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Jun 29 2018

15th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards Honors Sheryl Lee Ralph During ESSENCE Festival

In celebration of the 15th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards, the company will honor celebrities and everyday heroes who make positive contributions to the community. To date, this year’s roster of remarkable honorees includes popular Political Commentator Symone Sanders, renown actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, Black Girls CODE CEO Kimberly Bryant and next generation McDonald’s Owner/Operator Monique […]

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Jun 26 2018

7 Budget-Friendly Places To Travel This Summer

By Deah Mitchell Berry If you’re like most Americans, you may be suffering in silence from a prevalent disease known as “hustle-itis”. Hustle-itis can strike at any moment, however flareups are most obvious during the summer months. What’s causing this illness? America’s workaholic culture. How many times have you seen the hashtag #teamnosleep or heard

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Jun 21 2018

Muslim Stand-Up Comic “Preacher Moss” Hosts Live Taping of New Comedy Show

LOS ANGELES – Black. Muslim. Outspoken. Comic Preacher Moss has a lot to say about the Trump Administration. And the comic, lecturer and anti-racism activist plans on getting a lot of stuff off his chest during the live taping of his new comedy show, titled, “ Love Supreme: An Anatomy of Gratitude.” Preacher Moss in

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Jun 20 2018

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Votes Yes on Southeastern Live Well Center

(San Diego, CA) On June 19, local residents of showed up at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting to publicly raise their voices in support of building a new Live Well Center on 4.06 acres of land in Southeastern San Diego. And because the community made up of those who live, work, worship,

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Jun 19 2018

Juneteenth: Celebrating a Turning Point in History

Today is Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, which commemorates the emancipation from slavery in the United States. Growing up in Arizona, my family has always celebrated Juneteenth, especially with the majority of us being from Texas. In Tucson, where many of my family left Texas to live, I recall the

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Jun 18 2018

Lena Waithe will serve as keynote during ESSENCE Fest

The ESSENCE Festival® is pleased to announce that Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/actor Lena Waithe will give a keynote conversation during the ESSENCE Empowerment Experience on Friday, July 6th, during the 2018 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans, LA. The Chicago-born Waithe has been heralded for her stellar work over the years, including most recently creating and executive producing the

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Jun 16 2018

10 Favorite Things That My Father Taught Me

Here are 10 of my favorite things that my father taught me, not by just his words, but through his actions. When you come in close contact with people on the street, whether you know them or not, always acknowledge them with a nod, wave, smile or a simple hello. Never turn your nose up

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Jun 14 2018

“School of Rock” The Musical Comes to San Diego Civic Theatre

Photo credit: Matthew Murphy Broadway San Diego presents Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber’s high-octane Broadway and West End hit School of Rock – The Musical now playing now at the San Diego Civic Theatre thru June 17. School of Rock – The Musical is based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same,

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Jun 13 2018

Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil and Oprah Share What ‘LOVE IS’ at PREMIERE

Pictured: Mara Brock Akil creator of “Love Is_____.” On Monday, June 11, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network hosted a pink carpet pre-screening of “LOVE IS____, ” OWN’s new original 10-episode series premiering on Tuesday, June 19th, from award-winning producers and power couple Mara Brock Akil (“Girlfriends,” Being Mary Jane,” “The Game”) and Salim Akil

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Jun 12 2018

Top Five Ways People Ruin Vacations by Deah Berry Mitchell

We’ve seen the photos before. We’ve liked these photos a million times. The indigo blue backdrops with melanin rich models contorting their bodies into unnatural angles in search of that perfect pose to be re-shared on Instagram travel pages. Their travel “uniforms” are consistent. They wear citrus colored dresses and large floppy hats, effortlessly posed

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