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Miguel Núñez Jr., April Reign, Gil Robertson and Fran Harris Among Featured Guests at Capital City Black Film Festival

August 2, 2016 villagechief 0

Austin, TX – – The Capital City Black Film Festival (CCBFF) recently announced its first slate of panels, sessions and guest appearances for its 2016 Film Festival, taking place August 25th – 28th at the Austin Convention Center. Actor, writer and producer Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (Juwanna Mann, Belle’s) makes his first appearance at CCBFF, […]

Business

Toyota Celebrates Lollapalooza’s 25-Year Music Extravaganza by Adding an Extra Hour to the Day

August 2, 2016 villagechief 0

Chicago, IL – Remember the first time you went to Lollapalooza? The extravaganza turned 25 this year, and to help celebrate the milestone anniversary, Toyota hosted the 25th Hour (#25thHour), a surprise concert featuring breakthrough Grammy-nominated recording artist Leon Bridges and Outkast rapper Big Boi. The exclusive, pop-up concert was accessible only to Lollapalooza festival-goers […]

Entertainment

Bounce TV to Air Baton Rouge Town Hall Meeting “Where Do We Go From Here?” Live and Commercial-Free Tues. Aug. 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET

August 2, 2016 villagechief 0

Atlanta, GA – Bounce TV, the first and only over-the-air broadcast network for African Americans, will bring Where Do We Go From Here? — the Baton Rouge town hall meeting being produced by Bounce TV affiliate WAFB-TV on the heels of the recent racially-related violence and police shootings — to viewers nationwide when it carries […]

Politics

Obama Calls Trump Unfit, Urges Republicans to Repudiate Him

August 2, 2016 villagechief 0

President Barack Obama, delivering his strongest condemnation of Donald Trump yet, said the Republican presidential nominee is unprepared and unfit to hold the nation’s highest office and urged Republican leaders to disavow his candidacy. Trump “doesn’t appear to have basic knowledge around critical issues” in Europe, the Middle East or Asia, and he’s shown himself […]

Headlines

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo ‘Sickened’ by Violent Arrest of Breaion King

July 23, 2016 villagechief 0

It appears that some of the higher ups in law enforcement are finally realizing that the way to avoid protests when one of your officers does the wrong thing is to acknowledge that the officer was wrong, apologize and take steps to make sure the violent cop suffers consequences for his actions. Kudos to Austin […]

Business

NABJ Mourns the Loss of Member Taylor Terrell

July 23, 2016 villagechief 0

Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is saddened by the tragic passing of NABJ member and 41NBC (Macon, Ga.) news reporter Taylor Terrell. Terrell died in an accident Thursday, her station reported. Terrell anchored 41NBC News at Daybreak and 41Today. She also regularly reported for the station’s education series, What’s Right […]

Entertainment

Girls Of The Leesburg Stockade

July 22, 2016 villagechief 0

In 1963 in Americus, Ga., 15 girls between the ages of 12 and 14 were jailed in a one room stockade with no running water for 45 days for their roles in Civil Rights Movement protests. After they were released, the women didn’t speak of their ordeal for over 50 years.

Politics

Melania Trump’s Speech May Have Been Plagiarized from Michelle Obama’s 2008 Speech

July 19, 2016 villagechief 0

I guess a billionaire grows accustom to taking what he wants so why not take someone else’s words? I guess the team got a little behind while writing Melania Trump’s speech so they cut and pasted Michelle Obama’s speech. At least they found a great speaker to plagiarize. The truth is, if they didn’t say […]

Commentary

Appropriations Committee Votes to Lower Wages for Exploitable Workforce

July 18, 2016 villagechief 0

Washington, D.C. – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America –made the following statement today regarding the H-2B visa provision in the House FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Funding Bill: LIUNA is deeply disappointed that the House Appropriations Committee voted to make the flawed […]