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Democracy Initiative Endorsing Organizations Celebrate Passage of  Voting Rights Restoration in Maryland

Washington, DC – Today, the Maryland state Senate successfully overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s 2015 veto of legislation (SB340 and HB 980) restoring voting rights to more than 40,000 Marylanders with significant majorities in the House of Delegates and Senate. Under the new law, Marylanders with felony convictions will be allowed to vote upon their release. Democracy […]

Former NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous Endorses Sanders

Manchester, N.H. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders Friday picked up the endorsement of former NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous. “Bernie Sanders has been principled, courageous and consistent in fighting the evils that Dr. King referred to as the ‘giant triplets’ of racism, militarism and greed,” Jealous said. “Bernie Sanders has the courage to confront […]

TheGrio and RollingOut Partner to Form Digital Ad Network Collaboration to Allow Advertisers to Reach Key Ethnic Demographic

Atlanta, GA – Two top media sites for reaching millennial and multicultural audiences have partnered to offer expanded reach for brands trying to connect with these coveted consumers. Popular news site thegrio.com and lifestyle and entertainment outlet rollingout.com have joined forces to form the RollingOut Digital Ad Network. TheGrio, rolling out and the other digital […]

Grandson of Comedy Legend Paul Mooney Marries on National TV Erica & Adonis Gladney

Phoenix, AZ – When your grandfather is a living comedy legend, fame and notoriety naturally run in the family. Such is the case with Adonis Gladney, the grandson of the celebrated comedian Paul Mooney. Gladney, alongside his new bride, Erica Gladney, recently wed on national TV sharing their wedding vows in a beautiful ceremony. Mooney […]

Steve Kraske: The Donald Trump Bandwagon Lurches to a Halt in Iowa

By Steve Kraske – The Kansas City Star – Put the Donald Trump coronation on hold. Do the same for Hillary Clinton. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas defied the polls Monday night to defeat the real-estate mogul in a tense Republican showdown that portends a lengthy duel between the two — and maybe with Marco Rubio. Rubio, […]

A Balanced Viable Plan to Create Opportunity for All

By Kirk Clay – Evidence based civic engagement is a fairly nascent field. In fact, up until 20 years ago what people now think of as civic engagement for “people of color” was characterized naively as just minority outreach. Therefore, it’s no wonder that many organizations and efforts struggle to identify what an effective civic […]

Legendary Vocalist, Regina Belle, Releases New Music: The Day Life Began

Shanachie Entertainment recently released legendary R&B chanteuse Regina Belle’s The Day Life Began.   The Day Life Began is an inspirational R&B album which displays Regina Belle’s broad range of talents at their very best.  Produced by the Grammy nominated production team, The Heavyweights (whose equally broad range of talents stretch all the way from Tupac […]

Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, and Pharrell Williams Join Chris Rock at 2016 Oscars Despite Talks of Boycott

DogonVillage.com – Despite the talk about black actors boycotting the upcoming Oscar Awards due to the lack of diversity in the nominees, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced that Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, The Weeknd, and Pharrell Williams, will present at the upcoming Oscar ceremony hosted by Chris Rock. Thanks to […]