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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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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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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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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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Essence New Social Media Campaign with LeBron James Features 16 Strong Black Women

On September 5, 2018, ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women, launched The Strongest—a captivating new social media campaign highlighting sixteen Black women who exemplify strength to NBA star LeBron James. The announcement comes fresh off the heels of the sports icon’s exclusive reveal of his latest Nike signature shoe collaboration—designed by three

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Happy 100th Birthday Katherine Johnson: #HiddenFigureNoMore

What a huge blessing! Pioneering physicist and mathematician Mrs.  Katherine Johnson, turns 100 today! #HiddenFigureNoMore If you recall, many folks hadn’t hear a peep about Kathrine Johnson prior to the Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures,” starring Taraji P. Henson. Johnson, along with two other black women, her colleagues Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughn, are the subject

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Restaurant Review Maestoso: Refreshing New Italian Eatery in Hillcrest

“The Maestro of Maestoso” By Frank Mangio Marco Maestoso is a man on a mission.  He and his lovely co-owner of Maestoso, Dalila Ercolano, operate a delightfully refreshing new Italian restaurant in the Hillcrest district of San Diego called Maestoso. Before dining at Maestoso, you must rid yourself of any old ideas about checkered tablecloths, straw

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