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Sheryl Lee Ralph’s The Diva Foundation Presents The 29th Annual DIVAS SIMPLY SINGING

DIVAS Simply Singing!, the longest consecutive running musical AIDS benefit in the United States, hosts its 29th annual fundraiser for The D.I.V.A. Foundation at the Taglyan Cultural Center in Hollywood, California on World AIDS Day, Sunday, December 1. Created and produced by Tony Award-Winning Sheryl Lee Ralph and benefitting Project Angel Food, this evening of song and entertainment spotlights the talents […]

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Austin Entrepreneur Jourdan Winstead Honors Ancestors through Holistic, Plant Based Products and Services

A few years ago when Jourdan Winstead’s fiancé Ricky, suggested that she look into beauty school, little did she know that she’d find her passion and beyond. It goes without saying, as a mother of two small children both under the age of seven, she’s used to having her hands full.  In addition to being

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Essence Announces Its 3RD Annual “WOKE 100 LIST” Saluting Women of Color

Every year we look forward to ESSENCE magazines Woke 100 List, its salute to women of color challenging the status quo. Featured in its 3rd annual “Woke” issue out in November “ features 100 women who exemplify the true meaning of being change agents and power players and are inspiring communities around the world. ESSENCE’s Woke 100

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Award-winning cast joins Forest Whitaker & Jennifer Hudson in RESPECT based on the life of Aretha Franklin

MGM’S “RESPECT” MOVIE STARRING ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER JENNIFER HUDSON AS THE LEGENDARY ARETHA FRANKLIN ANNOUNCES STELLAR AWARD-WINNING ENSEMBLE CAST   LIESL TOMMY’S FEATURE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT TO BEGIN FILMING NOVEMBER 1, 2019 The Film Will Exclusively Feature Many Of Franklin’s Most Iconic Songs LOS ANGELES – (October 18, 2019) – Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) announced today the award-winning ensemble

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Oprah Sits down one-on-one with Lupita Nyong’o and Cynthia Erivo on OWN

LOS ANGELES –  Oprah Winfrey sits down one-on-one with the award-winning actresses Lupita Nyong’o and Cynthia Erivo, who discuss their fast rise to fame and how their leading roles have shaped them personally and professionally, on an all-new primetime special entitled, “OWN Spotlight: Oprah At Home with Lupita Nyong’o and Cynthia Erivo” airing Saturday, October 26

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An interview with WIL HAYGOOD: Author of Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court that changed America

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

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Never, Never Forget, Birmingham Bombing: September 15, 1963…Domestic terrorism

By D.L. White A day that should live for infamy not only in the lives of Americans of African descent, but all Americans who cherish freedom, equal rights and justice for all, is September 15.  “We did not have cell phones, text messaging or the internet back then,” noted Arizona State Conference NAACP President Charles

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