JAY-Z and Roc Nation have announced a $3 million investment in Promise, an app that will combat mass incarceration. According to the application’s website, it was created to “get people out of jail and provide ongoing support and supervision to help keep them out,” by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Diana Frappier. The partnership hopes the platform […]
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SDABJ is pleased to announce Jim Trotter as the keynote speaker for the 2018 scholarship reception. Jim, a long time member of SDABJ has had a storied career that includes the San Diego Union-Tribune, Sports Illustrated and ESPN. He is a frequent contributer to NBC 7’s Sportswrap. Jim has covered the National Football League for more than
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Photo: Marcc Rose and Wavyy Jonez The Chocolate Voice Sneak Peek: Friday marked yet another anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.’s death – more than 20 years later, his death is still unsolved. In the sneak clip from tonight’s episode of ‘UNSOLVED,’ “The Mack”, Lee Tucker (Wendell Pierce, ‘The Wire’) confronts Officer Daryn Dupree (Bokeem
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Beyonce and Jay-Z made it official today: the powerhouse couple and musicmakers’ OTR II stadium tour kicks off its North American leg July 25 in Cleveland. The tour arrives on the West coast September 19 at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Phoenix, AZ, Rose Bowl on September 22, in Los Angeles, CA, September 27, at SDCCU
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For the first time in U. S. box office history two Black directors have held the no. 1 and 2 spots at the box office. Black Panther glided past the billion-dollar mark in worldwide theaters this weekend, earning the number one box office spot for the fourth week in a row, with Ava Duvernay’s A Wrinkle in
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(Hollywood, CA)–Hundreds of anxious invited guest flooded the sidewalk in front of the District By Hannah An, located at 8722 W. 3rd Street, waiting to get in the event with the biggest buzz in Los Angeles, The Griot Gala Oscar Night After Party. Celebrating diversity and inclusion, the inaugural event honored Casting Director Leah Daniels-Butler and
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What we like best about having so many national days is the resurgence of “Unsung” heroes. Well, today is Nationa Cereal Day and it’s our pleasure to re-introduce you to DeLores “Dee” Todd, first Black woman to appear on the Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Box. Oh, and it’s Woman’s History Month. Read on learn more about amazing
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SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2018)—The Old Globe will celebrate in style at the 2018 Globe Gala on Saturday, September 22, in support of the theatre’s arts engagement and artistic programs. The glamorous annual event will feature an exclusive, one-night-only performance by the incomparable Andra Day. Karen Cohn, Nina Doede, and Sheryl White serve as Co-Chairs.
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(SAN DIEGO, Cali. – STOMP, the international percussion sensation, returns to The Historical Balboa Theatre from March 2-4, 2018. Returning to the Balboa Theatre stage for the first time in seven years, STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique-an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The eight-member troupe innovatively, uses everything but conventional
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(Compton, CA. March 2, 2018) –Compton native and renowned film director Ava DuVernay invited students from her hometown to #WrinkleInCompton, an advance screening of her upcoming Disney film A Wrinkle in Time coming to theaters March 9, 2018. Since the city of Compton does not have movie theater of its own, Ava wanted to give the students from
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