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Grammy Award winning rapper, singer-songwriter Missy Elliott Performs KCON

On August 25, Five-time Grammy Award winning rapper, singer-songwriter Missy Elliott performed at KCON 2013, the country’s largest K-pop fan convention as part of the event’s M COUNTDOWN What’s up LA concert. Missy Elliott represents the most recent example of a hip hop artist participating in the worldwide explosion of K-pop.  Since releasing her debut […]

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U.S. Postal Service Honors Civil Rights Movement and Tennis Icon Althea Gibson with stamp

On Friday, August 23, 2013, the US Postal Service (USPS), with the help of Georgia Representative John Lewis (D) and Actress Gabrielle Union, unveiled its’ “1963 March on Washington,”Forever® stamp at the Newseum in Washington, DC.   The limited-edition commemorative stamp observing the march’s 50th Anniversary is the last in a trio, joining the “Rosa Parks”

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Black Women's Roundtable Kicks-Off 50th Anniversary March on Washington Week

Washington, DC – Women played an integral role in the 1963 March on Washington and the civil rights movement overall, however, their story is rarely told. Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), an initiative of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), will bring leaders together to discuss the contribution women have made – past and present

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Celeb Fitness Trainer Set to Release New Book YES MAM! Your Muscle as A Motivator

Model, celeb fitness trainer/motivational speaker/author Nicole Chaplin prepares to release new book YES MAM! Your Muscle As A Motivator. Successful certified Master Trainer/ motivational speaker/ author Nicole Chaplin has developed her own unique equation that effectively harnesses the infinite power of motivation to achieve ultimate fitness goals in her dynamic new book, YES MAM! Your

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California Assembly Member Shirley N. Weber Holds Press Conference In Light of Zimmerman's Acquittal

In light of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the case of shooting 17-year old Black male, Trayvon Martin, Assembly member Shirley N. Weber held a press conference today, in San Diego, California. Community members gathered in front of the Hall of Justice in support of the first African American south of Los Angeles to be elected

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Fly Girls: Bessie Coleman Chapter in Denver Inspire Youth to Aim High

  (Denver, Colorado) It’s not every day that we hear or read about young girls wanting to become pilots.  Let alone African American girls. Meet 12-year old Dayla Blackburn.  She’s young, gifted, African-
American, and is confident about her future of becoming a helicopter pilot. Blackburn, is a member of the Take Flight Leadership Aviation/Fly Girls

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Help for Little Xavier: African Americans & Nigerians Encouraged to Donate Bone Marrow

Written by: Jazmin Steele, Founder of Pretty on Purpose, Inc. Meet Dr. Iyabo and her son, Xavier… Dr. Iyabo Daramola stands in extraordinary optimism as she begins the search for the person that can save her son Xavier’s life. Her only child has been diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, Aplastic Anemia (AA), a rare disorder

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