(San Marcos / San Diego, CA) – Casa de Amparo kicked off the first full week of Child Abuse Prevention Month by hosting their 3rd Annual Come Home to Casa event and receiving a $15,000 gift from Union Bank and the San Diego Chargers as the beneficiaries of the Game Changers Program. April is National Child […]
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How many times have Black women had to question their beauty because other’s misguided perception of colorism?
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego office of UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer will host its fourth annual Mayors Luncheon on Wednesday, April 20 , 2016 from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation Center, located at 404 Euclid Avenue in San Diego.
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Zendaya returns as K.C. Cooper, an everyday high school math whiz and martial arts expert turned international super spy, in season two of Disney Channel’s hit comedy “K.C. Undercover” premiering SUNDAY, MARCH 6 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. Ranked as TV’s #1 series in Kids 6-11 and the #1 live action in Kids 2-11, “K.C. Undercover”
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In honor of Black History Month we’re delighted to share with you the poetic voice of writer Theodore Mosley, honoring Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. I heard the cries in the night before my life was laid to rest upon the mountaintop of fires. Heeding the call to resurrect the injustice that was produced
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The day after LL Cool J hosts the GRAMMY Awards, the rapper/actor DNA is uncovered on PBS’ “Finding Your Roots.” The series host Henry Louis Gates Jr. guides the two-time GRAMMY winner down a winding DNA trail of surprises that uncovers his family tree. On PBS’ Finding Your Roots, the rapper discovers that his mother,
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(San Diego, CA) The Founder of National Action Network, political activist Al Sharpton known for his outspoken political activism, leading protests against racial injustice, is coming to San Diego on Saturday, February 27, 2016. Closing out February, with a Black History Month affair: “Revival of the Movement,” Sharpton will serve as keynote speaker for the event, hosted by
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A recent Gallup poll suggest that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) alums reported a higher sense of financial, social, and community giving after graduation. San Diego native Chaunteal Webb-Candler knows that feeling all too well. The Clark-Atlanta graduate proudly admits the value in attending an HBCU, has provided her with invaluable leadership skills, values
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The graves of our times have become the hands of their protection to fear for our life. Without remorse they caress our life with steels of pain that penetrate our bodies in heat. They say the invisible torture from within us gave them impartial moments of safety. Secrets of tales in the blue uniform conform
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Check this out! We are lovin’ ESSENCE’s first-ever “Black Girl Magic” February 2016 issue. The magazine presents three covers celebrating young women who embody the spark and shine that exists in every Black girl: activist Johnetta Elzie, Chi-Raq’s leading lady, Teyonah Parris, and black-ish co-star Yara Shahidi. Love it!
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