San Diego Jazz at The Creek has a long history featuring a stellar line-up of smooth jazz, gospel and R & B artist on Labor Day weekend. Kirk Whalum will headline the two day series on Saturday, and Norman Brown will close it out on Sunday. We over here at The Chocolate Voice had the …
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It takes two baby! Yes it does. Two actresses are on tour and playing the role of the legendary Tina Turner in the Broadway musical TINA: The Tina Turner Musical. During the tour, there are eight performances that are two hours and forty five minutes. Each actress will play the lead in four out …
The experience of a child in foster care is inexplicably one of the most life-altering circumstances that anyone can endure. If you can imagine, it’s not easy being anxious about the uncertainty of where your next home will be, or questioning if you’ll get along with everyone in the new temporary place, or even wondering …
So, you’ve heard of Tiger Woods, but have you heard of Cheyenne Woods? What about Mariah Stackhouse or Sadena Parks? What do they all have in common? They’re apart of the few bad-ass black girls who are changing the face of golf. Now, let’s try another exercise, shall we? You’ve heard of Katherine Johnson, but …
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Michele Duster, author of a new biography, Ida B. The Queen, The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, says that her goal is to expand the story of the iconic journalist and pioneering civil rights activist, who just happens to be her, great-grandmother. Duster, who took an interest in history and in …
Back in 2018, The Chocolate Voice had the opportunity to interview Maya Madsen of Maya’s Cookies, a gourmet vegan cookie company that’s fast becoming America’s #1 Black-Owned vegan cookie company. Since we last spoke with Maya, she recently shared some exciting news. As it turns out, she has a new cookie inspired by the …
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Will Haygood interviewed by Bobby Burns in 2016 Cultural biographers are like Soul Food chefs who build masterful creations: it’s messy in the kitchen, flour everywhere, and when their done, patron’s guttle the food with joy. I stumbled upon Wil Haygood this past summer being interviewed on an in-depth C-SPAN show. What a stimulating three hours! It …
San Diego, CA –Several years in the making and a Comic-Con International exclusive limited run edition, from hop-hop artist, Lazarus Guidry comes the universe of Reign of the Underdog Featuring Lazarus. The 24 page full color, adult comic story told in a 6 part mini series is set to debut at Comic-Con as part of a never seen …
SAN DIEGO, CA (July 2019) – Staying true to his history as an African American pioneer and trailblazer in the film industry as well as in the video game world, acclaimed director Matty Rich spearheads yet another “first” at the 50thYear Anniversary of Comic-Con. The multicultural, female led executive and creative team at EDGE XR will unveil …
Film director Jalen Blot is off to a promising start in the film industry. At just 25-years old, his first short indie film Colors of Sankofa is an official selection of the Pan African Film Festival, the largest and most prestigious Black Film Festival in America. In its 27th year, PAFF opens this Thursday, February …
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