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Black Women in the U.S. Make Progress But Key Areas Need Critical Attention

Washington, DC – A report released today by Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network (BWR), Black Women in the U.S., 2014, found that significant progress has been made since key historical markers however, there are many areas that remain in need of dire national attention and urgent action.  The report was released during a legislative

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Oprah plans to kick off an eight-city “Life You Want” tour this September.

    In October of 2012, we made it happen. We found a way to attend Oprah’s OYOU tour in Los Angeles.  The event focused on “inspiration, celebration and motivation.”  Still inspired, we’re ecstatic that the media mogul plans to kick off an eight-city “Life You Want” tour this September. Los Angeles — Harpo Studios,

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Covered California: Embraces for Deadline Rush & Outlines Application Deadlines

(Via Press Release) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California™ today confirmed its March 31 deadline for open enrollment in an exchange health insurance plan and announced its policies for completing an application for health care coverage. With five days left to enroll in a Covered California health insurance plan, the exchange is urging consumers to sign

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18th Annual Prism Awards: "Lee Daniels' The Butler," "Scandal," and "Greys Anatomy" Among Top Nominated Productions

“August: Osage County,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Degrassi,” “Scandal,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Bones,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Elementary,” “Nashville,” “Blue Bloods,” “Parenthood,” “Law & Order: SVU” among top nominated productions Via press release/Los Angeles, CA (March 6, 2014) – The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) has announced the nominees for the 18th Annual PRISM Awards. The PRISM Awards

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Ford Returns as Sole Sponsor for the10th Annual NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium

  (Los Angeles, CA)  On Thursday Feb. 20, at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, the NAACP Hollywood Bureau held it’s 10th Annual Symposium, during the 45th NAACP Image Awards Week.  This years title, “Moving Forward: The State of the Industry,” was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund. Angela H. Polk Program Manager

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Traveling Multi-Media Exhibit Inspired by Tuskegee Airmen Lands in San Diego

(San Diego, CA) Community members, dignitaries and students from San Diego’s fourth council district, gathered in support of a ribbon cutting ceremony held on February 18, 2014 in honor of The RISE ABOVE TRAVELING MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT inspired by the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. The commemorative Air Force Red Tail  Squadron Traveling Museum is currently stationed at Walter

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From Rodney King to Jordan Davis…When will Black People Learn?

      By Cleo Manago, CEO and founder of the Black Men’s Xchange (BMX)  Cleo Manago, CEO and founder of the Black Men’s Xchange (BMX) From Rodney King, to Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant and now Jordan Davis, Black communities have responded with hope while waiting for justice, only to be surprised again and again when justice did not come.  The

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