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LA Sparks Legend Candace Parker & Daughter Join the Ranks of Pro Sports Team Ownership

Los Angeles Spark legend Candace Parker, and her eleven year-old daughter, Lailaa is now a proud owner of a pro sports team. On Wednesday, the club officially announced its name as Angel City Football Club (FC), which now joins the National Women’s Soccer League as the latest expansion team. The WNBA player recently joined the

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OWN Spotlight Special: Black Women OWN The Conversation – Vote!

Tuesday, October 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PTSpecial guests include Yvette Nicole Brown, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Valerie Jarrett, Tina Knowles Lawson, and Nneka Ogwumike  We’re so excited for this very important convo airing tonight on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. With exactly two weeks away from one of the most important elections in history, Black women are owning the conversation featuring an

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800 Compton Residents Receive Free Cash in 2-Year Pilot Program

By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde (Compton, CA) Jacqueline Andrade and her husband both lost their jobs in March, at a point during the pandemic when grocery store shelves were being ransacked and government aid seemed far off. She was running low on groceries for her family, and formula and diapers for her 3-month-old son. She seriously contemplated having

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Killer Mike Named Recipient of the Inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 12, 2020) – dick clark productions and NBC today announced that rapper and social activist, Killer Mike, member of hip hop duo Run the Jewels and long-standing social justice activist, will be the recipient of the inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award at the “2020 Billboard Music Awards.” The award will be presented by Mayor of Atlanta, Kiesha Lance Bottoms at the historic APEX

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Black Lives Matter Protests Captured by Artist in Upcoming Exhibit

Jordan Shanks, a Millennial filmmaker, photographer, and screenwriter, will unveil his new photo collection, Love Letters to America: Part II and short film, Never Again during a gallery exhibition, titled Racial Awakening. The opening will take place in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, October 16 from 6-9 p.m. ET. Love Letters to America: Part II is

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Poem: Protect And Serve

Written by Theodore Mosley The Black Community has a graveyard of sudden movements of threats that their commandments perceived viable.  Don’t turn your back on me; I will unleash my clip to silence your disrespect.  Our judgement will be of twelve; we judged you not worthy to live. White privileges lifted me up above your

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OWN Expands Unscripted Programming to Two Nights & Debut Two New Series

 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that beginning in October the network will expand its successful unscripted programming block to two nights, on Fridays and Saturdays, and will debut two new series along with new seasons of its popular hits. Friday nights will begin October 23 with two series from record-breaking filmmaker Will Packer and

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CLEO TV Announce Season Two of New Soul Kitchen

CLEO TV announced today the season two of New Soul Kitchen returns with a double-header on Saturday, October 3 at 9p.m. ET / 8C and 9:30p.m. /8:30C.  Chef Jernard Wells returns to prepare even more robust recipes in the series’ extended, 30-minute format. Acclaimed chef, cookbook author, and family man Chef Jernard is not only bringing his arsenal of down-home dishes to viewers, but is teaming up with

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