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“Fences,” “Hidden Figures,” “Moonlight,” Earn Big Oscar Nominations!

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and the 89th Academy Awards show is more diverse than ever.  “Fences”, “Hidden Figures”, “Moana”, “Moonlight”, “La La Land”, “Lion”, “Loving” and “13TH” all films that stood out for us, received nods in a variety of categories. This year’s list of nominees included seven actors of color, three African American […]

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Women’s March on Washington: Janelle Monáe, Maxwell, Questlove Among Artist to Perform

  Music icons Janelle Monáe, Maxwell, and Angelique Kidjo will be performing at the Women’s March on Washington, which will take place in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Additional performers include Toshi Reagon, Samantha Ronson, Emily Wells, DJ Rekha, MC Lyte, St. Beauty, Beverly Bond, Alia Sharief, DJ Rimarkable, Amber Coffman, the Indigo Girls, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Climbing PoeTree.

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Former First Daughter Malia Obama to Intern for Weinstein Company

Former President Barack Obama’s eldest daughter, Malia Obama, is continuing to rack up entertainment experience in a new internship at major movie and television studio the Weinstein Company. The Hollywood Reporter’s sources confirmed that the former first daughter’s new gig in the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. Malia will reportedly work with the

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#BankBlackFinancial Literacy: AAFCA Partners with Largest Black Owned Bank

  Los Angeles – OneUnited Bank, the largest Black owned bank in America, has partnered with the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) and BMe Community (BMe) to bring a powerful series of financial literacy videos to Black America that will underscore the importance of financial literacy, buying Black, banking Black and the genius of collective economics. Topics will include the importance

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Women’s March on Washington Include Growing List of Celebrities

The Women’s March on Washington announced actress America Ferrera, along with a growing list of celebrities, including Uzo Aduba, Cristela Alonzo, Patricia Arquette, Danielle Brooks, Cher, Lea DeLaria, Diane Guerrero, Danai Gurira, Chelsea Handler, Scarlett Johansson, Margo Jefferson, Angelique Kidjo, Padma Lakshmi, Shantell Martin, Debra Messing, Frances McDormand, Julianne Moore, Hari Nef, Katy Perry, Monica Raymond, Amy Schumer, Yara Shahidi, Alia

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Lady Liberty is Black Gold

    On Thursday, January 12, the 225th anniversary of The United States Mint,  a new Lady Liberty gold coin was unveiled featuring the image of an African- American woman. For the first time in history, the coin depicts Lady Liberty, wearing a twist hair style pulled back in a crown of stars, and is inscribed with “1792,” for

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Essence ‘Black Women in Music’ Celebrates Erykah Badu

8th annual Essence “Black Women in Music” will honor the extraordinarily talented GRAMMY winner Erykah Badu on the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut album, “Baduizm.” “From the time that she first hit the scene with her album ‘Baduizm,’ we all fell in love with the genius that is Erykah Badu. It is only fitting that we honor the accomplishments

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