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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Baltimore youth are fed up with the negative images and lack of action from society, so they are taking a stand with the new movie “Intimidation: A Short Film on Bullying”. This short film will take a hard, but real look at the root and outcomes of bullying from the youth’s perspective. The film premier [...]
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
The 1st annual Martha’s Vineyard Jazz Festival is set to take place August 6-13 in Martha’s Vineyard. Presenting literature,art food & music the MVJF will celebrate jazz favorites and introduce the new faces of jazz to the world. Artist set to perform include Antonio Hart, Elan Trotman,Michele Holland, Warren Wolf, Made in the Shade, Ben Wolfe and From Berklee the Mario Castro Quintet. [...]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011
The 15th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will be held in Miami, FL, July 6-9, 2011. The ABFF is a film industry retreat and competitive showcase of independent Black films. The highlights of this year’s festival will include the return of the acclaimed Actors Boot Camp led by actor/director Bill Duke and Robert Townsend’s [...]
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Monday, June 13th, 2011
On Saturday, July 30th, 2011, Oxigen Media Group in partnership with Save Our Women International, a New York based Ghanaian Non-Profit, will hold the first African Connection Relief Event (A.C.R.E) to to raise awareness to the rising rates of abortion related deaths worldwide. Oxigen Media Group will be partnering with Save Our Women International (SOWI), a [...]
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Saturday, June 11th, 2011
The 2011 Essence Music Festival kicks off July 1-3 2011 in New Orleans. GRAMMY Award–winning superstar Usher will headline the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival mainstage. Usher will be joined by Charlie Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia and Boys II Men. Essence Music Festival is an annual music festival celebrating contemporary African American music and culture. It [...]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Once a year mostly African-American sailors and non-sailors alike gather in the British Virgin Islands to bareboat yacht sail, enjoy the incredible views, and of course, party. From August 5-14 participants will set sail for Norman Island, White Bay Jost Van Dyke,Leverick Bay Resort,The Baths on Virgin Gorda, and more! This year Actor John Amos, best [...]
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
Alvin Ailey II tours select cities in France and Finland this summer. Click to learn more!
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
The Golden Triangle Summer Concert Series sounded off its 13th season on Wednesday in Washington. This year’s five-week series begins with a performance by Jah Works, a DC-based reggae band and continues throughout the month with a variety-packed lineup from salsa to pop to Caribbean. [Performance was cancelled due to incliment weather] The free performances, sponsored by the [...]
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
This July 4th, don’t miss National FreedomFest, the most exciting outdoor music festival in the DC area. National Freedomfest presents two days of DC’s most popular National, Regional and Local bands and DJ’s. this July 3rd and July 4th and enjoy over 40 bands and DJ’s in concert on 5 massive stages, eclectic food vendors [...]
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
The Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. announced plans for the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. The official dedication will occur on Sunday, August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King’s historic I [...]