On October 15, 2011 the Real Housewives Live Tour took place in Georgia at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. New York’s Alex McCord, New Jersey’s Melissa Gorga,Miami’s Marysol Patton and Atlanta’s Nene Leakes arrived in good spirits ready to greet anxious fans. Melissa Gorga’s husband Joe and Marysols husband Philippe came out to support their leading ladies. Alex [...]
NYC-based marketing/PR firm the 135th Street Agency kicked off BET Hip Hop Awards Week with its 5th Annual BBQ – now in Atlanta for the first time. On a beautiful starry night, 400 VIPs packed Piedmont Park’s Magnolia Hall, including event co-hosts Fonzworth Bentley and Kelly G (BET’s EVP, Music Programming), along with featured DJs [...]
More than 59,370 fans were on hand at the GA Dome to watch a new historic rivalry commence between Florida A&M and Southern University. The Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic, on Saturday, September 24, 2011, brought tens of thousands of fans and alumnus to Atlanta for a weekend unmatched among HBCU classics. Annually the [...]
On September 3rd, the State of Black Gay America (SBGA) Summit was held in Atlanta, Ga during Atlanta’s Black Gay Pride Weekend Celebration. The SBGA Summit provides an opportunity for local and national leaders to meet with members of the LGBT community in an effort to engage in an information sharing session designed to stimulate discussion [...]
On August 5, the Sisters of Today & Tomorrow (SOT) in conjunction with the Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) on African American Culture & History, presented the “Black Girl Project”, a film documentary examining contemporary issues faced by African American young women in New York City. Mikayla & Alycia; Back: Carla Morrison, Founder/Executive Director of [...]
On August 7, DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May and Project A.R.M, Inc. held their 4th Annual DeKalb County Back to School Family Fun Day at the Bransby Outdoor YMCA Center at Rock Chapel in Lithonia, GA. For the 4th consecutive year Dekalb county residents enjoyed a day filled with entertainment, food, and fun; along with important health topics [...]
On Friday, July 29, 2011 at the Woodruff Arts Center Mayor Kasim Reed, The White House Office Business Council and The White House Office of Public Engagement held an Urban Entrepreneurship Forum. Tyler Perry, founder of Tyler Perry Studios, and Ofelia de la Valette, founder and owner of Dance 101, served as the keynote speakers [...]
On June 4th in Atlanta Ga, Broadway/Theatre Director and Actor Kenny Leon hosted celebrity guests for a day of entertainment and golf to raise money for True Color Theatre and their education programs. Julius Erving and Host Kenny Leon, Artistic Director of True Color Theatre Dubbed Greens in the Day, Blues in the Night , the event included a celebrity golf [...]
The Atlanta Community Food Bank held their first of three sessions of their Youth Summit on Hunger and Poverty June 14-16. The 3-day service program included interactive workshops, and service projects with the Food Bank and other hunger fighting organizations in metro-Atlanta. The Summit will hold two additional sessions on July 12 to 14 and July 19-21-. Each session [...]
Whoopi Goldberg served as the 2011 commencement speaker for the graduates of Savannah College Art and Design (SCAD). Goldberg spoke to graduates at both SCAD’s 31st Savannah commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Savannah Civic Center and to the graduates at SCAD Atlanta’s fifth commencement ceremony at 6 p.m., at the Georgia World Congress Center. Goldberg [...]
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