Lenovo, a leader in innovation and developing transformative products, services and solutions, recently released its 2018/2019 Diversity & Inclusion Report. One key highlight is Haben Girma, Harvard Law School’s first deaf-blind graduate joining the team as the first external D&I consultant helping to better integrate the needs of the disability community into its products and […]
Founder and CEO of P Music Group, Michael Paran, has announced the signing of R&B vocal powerhouse, K-Ci Hailey. After contributing his signature sound to the 90’s “R&B bad boys” group, Jodeci, then teaming with his brother as K-Ci & JoJo, K-Ci is now stepping out on his own to relaunch his solo career with new […]
StarVista LIVE, producer of theme cruise events and unique entertainment experiences, announces the Soul Train Cruise has sold out its 9th sailing. The Soul Train Cruise will feature dozens of superstar performances, special events and opportunities to interact with icons of R&B music as it sails from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and travels to St. Maarten, St. Croix […]
Cyntoia Brown recently spoke with students of the Greenburgh Central School District (GCSD). Brown was convicted of murdering and robbing Johnny Michael Allen, who had bought her for sex. She was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 51 years. The governor of Tennessee granted her clemency in 2017, reducing her sentence to […]
Matthew Knowles, record executive and talent manager, is best known as Beyoncé’s father and the manager of Destiny’s Child, is now the Executive Producer for the first ever Cancer TV reality show, Eight Days. Created by Charles Mattocks, an award-winning filmmaker and health advocate, Eight Days, a docuseries will air on A+E’s FYI channel, premiering on January 4, 2020. “We’re […]
New York State’s largest African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (LIAACC) has launched a special outreach campaign for small business owners and professional service providers to join the chamber commerce by initiating a 3 year campaign to recruit professionals into the chamber. “This campaign offers a […]
Harlem School of The Arts (HSA) is amazing! So amazing that its accomplishments should be inscribed with superlatives. Founded in 1964 by internationally acclaimed concert soprano Dorothy Maynor at a time when Harlem was in the throes of socio-economic crises, with high levels of poverty and non-existing cultural resources for its young people, she believed […]
Famed Hollywood Actor Kene Holliday is inviting an audience in NYC to witness a rarity in Theatre with the birth of a new show depicting the Life of Miles Davis. Kene Holliday is known to most people for his role as Private Investigator Tyler Hudson on the Matlock Television series co-starring with Andy Griffith. Kene […]
Frank Ocean is best known for his multi-platinum, grammy-nominating, albums of R&B/Pop music with major hip hop influence. What is not known is much of his personal life and what he does during the years between each album drop. Frank is known to be very quiet and cryptic on his social media platforms- with his […]
Prepping your smartphone for your trip is just as important as knowing what to pack in your suitcase. Andrew Moore-Crispin, Director of Content at Ting Mobile, a top-rated mobile service that aims to save people money on their phone bills and be smart about phone use, shares savvy phone tips below to ensure stress-free travel during […]
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams will headline Brooklyn Community Foundation’s annual Invest In Brooklyn Dinner—a benefit for the organization’s racial and social justice work taking place at the Weylin on Friday, October 18th at 6:30pm. In addition to celebrating local nonprofit changemakers, the dinner will also spotlight national and local efforts leading up to […]
Featuring immersive visualizations of distant worlds, groundbreaking space missions, and breathtaking scenes depicting the evolution of our solar system, the American Museum of Natural History’s new Hayden Planetarium Space Show Worlds Beyond Earth, will open January 21, 2020, as part of the Museum’s 150th anniversary celebration. Worlds Beyond Earth takes viewers on an exhilarating journey that reveals the surprisingly […]
Diahann Carroll, the iconic actress who made television history as the first African American woman to be cast as a professional rather than a domestic worker in 1968’s groundbreaking sitcom “Julia,” and to win a lead actress Tony Award, has died. She was 84. The Oscar-nominated actress and breast cancer survivor, who also starred in […]
In honor of his upcoming golden 50th, Diddy is launching a new, limited edition, flavored vodka on National Vodka Day (Oct 4th) that exudes “celebration”. The artist and mogul – whose real name is Sean “Diddy” Combs – will reach the milestone age on November 4th, and to mark both the beginning of his birthday festivities and National Vodka […]
Supa Cent The Crayon Case Founder selected as one of the top honorees for 2019 Unlock Your Dreams Conference, Expo and Awards Gala. Supa Cent catapult to fame came last year when The Crayon Case pulled in a million dollars in just 90 minutes on Black Friday. She then was able to pull of another […]
