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San Diego: Award-winning Actor Jeffrey Wright Wins Best Documentary at GI Film Festival

SAN DIEGO – Oct. 3, 2018 – On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 the GI Film Festival San Diego announced the winners of this year’s festival. More than 120 people attended the soiree hosted by comedian and former U.S. Navy Officer, Jamie Kaler, with featured entertainment by the American Flyboys.   This year’s […]

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3X Grammy nominated recording artist, Raheem Devaughn releases new music “Decade of a Love King”

RAHEEM DEVAUGHN has been many things to contemporary music culture and his ever-expanding core audience, for which he’s amassed a combination of prestigious award honors/nominations and multiple chart-topping releases.  “There’s a lot of talk about ‘King of R&B’ and ‘King of Soul,” but I’ve got enough music for the next ten years,” says the three-time

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San Diego Bayside Gospel Concert Was a Sensational Tribute to Gospel & The Millitary

Photo credit: WJJ Photography By Terri Fowler, M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records, Inc. SAN DIEGO, CA – The summer season has come an end with a sizzling show from one of gospel music’s’ most celebrated artist aboard the city’s most popular tourist attractions. This highly anticipated Southern California event takes place aboard the floating museum – and unlikely

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You Owe Me An Apology

A post by Shanda Pierce Serena Williams is a badass queen. A queen who works and fights incredibly hard. A queen who has broken so many barriers just by being excellent at her craft. A queen who is also not exempt from racial and gender discrimination despite being one of the greatest athletes of all time.

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Leimert Park Village Book Fair Celebrates New York Times Best Selling Author Eric Jerome Dickey

LOS ANGELES – New York Times best selling author Eric Jerome Dickey has been named the 2018 Distinguished Lecturer for the 12th annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair (LPVBF).  He will be honored at the literary event, which kicks off on Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (BHCP),

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Ava DuVernay’s Short Film Highlighting Black Progress Debuts on OWN August 28

Oprah Winfrey (L) and Ava DuVernay  (Photo by Mark Davis/WireImage)   Los Angeles – Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay’s short-form film entitled “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People” will make its national television debut on Tuesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina

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Mary J. Blige Among the 2018 BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Honorees

BET Networks and Beverly Bond, CEO, founder and creator of “BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™”are excited to announce this year’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ Awards taping on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Prudential Hall in Newark, NJ. The broadcast will premiere on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on BET. The 2018 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ celebrants are Academy Award®-nominated

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2018 Black Music Honors recognized the legacy of Aretha Franklin 

NASHVILLE, TN – August 17, 2018 – The 2018 Black Music Honors recognized the legacy of Aretha Franklin during the award show taping on Thursday, August 16.  Hosted by 2017 Marconi Award Winner Rickey Smiley and singer/actress LeToya Luckett, the annual two-hour television special honors artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music. This year’s honorees were Bobby Brown, Faith

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