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Jazz bassist Nathan East being inducted into the NAMM Foundation’s Hall of Fame

The NAMM Foundation will induct revered engineer -mixologist Ed Cherney and bassist Nathan East into the NAMM TEC Awards Hall of Fame during the 30th Annual NAMMTechnical Excellence & Creativity Awards show, to be held Saturday, January 24th in Anaheim, Calif. Renowned bass player Nathan East, a graduate of UCSD, is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay, and has worked with the legends of music that range […]

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Black Stuntmen (BSA) Filming Documentary on Hollywood Behind the Scenes

  (Los Angeles, CA) On Friday, October 3, members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association came together for a mini reunion at Source Film Studio’s in Los Angeles.  Willie Harris, BSA President, along with colleague and business partner Alex Brown, Tony Brubaker, Phyllis Ellis, Henry Kingi, Joe Tilque, Oscar-Nominated actor, Elliot Gould and Academy-Award winning actor,

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Radio One partners with National Urban League: Put Our Children 1st education initiative

                SILVER SPRING, MD / SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 – One Solution, the creative and branded entertainment arm of Radio One, has entered into a new partnership with the National Urban League in support of the organization’s Put Our Children 1st education initiative. As a heated national debate has emerged around Common

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UC Offers New Assistance Program for Middle Class Families

Story by:  UC Newsroom, News Report, Nicole Freeling Thousands of UC students soon could receive a check to offset some of their college-related expenses through a new state program aimed at assisting middle-class families.UC officials estimate that roughly 24,000 UC students qualify for funding through California’s Middle Class Scholarship, which was approved by the legislature earlier this

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Sony Pictures "Annie" adopts turnaround arts in support of struggling schools

  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., September 10, 2014 – In advance of the release of the highly anticipated motion picture Annie, in theaters on December 19, 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment is helping to support Turnaround Arts, a signature program of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.  Turnaround Arts works with local program partners to provide

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Reality Star Brandi Maxiell Wears the Color Teal for National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

(LOS ANGELES) — Blessed and beautiful! Brandi Maxiell may be known for her dueling arguments as a reality star on VH1’s “Basketball Wives LA,” but she’s battled a much tougher opponent and won – that is, ovarian cancer. Today, she’s a wife. A mother. A cancer survivor. She wears the color of teal for ovarian cancer. September

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JET Magazine Celebrates the Presence of the Black Family on Network Television

CHICAGO (Via Press Release) — In the September issue, JET presents two covers – one with Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as they prepare to launch their new program, black-ish, and their second annual “40 Under 40 list,” featuring none other than the Jackie Robinson West Little League national champions as the iconic image. Shows such

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AARP’s Ideas@50+: Informative, Empowering and Entertaining!

  San Diego, CA–AARP’s Ideas@50+ national event has landed in San Diego for three exciting days, from September 4-6, 2014, filled with volunteering and activities, focusing on the 50+ audience. Baby Boomers will have an opportunity that includes: entertainment, information sessions featuring celebrity panelist, concerts, contests, experts and over 150 exhibitors – bringing some of today’s most renowned

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USDA Releases Annual Report: African-American households continue to struggle with hunger

    Millions of Americans Continue to Struggle (Washington, D.C.) Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)  released its annual report, which revealed that 17.5 million households were food-insecure in 2013. Food insecurity among non-hispanic Blacks, were higher than the national average, with a food insecurity rate of 26.1 percent.  This number is substantially higher than

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