In an exclusive interview with Essence magazine today, as it turns out those rumors of Ava DuVernay directing Marvel’s Black Panther movie aren’t true—she considered it, but passed. The Selma director tells ESSENCE she did meet with execs about bringing the story of Marvel’s first superhero of color to life, but they had different ideas of how to move […]
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Thursday night, kicks off the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, with the busiest man in Hollywood Kevin Hart, Grammy-award winning recording artist’s Trey Songz, and Gospel Hip-Hop artist Lecrae. According to festival organizers, this is the first year ever that a Thursday show has been completely sold out. Click here for complete schedule.
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2015 marks Ford’s seventh consecutive year as exclusive automotive sponsor of the ESSENCE Festival, which kicks off this weekend in New Orleans. Ford will give away a chance to win keys to a Ford vehicle of choice* to festival-goers who participate in the ride-and-drive event; participants can test drive some of the most stylish and
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This past weekend, BET Experience was of the chain! From the inspiring and engaging Genius Talks to drinking Coca Cola floats to the live concerts featuring BET Award nominee Jidenna, and Roman Gian Arthur, the annual event/pre awards ceremony was classic! Speaking of classic, the song by Jidenna, “I’m a Classic Man!” is catchy. I just can’t
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. to Lead Discussions on Diversifying the Tech Industry with Notable Executives from Silicon Valley and Beyond LOS ANGELES, CA – June 25, 2015 – Rainbow PUSH Coalition, in partnership with Google, presents the “Dream Makers, Risk Takers and Money Makers: Diversity and Inclusion in Tech Forum” in Los Angeles. The third
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(San Diego, CA) In San Diego, thousands came out on Saturday, June 20, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth. Organized by the Cooper Family Foundation, Juneteenth-in-San Diego has been held every year in June, for the past forty years. Their motto, “Keep Juneteenth Alive in San Diego” is free an open to the public.
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San Diego philanthropist Sally Bullard Thornton, 81, died June 12 at UCSD Medical Center. Thornton reportedly became ill a month ago and had been in a coma since then. A San Diego native, Thornton was the wife of John Thornton and the mother of two sons, one of whom preceded her in death. Her other
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(San Diego, CA) On Saturday, June 13, the highly anticipated Jazz at the Creek concert series, triumphantly returns to Market Creek Plaza. Kicking off the summer of 2015 with a lineup of smooth Jazz performances by–Melina featuring smooth jazz producer/guitarist Paul Brown and C.E.O’s Rhythm section. The headliner for the first show of the series
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(San Diego, CA) One of the many things we enjoy about summer, are the vibrant community cultural festivals taking place around the world. Stay tuned, as over the summer months,”The Chocolate Voice” plans to highlight as many possible. This week, check out photo’s from the annual San Diego African Culture Fest. In it’s eleventh year,
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(San Diego, CA) For anyone who’s in the music business or aspiring to do so, Back to Basics 2, the 2015 music-entertainment conference in San Diego is where you want to be. Back hosting for the second year, from Thursday, June 4 through Sunday June 7, is Urban Network Digital, a spin-off of the Urban Network brand;
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