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Former Death Row Records Exec Launches Lydia Harris Entertainment with New Project: Judgement Day

October 26, 2015 villagechief 0

Houston, TX – The Legendary Lydia Harris, who first came to our attention as one third of the infamous triumvirate responsible for launching one of the most successful record labels in hip hop history, Death Row Records. Not one to bask in past glories or wallow in defeat, Ms. Harris is looking forward. Her Death […]

Business News

Kristen Clarke Named President and Executive Director of National Lawyers’ Committee

October 22, 2015 villagechief 0

Washington, DC – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) announced Kristen Clarke as its new president and executive director, effective January 1, 2016, succeeding Barbara R. Arnwine, who served in this capacity for more than 26 years. Clarke currently serves as the head of the Civil Rights Bureau at the […]

Commentary

National Higher Education Summit to Focus on Equity, Affordability – By Marc H. Morial

October 22, 2015 villagechief 0

(To Be Equal #41) – New York – Next week, Acting U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will join dozens of other elected officials, university presidents and education experts for an unprecedented national summit , presented by the National Urban League and USA Funds, to […]

Entertainment

Jordan Sparks, Loretta Devine, A’ngela Winbush, Meli’sa Morgan, YoYo, Alyson Williams join Sheryl Lee Ralph to Celebrate 25 years of HIV/AIDS Awareness at DIVAS Simply Singing! Benefit Concert

October 22, 2015 villagechief 0

Hollywood, CA – Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lee’s DIVAS Simply Singing! Celebrates 25 years of HIV/AIDS Awareness. Join the Divinely Inspired Victoriously Aware DIVA, actor/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 7PM as she brings her renowned DIVAS Simply Singing! Benefit concert to the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood. DIVAS Simply Singing! is […]

Business News

NABJ Congratulates Member Kevin Merida

October 19, 2015 villagechief 0

Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates member Kevin Merida on his appointment as editor of “The Undefeated,” ESPN’s website centering on the intersection of race, culture, and sports. Merida will be a senior vice president and editor and oversee the content, the direction, and the strategic initiatives undertaken by the […]

Business News

Essence Festival expands to South Africa: New Edition to Launch in 2016

October 15, 2015 villagechief 0

New York, NY – A three-year partnership has been formed with eThekwini Municipality to host the Essence Festival in Durban, South Africa in 2016 and 2017, announced Essence President Michelle Ebanks and eThekwini Mayor James Nxumalo at Durban City Hall today. Each year, the Essence Festival in New Orleans draws more than 450,000 attendees from […]

Headlines

Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated Pays Tribute To Muhammad Ali At Ceremony In Louisville, KY

October 5, 2015 villagechief 0

Louisville, Ky – Last night, Sports Illustrated, a Time Inc. (NYSE: TIME) brand, dedicated its Sportsman of the Year Award to Muhammad Ali, renaming it the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The dedication ceremony took place on October 1 at the Muhammad Ali Center in front of a crowd of 300 VIPS including Mr. […]

News

Deborah Flint Leads Transformation of New LAX

October 4, 2015 villagechief 0

In the midst of vehicle traffic, thousands of passengers and hundreds of daily flights, Los Angeles International Airport is transforming into the new LAX. Maligned for decades for congestion on its roadways, in the terminals and in the skies, the nation’s second-largest airport has embarked on a multi-year, $8.5 billion capital improvement program that aims […]

Commentary

Connie Tucker , Muhammad Siddeeq and You

October 4, 2015 villagechief 0

By Lucius Gantt – I recently attended the home going services for Connie Tucker, a true revolutionary in every sense of the phrase. I didn’t know Connie personally but I knew a lot about her. Almost everyone in the Black power movement, the Pan African movement, the Black activist movement, the Environmental Rights movement, the […]