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Google.org Donates $1M Grant to Chance the Rapper’s SocialWorks Non-Profit

  GOOGLE.ORG DONATES $1M GRANT TO CHANCE THE RAPPER’S NON-PROFIT ‘SOCIALWORKS’ AND $500K TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ ‘CS4ALL INITIATIVE’ TO BRING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO AREA STUDENTS The rapper surprised several Chicago fifth graders with a special visit during Computer Science Education Week Chance The Rapper at Google’s CS First Roadshow at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Academy in… Continue reading Google.org Donates $1M Grant to Chance the Rapper’s SocialWorks Non-Profit

New Jimi Hendrix Album Out March 9 ‘Both Sides of the Sky’

On March 9, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, proudly release Both Sides of the Sky, a dynamic new Jimi Hendrix album featuring 13 studio recordings made between 1968 and 1970—10 of which have never before been released. The album will be released on multiple formats including CD, digital, and… Continue reading New Jimi Hendrix Album Out March 9 ‘Both Sides of the Sky’

NIKE’s New Flagship Store Will Open in Early 2019

Nike’s new flagship store, covering more than 69,000 square feet at 650 Fifth Avenue at West 52nd Street, will open in early 2019. “Our new flagship store is about serving all of our consumers – especially our NikePlus members — with pinnacle innovative products, a unique design and environment and the very best of personalized… Continue reading NIKE’s New Flagship Store Will Open in Early 2019

Boston Celtics Help Raise $80,000 for the Greater Boston YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program

Sun Life has closed out the most successful year yet in the fourth-annual #SunLifeDunk4Diabetes fundraising campaign with the Celtics, raising a total of $80,000 for the Greater Boston YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program. Throughout National Diabetes Awareness Month in November, each Celtics dunk generated $1,000 from Sun Life, with the Celtics Shamrock Foundation matching $25,000. Hashtags… Continue reading Boston Celtics Help Raise $80,000 for the Greater Boston YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program

Jim Jones Now Part Owner of American Arena League’s Richmond Roughriders

Jim Jones Now Part Owner of AAL’s Richmond Roughriders  Season Kicks Off March 2018   New York, NY, December 5, 2017 – Music, Fitness and Fashion Icon Jim Jones is now a part owner of the Richmond Roughriders along with Gregg Fornario and Michael Kacor. The Richmond Roughriders football team is part of the AAL, American… Continue reading Jim Jones Now Part Owner of American Arena League’s Richmond Roughriders

Octavia Spencer Covers AARP The Magazine

Octavia Spencer, Just Where She Wants to Be! The Award-Winning Actress Shares Her Most Treasured Moments Rising to Fame in the December/January Issue of AARP The Magazine   In an exclusive interview with AARP The Magazine, Octavia Spencer talks about her latest film and recounts the importance of living in the moment while on the… Continue reading Octavia Spencer Covers AARP The Magazine

‘Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues’ Pop Up Shop in Brooklyn

36 CHAMBERS PRESENTS A “WU-TANG: THE SAGA CONTINUES” POP UP SHOP AT ROUGH TRADE IN BROOKLYN THIS WEEKEND, DEC. 1-3       November 29, 2017 — New York, NY) – 36 Chambers presents a Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues pop up shop this weekend, December 1-3, at Rough Trade (64 N 9th St, Brooklyn, NY… Continue reading ‘Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues’ Pop Up Shop in Brooklyn

Mariah Carey & DJ Khaled To Headline 30th Anniversary AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Mariah Carey & DJ Khaled To Headline 30th Anniversary AIDS Healthcare Foundation With Hosts Laverne Cox & Mario Lopez At Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium On November 30th   WHO: Grammy award-winning singer Mariah Carey and award-winning music producer and AHF Partner DJ Khaled will perform at a free concert event hosted by Mario Lopez and actress Laverne Cox. AHF Partner Debbie Allen and the Debbie Allen Dance… Continue reading Mariah Carey & DJ Khaled To Headline 30th Anniversary AIDS Healthcare Foundation

OWN Rings In The New Year With Tyler Perry’s Comedy ‘The Paynes’ January 16

OWN RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THE SERIES PREMIERE OF TYLER PERRY’S COMEDY “THE PAYNES” JANUARY 16 Hit Perry Dramas “The Haves and the Have Nots” and  “If Loving You is Wrong” Return January 9 & 10    Los Angeles – OWN’s new Tyler Perry comedy “The Paynes” will have its series premiere on Tuesday, January 16 with two… Continue reading OWN Rings In The New Year With Tyler Perry’s Comedy ‘The Paynes’ January 16

Kelly Price Joins MC Lyte’s Sunni Gyrl Management

  Kelly Price Finds Love After Divorce, Expands Her Entertainment Enterprise and Joins Sunni Gyrl Management Under the Leadership of MC Lyte, Lynn Richardson and Ingrid Morris   LOS ANGELES (November 16, 2017) — On the eve of her 25th year in the business, renown songstress, songwriter and actress Kelly Price ended a two decade… Continue reading Kelly Price Joins MC Lyte’s Sunni Gyrl Management

The Tennessee 4th Mass Choir Releases EXCITEMENT OF PRAISE

TENNESSEE 4TH MASS CHOIR RELEASES SOPHOMORE PROJECT, EXCITEMENT OF PRAISE, ON ALL DIGITAL OUTLETS TODAY ALBUM FEATURES GUEST APPEARANCES FROM CARLA TOLBERT TAYLOR, KATHY TAYLOR, AND THE LATE SHEA NORMAN     For Immediate Release: NASHVILLE, TN  – – Under the Jurisdictional leadership of Bishop Jerry L. Maynard (who oversees 38 churches), The Tennessee 4th… Continue reading The Tennessee 4th Mass Choir Releases EXCITEMENT OF PRAISE

Tiffany Bynoe Releases ‘Don’t Judge Me, Just Love Me’

R&B SONGSTRESS AND BILLBOARD HITMAKER, TIFFANY BYNOE, RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DON’T JUDGE ME, JUST LOVE ME” ON ALL DIGITAL OUTLETS     For Immediate Release: ATLANTA, GA (Friday, October 20, 2017) – – R&B songstress and Billboard Hitmaker, Tiffany Bynoe releases her new single “Don’t Judge Me, Just Love Me” (AWAL/ Cobalt Music) on all… Continue reading Tiffany Bynoe Releases ‘Don’t Judge Me, Just Love Me’

Pastor Donnie McClurkin to Perform at TIDAL X BROOKLYN For Natural Disaster Relief

On Tuesday, October 17th, Pastor Donnie McClurkin along with many others, will be a part of TIDAL X BROOKLYN …a disaster relief concert held at Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York. JAY-Z, McClurkin and many other artists will lend their voices and resources to aid these weather ravaged areas and bring HOPE & HELP to… Continue reading Pastor Donnie McClurkin to Perform at TIDAL X BROOKLYN For Natural Disaster Relief

112 Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary

    112 celebrates 20-year anniversary with new album and a takeover week ending with a community festival       (Atlanta, GA) Twenty years ago, Diddy introduced a hot new R&B act with the vocal ability to dominate rhythm and blues while simultaneously complimenting hip hop. The group consisted of Quinnes Parker, Michael Keith,… Continue reading 112 Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary

The Defiant Ones Available November 21, 2017

Bring home the highly anticipated four part documentary, The Defiant Ones, available on Digital on November 21, 2017 and on Blu-ray and DVD on November 28, 2017 from UPHE Content Group. Director Allen Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) has made an unquestionably bold film about the unlikely but unbreakable bond of trust and friendship… Continue reading The Defiant Ones Available November 21, 2017

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