Two-Hour Special Airs Live on Saturday, February 22 on TV One at 9:00 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) One-Hour Pre-Show Airs Live from the Red Carpet at 8:00 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) BET and The Weinstein Company Lead the Nominees in the […]
January 15, is the official birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, the civil rights activist would have been 85. Thanks to his hard work, much has been accomplished to bring this country closer to King’s dream. Dr. King spent years— fighting to make justice and fairness a reality for everyone. During the sixties
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I’m not quite sure why it took us, meaning my family and I, so long to visit the Bahamas? We’ve certainly enjoyed our travels to other parts of the Caribbean including: Cayman Islands, Cancún, Cozumel and Jamaica, but for some odd reason the Bahamas, was never on our travel agenda. Thank God we took the
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Debbie Allen Dance Academy’s The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker at Royce Hall at UCLA in Los Angeles has been named winner of the 7th Annual Goldstar National Nutcracker Award. The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, which competed with approximately 60 other productions of The Nutcracker across the country, receives “The Nutty” statuette as well as a cash prize to benefit the organization’s
(Via Press Release) LOS ANGELES, CA (DECEMBER 18, 2013) – Industry veterans Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin have been named co-executive producers of the 45th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, it was jointly announced today by the NAACP and TV One. Winners will be revealed during the two-hour star-studded special to air live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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By Rick Eastes, Guest Contributor It was a Saturday morning and we were driving into town. I do not recall that much about that morning before we rolled up to the stop sign where the Kansas Settlement Road meets the Dos Cabezas Highway on the way to Willcox, Arizona. I had just turned fifteen. I do
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On Thursday, December 5, 2013 the world lost South Africa’s first Black president, one of the most influential political activist, and global icons of our time, Nelson Mandela. Over the past few months, news sources have reported on the deteriorating health of the legendary humanitarian, yet hearing of his death at the age of 95
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(Los Angeles) Celebrities came out in true Hollywood fashion in support of their peers at The NAACP Theatre Awards held on November 11, 2013 at the Saban Theater, formerly known as the Fox Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The prestigious star-studded gala is produced for the purpose of honoring thespians among the best in
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Via Press Release –SAN DIEGO (November 4, 2013) – The International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF) has awarded Perry Elementary School a $2,500 grant in support of their 5th grade drumming program as of the 2013 Action for the Arts Grants. The school will receive their new instruments on Monday, November 4. “IHOBF is dedicated
MAKING 12 MONTHS IN 30 DAYS (Los Angeles) After a successful fundraiser at Silverlake Wine on Saturday night, director/producer Charysse Tia Harper turns to Indiegogo to complete 12 Months, a documentary about a Los Angeles man who is renting his home for $1 per month for one year to help a family in need. With