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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is one of Cali’s premier music events. Every year, Coachella finds a way to impress fans and this year the show stopper was a LIVE Tupac performance. A hologram of Tupac Shakur, assembled from archival footage, took the stage with Snoop to perform 2 Of Americaz Most Wanted followed by …
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NEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city says he’s a neighbor, not a superhero, a day after rescuing a woman from a burning house. Newark Mayor Cory Booker says he didn’t feel brave, but did feel terrified as he dashed through flames with the woman over his shoulder. Booker returned home Thursday …
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A preview of the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, which returns to the newly remodeled Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center after two years of wandering. Highlights of 2012 include “The Last Fall,” “Restless City” and “Dimanche a Brazzaville.” By Moira Macdonald Seattle Times movie critic After two years of wandering, the Langston Hughes African …
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Jeffery Haymes – From Haymes Facebook Page An anthropologist proposed a game to African tribe kids. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told them that whoever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran together, then …
A Letter From Beverly… Welcome to my maiden voyage into cyberspace, and launching pad for The Beverly Johnson Lifestyle Brand. “ALL THINGS BEVERLY” and “ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL” will be shared with you on this website. My vision, ever since my historic Vogue magazine cover, has been based on a few simple premises: Elegance, Beauty, Sophistication, …
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As a part of the University’s 175 year anniversary celebration, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has partnered with the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation to host the HBCU Legacy Lecture Series on its campus on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The program will be held in the Dudley Theatre on the University’s historic quad. …
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About Sisters’ Sanctuary™ Sisters’ Sanctuary is a movement that celebrates the mental, physical, and emotional well being of womanhood to reclaim ownership of their families and to take holistic responsibility for the rearing and nurturing of our youth. My name is Lacey C. Clark! and I’d like to share with you the story of how …
The rebirth of The Howard Theatre is coming soon. Each day the team of construction workers led by Ellis Development Group pushes forward on the top-to-bottom, $29 million renovation of the historic arts landmark that launched the careers of Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, and many others. Photo (right): Neil Greentree Chip …
BRETT ZONGKER | April 12, 2012 12:33 PM EST | WASHINGTON — Before there was the Apollo in Harlem, there was the Howard Theatre in the nation’s capital. The nearly 102-year-old Howard officially lifts its curtain once again Thursday for a reopening gala after a $29 million renovation that began in 2010. Smokey Robinson, Savion …
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Nearly a half-century after African-Americans were admitted to predominantly white Texas A&M University, a black student has finally reached the pinnacle of one of its signature organizations. Marquis Alexander next school year will become commander of A&M’s Corps of Cadets, a high-profile post that involves establishing the cadets’ dress codes …
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Usually a celebrity wardrobe malfunction consists of a generous dose of sideboob, a visible tush or, most classically, the accidental flash of a pastie-covered nipple. But rarely are we graced with some full-frontal flashing of someone’s entire chest. Until Melody Thornton, who showed up to ELLE’s Women in Music event in Hollywood last night wearing …
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:31 pm By: Erica Taylor, The Tom Joyner Morning Show Bessie B. Stringfield, a.k.a. “BB,” was the first black woman to make eight long-distance solo tours across the U.S. on a motorcycle. In the 1930’s, BB Stringfield rode her hot rod through areas known for racial violence and prejudice. She …
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Mitchell, 78, first came to Moscow in 1962 as a dancer. His most recent visit saw him give a master class. “The fallacy was that black people could not do classical ballet,” American ballet dancer Arthur Mitchell explained recently to an audience at the American Center Library. “So I said — ‘I’ll change it.’” Arthur Mitchell became …
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By John Horn Los Angeles Times10:20 p.m. CDT, April 11, 2012 Movies aimed at African American moviegoers are typically the province of bigger-budget comedies and dramas — the kinds of stories told by Tyler Perryor produced by Screen Gems. But this weekend, two independently financed productions are courting that same audience.The two films — “Life, …
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My unshakeable belief in the power of encouragement, compassion and patience is what allows me to have constructive dialogue with people from all walks of life. All I know is that if you want to find success in this world, you better always be looking to build on the common threads you share with people. …
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