With Summer just right around the corner now is the perfect time to start planning for a vacation. Whether you enjoy traveling to faraway locations, or staying close to home making it a staycation, there are a number of African American travel blogs that will give you some ideas on where to go. Check out seven below […]
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Kamala Harris was declared the winner of the Senate primary in California early Wednesday morning, handily beating her competition with 40 percent of the vote with 76 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D) was trailing far behind Harris with 16 percent of the vote, but she was still
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Hillary Clinton claims Democratic nomination to become the first woman to win a political party ticket. Clinton won resoundingly in California, the largest state in the US and a key target of her opponent, Bernie Sanders. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton won 56 percent of votes cast and Sanders 43 percent. Clinton captured
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(San Diego, CA) On Monday, the Corporation for National and Community Service, announced that neighborhoods throughout the areas of Southeast San Diego, which include Council Districts 4, 8 and 9–areas which have been historically designated as underserved communities has been named a “Promise Zone.” The Promise Zone Initiative, a funding prioritization on behalf of the Obama administration
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Our congratulations go out to the newly crowned Miss USA, Deshauna Barber from the District of Columbia! Barber is a 26-year-old Army officer who when asked about women in combat, her answer was this: “As a woman in the United States Army, I think … we are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I’m
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(San Diego, CA) It’s beginning to feel a lot like summer! Warm weather, clear blue skies, flip flops and the San Diego County Fair, which by the way opened on Friday June 3rd. What sets the San Diego County Fair apart from many other county fair’s across the country, aside from its prime location right
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A legend in every sense of the word, activist/boxer Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74.“The Greatest,” a title that he boldly named himself and rightfully so, was one of the greatest fighters in the history of boxing. Ali who had been battling Parkinson’s syndrome for years, had been hospitalized for a respiratory
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It’s officially been announced that NBC Entertainment’s executive VP of drama development, Pearlena Igbokwe, will replace Bela Bajaria as president of Universal Television. According to Variety.com, this news comes as a surprise to most. Perhaps the most surprised of all is Bajaria, who was just appointed to the position last year and had two years remaining
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If social media is any indication, the nation was glued to the first installment of the “Roots” remake, which aired on Memorial Day (May 30). In fact, the numbers are in and it’s another huge success for producer Will Packer. While the decision to revive the project nearly 40 years later has been met with mixed
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Music Industry Quarterly, Music Entertainment Conference in conjunction with M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records presents a late night of Gospel entertainment at the third annual conference held in San Diego, presenting the new age, the new sound and the new move of the Spirit. Every year in June, artists of all genres come out to learn at the only event
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