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Oct 11 2016

Chocolate Beauty: Gabrielle Union Works #BGM on Essence Cover

Chocolate beauty Gabrielle Union, star of Birth of a Nation and the upcoming holiday comedy Almost Christmas, looks absolutely delicious on the cover of Essence. The star of “Being Mary Jane” is working that #BGM-Black Girl Magic. In Essence’s November issue cover story, State of the Union, the actress talks about everything from speaking out against sexual assault, life with […]

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Oct 10 2016

Michael Ealy Joins Season 4 of BET’s ‘Being Mary Jane’

Looks like the perfect guy is joining season 4 of BET’s “Being Mary Jane,” old blue eyes, Michael Ealy. Created by The Game creator Mara Brock Akil, Being Mary Jane follows the sometimes disastrous personal and professional life of news anchor Mary Jane Paul ( Gabriel Union). Ealy will play Justin Talbot, the new producer of Great Day USA who unfortunately

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Oct 3 2016

Cedric the Entertainer Led Call-To-Action March & Rally

Photo Credit: Isaiah Bankhead (HOLLYWOOD, CA) – Black Hollywood is not standing by on the sidelines when it comes to social justice and the continuous murdering of unarmed Black men by local law enforcement agencies. On September 29, they showed up in numbers in front of the CNN building leading the community by storm to

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Sep 27 2016

BET To Air The New Edition Story in Three Parts In January

New York, NY – September 27, 2016 – BET has just announced that the network will air THE NEW EDITION STORY as a six hour, three night event on January 24, 25, and 26, 2017. The much-anticipated biopic will bring to life the story of the group that laid the foundation for how modern-day boy bands look, feel, and

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Sep 26 2016

Beyond Jazz: Brian Culbertson Brings the FUNK!

Did you think anything else would be possible? Just ask B.C.’s faithful fan’s, they’ll let you know. Just so you know, that’s how his fans refer to him on social media. In fact, just ask us over at The Chocolate Voice, we’ll tell you that the incredibly talented and soulful jazz musician Brian Culbertson has absolutely no problem with bringing the funk. After

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Sep 23 2016

NAMM TEC Awards: Sinbad Returns as host for 32nd Annual

The NAMM Foundation has announced nominees for its 32nd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in the categories of Outstanding Technical and Creative Achievement. Stand-up comedian and actor Sinbad will return for his third straight year as host. The NAMM TEC Awards are bestowed annually in celebration of the pro audio community by recognizing the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind today’s sound

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Sep 23 2016

Oprah Winfrey: “Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History is a People’s Museum”

The Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and culture officially opens to the public Saturday, September 24, 2016. In an interview this morning, one day before it opens on CBS Morning News, Winfrey said, “It is moving and profound.” “I’m actually a dancing emoji today, a dancing emoji. I’m sooo happy!” Winfrey shouted, dancing in front of the

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Sep 22 2016

We’re SO Here for “PITCH”

When we first heard about FOX television’s plans to air a show about the first woman to be recruited to Major League Baseball, The Chocolate Voice’s reaction was, we’re so here for this! And we’re so here for actress Alex Bunbury, who signed on to FOX’s Pitch to play the fictional history-making female baseball pitcher. Although, the Disney Alum had never even

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Sep 20 2016

‘This Is Us’: Catch Sterling K. Brown Tonight on This Fall’s Most Anticipated New Series

If you enjoyed watching Sterling K. Brown’s riveting performance as prosecutor Christopher Darden in FX’s highly-rated television event series THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY, for which he has earned an Emmy, we’re guessing that you will love him even more so in NBC’s new dramedy series “This Is Us.” “This is Us” is hitting NBC

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Sep 15 2016

Sheryl Lee Ralph to receive Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award

(LOS ANGELES, CA) On September 17th “An Evening to Celebrate Greatness” at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky, will honor actress andAIDS activist Sheryl Lee Ralph. Ralph will receive the prestigious Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for her dedicated commitment to raising HIV/AIDS awareness and erasing the hate and stigma still connected to the disease. The Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards were created in

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