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Jan 15 2019

1619 National Celebration of Black Women March Planned in San Diego

On March 2, 2019, The 1619 National Celebration of Black Women will spearhead a one-day, one-time event in San Diego, California commemorating the 400th year since the first African captives arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. The mission is to celebrate the contributions women of African descent have made in building the United States of America through adversity, oppression, […]

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Jan 9 2019

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Welcomes Super Bowl Gospel NFL Players Choir

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially welcomed the 20th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration (SBGC) to Atlanta during a press conference today at City Hall with officials from the NFL, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee, Boys & Girls Club of America and Radio One in attendance. Returning to Atlanta for its 20th anniversary, the concert will be taped in front of

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Jan 8 2019

“Familiar” by award-winning playwright Danai Gurira Comes to Old Globe

This funny, warmhearted look at tradition, marriage, and what it means to be an American family will be directed by Edward Torres (the Globe’s Water by the Spoonful and Native Gardens, Canción at Repertorio Español) and will run January 26 – March 3, 2019 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, Old Globe Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run January 26–30. The

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Jan 7 2019

Georgia T. Gilmore: Feeding MLK & the Civil Rights Movement

With Martin Luther King Day celebrations coming up on Monday, January 21, it’s also important that we highlight and remember other key individuals who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. Meet Georgia Teresa Gilmore, a large, gutsy, single mother of six children, that juggled two jobs— a cafeteria cook and a midwife, and who

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Nov 29 2018

Theater Review: WAITRESS, A Whimsical Pie Making Delight

Waitress the Musical. Photo by: Joan Marcus This week through December 2, Broadway San Diego’s latest Tony nominated musical to hit the stage is “Waitress.” Based on the film written by Adrienne Shelly, and starring Kerry Russell, the story centers on a waitress in an abusive marriage who recently finds out that she’s pregnant by her

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Nov 27 2018

If Beale Street Could Talk Official Poster and Final Trailer Released

Annapurna Pictures has released the official poster and final trailer for Barry Jenkins’ latest film, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (starring Stephan James, KiKi Layne, Regina King, Colman Domingo and more). Academy Award-winning writer/director Barry Jenkins’ first film since the Best Picture Oscar-winning Moonlight is If Beale Street Could Talk, his adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel – the

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Nov 20 2018

TV One Launches New Entertainment Network CLEO TV On January 19,2019

SILVER SPRING, MD) – November 20, 2018 – This January, TV One will launch CLEO TV, a new aspirational lifestyle and entertainment cable network targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color. Derived from the name Cleopatra, one of the most powerful, trendsetting, rule-breaking and iconic women in history, CLEO TV will offer quality content that

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Nov 15 2018

Michelle Obama Covers Upcoming ESSENCE Magazine December/January Cover!

“Forever First Lady” Michelle Obama covers upcoming December/January issue of ESSENCE Magazine. All smiles and looking stunning in a natural hairstyle for the first time. She talks to ESSENCE about her days in the White House, how to find your own Barack—and what’s next for her. ON HOW TO FIND YOUR OWN BARACK: “I think a lot of people don’t have

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Oct 17 2018

2018 ESSENCE Announces Record-Breaking $280 Million Impact For Louisiana & the city of New Orleans

Growth in Attendance and Tourism Spending Garners Highest Fiscal Input in the Event’s 24-Year History October 17, 2018 (New York, NY)- Essence Communications, the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women, today announced a record-breaking economic impact of $280 million for its 2018 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola. Growth in Festival attendance, which

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Oct 14 2018

Photo: Maxine Waters Praises Tucson NAACP For its Strength

Special Honoree Ms. Kiana Adams-Baker (Red dress holding plaque) poses with friends, family and councilwoman Maxine Waters. Photo: Joe Jackson/NAACP (Tucson, AZ) Congresswoman Maxine Waters spoke to a conference room filled with dignitaries, honorees, guests and members of the community at Desert Diamond Entertainment Center in Tucson, Arizona at the invitation of the NAACP Tucson Branch

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