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All Ball Band Kicks Off the Big Game with Free Movie and .99 Cent Children’s Books Releases

January 31, 2019 villagechief 0

LOS ANGELES — With only days until The Big Game, Chuckle TV Multimedia Network is bringing the zany animated All Ball Band’s football character “Pig” to the 53rd annual championship week celebration. In an effort to highlight the importance of “school sports” and “reading,” the new network is presenting the release of an original free […]

Entertainment

Event Host Kevin Rouse Sets Off Black History Month In Los Angeles with “Can A Woman Raise A Man” Stage Production

January 29, 2019 villagechief 0

Los Angeles – Every year event host Kevin Rouse and his Rouse House Entertainment crew produce some of Los Angeles’ most memorable special events and from the looks of February, this year will be no different. Rouse, in conjunction with playwright and creator Que Allen King and Lawrence Bailey Entertainment, are setting off Black History […]

Headlines

Nikki Giovanni, Johnnetta Cole, April Ryan, Angela Davis, Suze Orman, And Alice Smith, Part Of WOW – Women of the World Festival This March At The Apollo Theater

January 28, 2019 villagechief 0

The Apollo Theater revealed the line-up for the third annual WOW – Women of the World Festival. Presented over four days in various spaces at the iconic cultural theater, the WOW Festival runs from March 12-17 and will feature workshops, activities, programming, and performances with artists, community leaders, writers, thinkers, activists, and leaders exploring a […]

Entertainment

Where Netflix Meets Black Twitter

January 28, 2019 villagechief 0

First teased last fall – X On Demand (xod.tv) has finally gone live. The Netflix-style site, with a social twist, boasts a growing library of works by Black filmmakers, with at least one person of Black American/African decent in a leading role both in front of and behind the lens – prerequistes for a project […]

Entertainment

“Green Book” Wins The LA Press Club’s Veritas Award

January 28, 2019 villagechief 0

The Los Angeles Press Club is thrilled to announce the winner of its 4th annual Veritas Award for the Best Film Based on or Inspired by Real Events and People. This contest is judged by members of the LAPC — based equally upon fidelity of subject matter and artistic excellence. The overwhelming winner is Universal […]

Commentary

A Cave In the President’s Wall

January 28, 2019 villagechief 0

By Lucius Gantt (The Gantt Report) – President Donald Trump’s effort to get American tax payers to finance a wall that he swore Mexico would pay for came to crumbling halt after the effort got cold-cocked by a Congressional Cat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi refused to budge an inch or get the Democratic Caucus […]

Headlines

Martin Luther King III and Daughter, Yolanda Renee King, Speak About Preserving MLK’s Legacy

January 21, 2019 villagechief 0

Martin Luther King III said his mother (the person who spearheaded making the day a national holiday), Coretta Scott King, always said the Martin Luther King Holiday is a day on, not a day off. Speaking on the recent shutdown of the government he said, “Something has got to change and give for the United […]

Entertainment

Wendy Williams Will Extend Break From Her Daytime Talk Show Due to Complications of Graves’ Disease

January 18, 2019 villagechief 0

A Note from The Hunter Family As Wendy Williams Hunter previously shared, she fractured her shoulder and has been on the mend. Over the past few days, Wendy has experienced complications regarding her Graves’ Disease that will require treatment. Wendy will be under the strict supervision of her physicians, and as part of her care, […]

Entertainment

Math College Professor Turned Rapper Chad Rico Travels to a “New Level” in Music Video Release

January 18, 2019 villagechief 0

Richmond, CA – When college math professor Chad Rico ventured off into the rap game, he knew he was taking a calculated risk. As an entrepreneur, financial analyst, clothing manufacturer/designer, filmmaker and world traveler, many wondered if the teacher turned artist could really pull it off. When Chad dropped his own brand of mathematical science […]