anticipated motion picture Annie, in theaters on December 19, 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment is helping to support Turnaround Arts, a signature program of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Turnaround Arts works with local program partners to provide
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Do you find it challenging to drink the recommended eight glasses of water every day? Try this fun recipe to make a refreshing, zero-calorie cucumber, strawberry and mint water. It looks and tastes good, it helps your body detox and flushes you out. Recipe: 1) On a cutting board slice cucumbers and strawberries into thin slices. 2) Place sliced cucumber, strawberry and mint
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Reginald Hudlin will produce the 6th Annual Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today. The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award will be presented to Harry Belafonte, and Honorary Awards will be presented to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara, on
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Producer Will Packer has established himself as one of Hollywood’s blockbuster hit makers with five of his films opening number one at the box office, can make that now 6, with the thriller No Good Deed, which took the No. 1 spot at box offices this weekend. The film, starring Idris Elba as an escaped convict
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(LOS ANGELES) — Blessed and beautiful! Brandi Maxiell may be known for her dueling arguments as a reality star on VH1’s “Basketball Wives LA,” but she’s battled a much tougher opponent and won – that is, ovarian cancer. Today, she’s a wife. A mother. A cancer survivor. She wears the color of teal for ovarian cancer. September
The wage gap between men and women has hardly budged in the last decade. In fact, according to researchreleased in April of 2013 by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), it will take another 45 years before U.S. men and women earn the same pay for doing the same jobs. The median weekly earnings of
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CHICAGO (Via Press Release) — In the September issue, JET presents two covers – one with Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as they prepare to launch their new program, black-ish, and their second annual “40 Under 40 list,” featuring none other than the Jackie Robinson West Little League national champions as the iconic image. Shows such
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San Diego, CA–AARP’s Ideas@50+ national event has landed in San Diego for three exciting days, from September 4-6, 2014, filled with volunteering and activities, focusing on the 50+ audience. Baby Boomers will have an opportunity that includes: entertainment, information sessions featuring celebrity panelist, concerts, contests, experts and over 150 exhibitors – bringing some of today’s most renowned
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