On Saturday June 22, at the San Diego County Fair, the First Ladies of Gospel, The Clark Sisters along with The Walls Group will hit the Grand Stage. The Grammy award-winning Clark Sisters have a singular sound. whether singing as solo acts or together these sisters have a vocal symmetry that is unparalleled and unmatched. […]
This past Friday, May 24, organizational psychologist Dr. Alisha Wilkins, who’s also THE Governor appointed commissioner to the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, celebrated a huge milestone as she was honored during the hooding ceremony at Alliant International University in San Diego, CA. Recognized during the commencement under California School of
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Thirty-two black women will graduate in the class of 2019 from the U.S. Academy at West Point next week — the largest class of black women in the school’s history. The news comes just a year after Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams became the first black officer to assume command at the 216-year-old academy, and
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The San Diego Association of Black Journalists is thrilled to announce Washington Post national reporter, Wesley Lowery will be this year’s keynote speaker at our scholarship reception. Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize-winning national correspondent covering law enforcement, race and justice for The Washington Post and an on-air contributor for CNN. He has been the paper’s lead
We can now refer to her as Dr. Missy Elliott. That’s right, the five-time Grammy award winner along with Alex Lacamoire and Justin Timberlake all received honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Berklee College of Music on Saturday. This is huge, ya’ll! “This year’s honorary doctorate recipients are being recognized for their achievements and influences
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AMERICA HAS always been full of languages, a fact that has been both a source of pride and a cause for consternation. But there has long been a fundamental misconception about one of its distinctive tongues: the speech of some of the country’s black population, especially in highly segregated areas. Not only is the nature
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The San Diego Writers Festival, a free community-based event designed to celebrate the power of writing and storytelling, was held on Saturday, April 13, at the downtown San Diego Public Library. The idea of a writers festival was born a few years ago out of a need to create a fun inclusive experience where all
LOS ANGELES – From the global blockbuster Black Panther and the lyrical indie If Beale Street Could Talk to the hilariously poignant comedy sensations Insecure and Atlanta and beyond, #BlackExcellence in Hollywood is on full blast. Rightfully, the movement has put an additional spotlight on Black creative executives, many of whom have long worked in the trenches to create a pipeline of opportunity
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HBCU Alumni San Diego hosted its 5th annual college expo on January 19, to a packed house at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation.What was most notable about this years event, was that parents brought their children as young as elementary school out to get a head start on receiving important information on colleges.The goal
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The 5th Annual HBCU Expo San Diego will take place on Saturday, January 19, 2019 from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. This event is open to all students K-12 and Community Colleges. Guest host, and Mistress of Ceremony for the event will be Clark Atlanta University, ’09 alumnus, Kalea
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