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Bernard Hoyes’ “Seven Paintings, a Story in Performance” Wows Spectators at LA County’s Ford Amphitheatre

Los Angeles – Visual icon Bernard Stanley Hoyes wowed an enthusiastic house recently with his “Seven Paintings, a Story in Performance” at the Ford Amphitheatre. Included as part of the venue’s ever-popular dance series, Hoyes’ production proved to be magical as his art literally jumped off the canvas and came to life in an interdisciplinary […]

Cost of Freedom Project Launches Voter Education Campaign to Help Voters Get Ready for Election Day

Philadelphia, PA – August 6, 2012 marks the 47th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In his remarks, President Lyndon B. Johnson said, “This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless.” Forty-seven years later, states have enacted new legal barriers that could make it […]

Black president but no Black agenda – by Hazel Trice Edney

Grassroots activists struggling to motivate African-Americans to vote this time around (Trice Edney News Wire) -With Black unemployment rates still stuck in double digits while Whites remain consistently below the national average, economic frustration and suffering in the Black community is making it difficult for grassroots organizers to motivate people to the polls Nov. 6. […]

Young Man Dedicates his Life to his Country Records “Vote 4 Justice” for Black Youth Vote Before Leaving for the Army

I’ll stand for what’s right I’ll use all my might I’ll make a difference in this world we live in I’ll vote for what’s right I’ll lay down my life – lyrics from “Vote 4 Justice” Washington, DC – When Andre Todd Hobson originally penned the lyrics for The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s […]

LGBT R&B/Pop Artist Tony Enos Brings “The Heat” with New CD Offering

Philadelphia – Like a hot knife through butter, international R&B/pop recording artist Tony Enos continues to melt us down as he brings “The Heat,” his latest CD offering from lil’ T Entertainment LLC. As one of the first openly gay recording artists to hit the scenes years before it was ‘trendy,’ Enos has always blazed […]

Fiction Author Madison Taylor Reloads with New Book Release WWW.com

New York – She’s baaaack! Author Madison Taylor, the mastermind behind the skillfully laced trilogy “Scattered Lies I, II, and III” has returned! And she has not missed a beat with her pen. This time dishing a dose of danger so delectable, her readers are destined to drool in longing desperation as they weave their […]

GMC World Premiere Original Movie Raising Izzie Catapults Network to New Ratings Records

ATLANTA – GMC TV, America’s favorite channel for uplifting family entertainment, announced today that the GMC World Premiere Movie Raising Izzie set a host of new ratings milestones on its July 21 (7-9 p.m. EST) premiere. The network also announced that Raising Izzie will re-air on Friday, August 3 at 9 and 11 p.m. EST, […]

Hank Aaron Foundation Donates $100,000+ to Atlanta Tech

The Atlanta Technical College Foundation announced today that the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation has made a generous donation in the amount of $104,000 to establish the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation 4 for 4 Endowed Scholarship at Atlanta Technical College. The scholarship is in memory of Dr. Brenda Watts Jones, former president […]

Actor Charles S. Dutton, Judge Daryl Traywick and Detroit Pistons Legend Isiah Thomas to Participate in Black Men’s Roundtable

Miami, FL – The Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation will host the 2012 Healthy, Wealth & Wise Mini-Expo and Black Men’s Round Table on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Caleb Center, 5400 NW 22nd Avenue in Miami. NBA Hall of Famer, Isiah Thomas; actor and producer, Charles […]