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Todd Belcore – Social Change In Action

December 20, 2019 admin Comments Off on Todd Belcore – Social Change In Action
By Taroue Brooks Todd Belcore is a six-time national award-winning lawyer, mediator, advocate, law lecturer and non-profit co-founder with over 20 years of experience serving communities. Todd is the Executive Director of Social Change-a non-profit at the intersection of storytelling […]
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Actor Brian J. White

December 16, 2019 admin Comments Off on Actor Brian J. White
By Taroue Brooksphotos by is Rowan Daly How did you begin your acting career?  As an extra in the Best Man, then meeting with a casting Director named Chemin Bernard who gave me an opportunity on ‘Moesha.’ What type of […]
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An Interview With Rissi Palmer

December 12, 2019 admin Comments Off on An Interview With Rissi Palmer
How has it been for you as a Black-American woman primarily working in the country music genre –both the plusses and the challenges? What was your motivation and/or inspiration to pursue that musical direction? It’s been an interesting journey, that’s […]
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Artist Shawn Perkins

December 5, 2019 admin Comments Off on Artist Shawn Perkins
By Taroue Brooks How did you begin painting? I began painting after realizing that it was my true passion. Every other job I had felt like work that I didn’t enjoy. At the time I was waiting tables, but when […]
Books

African American Literature Book Club, the oldest, largest, and most frequently visited website dedicated to books by, or about, people of African descent.

November 29, 2019 admin Comments Off on African American Literature Book Club, the oldest, largest, and most frequently visited website dedicated to books by, or about, people of African descent.
AALBC Now offers a one-stop-shop for fans of Black literature. For many, AALBC is a book lovers haven and a collector’s paradise. Johnson says one woman was recently willing to pay $100 for a book by bestselling crime novelist K’wan Foye that would complete […]
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TIS Foundation Champions, Happy Thanksgiving! The COUNT DOWN for TIS Foundation Turkey Drive 2019 is on!!!

November 25, 2019 admin Comments Off on TIS Foundation Champions, Happy Thanksgiving! The COUNT DOWN for TIS Foundation Turkey Drive 2019 is on!!!
Come out and join us!  TIS Foundation will be giving away turkeys, canned & boxed goods, and serving a HOT Thanksgiving meal to District of Columbia residents.  TIS Foundation will also share information on mental health and nutrition. AND… IT’S […]
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Rickey Jasper II Founder Four Thirteen Apparel

November 20, 2019 admin Comments Off on Rickey Jasper II Founder Four Thirteen Apparel
By Taroue Brooks Tell us about your company. Four Thirteen Apparel is a faith based, lifestyle and fitness apparel brand. It started off as 4:13 Health and Fitness which was my online personal training brand that I transitioned to apparel […]
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Nicholas Wiggins

November 9, 2019 admin Comments Off on Nicholas Wiggins
By Taroue Brooks Nicholas is a strategist, planner and executor extraordinaire. He is a New Jersey native and alumnus of The George Washington University. He is principal and founder of NIW Design, a firm dedicated to enhancing its clients’ profiles […]
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Omar J. Dorsey

November 9, 2019 admin Comments Off on Omar J. Dorsey
By Taroue Brooks How did you start your acting career?My mother was a Director and I was always by her side getting exposed to the environment. It became my passion.  It was literally in my blood. Tell us about your […]
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Taylor Ri’chard CEO of 3rd Fathom Films

November 9, 2019 admin Comments Off on Taylor Ri’chard CEO of 3rd Fathom Films
By Troue Brooks Tell us about your company and services. I am the CEO of 3rd Fathom Films.  We are a production company focuses on feature, tv, and short narrative content.  We offer services from script development all the way […]
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The CBCF remembers Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) founding member, former Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr.

October 31, 2019 admin Comments Off on The CBCF remembers Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) founding member, former Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr.
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) President & CEO David A. Hinson released the following statement on the death of former Congressman Conyers: “The CBCF family mourns the loss of Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) founding member, former Congressman John […]
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Groundbreaking for Expanded African American Civil War Museum Prepares Historic DC Corridor for National and International Visitors

October 30, 2019 admin Comments Off on Groundbreaking for Expanded African American Civil War Museum Prepares Historic DC Corridor for National and International Visitors
By Hazel Trice Edney In the 400th year since the first enslaved Africans reached the shores of America, a groundbreaking in the nation’s Capital has begun a monumental $45 million expansion of a facility to honor Black veterans of the […]