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Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 Stream Live

The Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in Johannesburg, South Africa is honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela and celebrating what would have been his 100th birthday this year on July 18th. The Mandela 100 campaign culminates today with a spectacular celebration featuring a once-in-a-lifetime lineup of global music artists, and leaders from Africa and around […]

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“Ready To Love” Cast Member Alexx Blanks Fighting For His Life

Cast member Alexx Blanks from the @owntv series “Ready To Love” is fighting for his life. He is currently in ICU on life support due to a diagnosis of Influenza B/brain flu. Alexx is self employed and has no insurance. Therefore his family has set up a GoFundMe page to ask for assistance in paying […]

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My Cause, My Cleats NFL Campaign 2018

The NFL recently announced the third annual My Cause, My Cleats campaign which focuses on the important charitable causes that affects the heart of individual players. For games during Weeks 13-15, each NFL team will designate one home game as their My Cause, My Cleats game; players will wear customized cleats reflecting their commitment to charitable causes […]

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Election Day 2018

On Election Day, I’m remembering our ancestors and civil rights leaders whom fought for our freedom and rights to be treated as citizens of this country. Don’t dismiss the opportunity to have your voice represented in this important midterm election. Therefore in the spirit of Rosa Parks tell em’ Nah, we shall not be moved […]

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COPS, KIDS AND CONVERSATIONS COMMINITY EVENT

A Cops, Kids and Conversations event will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at the One Delta Plaza 3333 Old Spanish Trail Houston, Texas 77021. Everyone is invited to come out and experience the opportunity to bridge the gap between our youth and law enforcement. Law Enforcement officers from the greater Houston area […]

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ANGELA BASSETT HOSTS BOOK RELEASE EVENT TO HONOR LEDISI

Actress and Oscar Nominee, Angela Bassett, hosted a book release reception for vocal powerhouse and 12 time Grammy nominee, Ledisi, at the Grammy Museum (Clive Davis Theater) in Los Angeles on September 29th. Ledisi released her second book The Walk: Accepting Your Life As It Is Now with Noah’s Ark Publishing (2018) and is thrilled to share her […]

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6th Annual ‘Kicked It In Heels’ Breast Cancer Awareness Month Event

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kicked It In Heels — an organization with the goal of eradicating health care disparities in breast cancer and promoting health in survivorship — is hosting their 6th Annual Benefit. The fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, October 17th 2018, at Café Medi from 7:00-10:00 PM. The event […]

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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. BREAST CANCER MOBILE SCREENING UNIT

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will debut their Breast Cancer Mobile Screening Unit at Texas Southern University on Monday, October 1, 2018 from 8:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. As an initiative to promote education, early detection and prevention, this unit will travel to cities across the country to support women’s healthcare and wellness. The goal is to […]