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Overseer Michael Chapman & Minister Ina R. Doss Chapman

December 29, 2019 admin Comments Off

Buffalo’s Black Billion– a powerful economic and community development force within the City of East Buffalo, known as the “Fruit Belt.” By Sheila Durant This story first appeared in MEA magazine What do you say about a man who means […]

Artist Shawn Perkins

December 5, 2019 admin Comments Off

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 […]

Jennifer Carner – preacher, leader, public theologian, modern-day philosopher, hope dealer and Super Woman.

November 25, 2019 admin Comments Off

By Taroue Brooks Where can people buy your book?- Barnes and Noble and Amazon Tell us about your education/training. As the first female preacher in a rural Missionary Baptist Church, my father insisted that I read every commentary and theological […]

Rickey Jasper II Founder Four Thirteen Apparel

November 20, 2019 admin Comments Off

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 […]

Focus Features will release Harriet in theaters November 1, 2019

October 24, 2019 admin Comments Off

Tickets On Sale Now Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, HARRIET tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Harriet Tubman’s escape from […]

Vershawn Sanders-Ward Founding Artistic Director and CEO of Red Clay Dance Company

October 22, 2019 admin Comments Off

By Taroue Brooks Photos by Raymond Jerome What inspires you to show up at work every day? I honestly don’t view what I do as work, it is my purpose. As the Founder of my organization I am blessed to […]

Tamiya Davis, Author and Motivational Speaker

October 12, 2019 admin Comments Off

By Taroue Brooks What inspired you to write a book? My inspiration is to empower people and show them what it looks like to live their dreams and achieve God’s purpose in their lives. My memoir From Fatal to Fierce, is […]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Prayer Breakfast – ALC 2019

September 15, 2019 admin Comments Off

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Prayer Breakfast 2019 Keynote SpeakerREV. DR. HOWARD-JOHN WESLEY Alfred Street Baptist Church Find Out More AT CBCF.org

Through our friends at Purpose Music Group/ Art Agency Group we were introduced to Modern Day Renaissance Man BRIAN OWENS

September 11, 2019 admin Comments Off

(Husband, Father of 7, Singer, Songwriter, Minister, Instructor, Mentor , Business Man ) HEART and SOUL: Q&A with BRIAN OWENS PART 1 Thank you for taking the time to talk with us about your new single “Carry You” which has […]

“The 1619 Project”: Nikole Hannah-Jones Confronts the Truth About Slavery

August 25, 2019 admin Comments Off

By Nikole Hannah-Jones The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing […]

New Documentary Film on Nobel Prize Winning Author Toni Morrison

August 6, 2019 admin 0

By Troy Johnson Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am offers an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to ‘70s-era book […]

Lisa T. French- Founder and Board President, of B’Fly Girls Inc.

August 5, 2019 admin 0

By Taroue BrooksPhotos John Walder Tell us about your education. I am from Atlanta, GA and my early education was in Atlanta Public School District, which is where I experienced supportive, caring and motivating adults (primarily women) who believed in […]

HARRIET! In theaters November 1

July 23, 2019 admin 0

Focus Features will release Harriet in theaters November 1, 2019 Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, HARRIET tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s […]

Cory Ricks Album “I Made It” describes his struggles and how he was able to overcome it all with help from the Lord

July 4, 2019 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks How did you get started in the entertainment business? At the age of fifteen I began writing lyrics. I let a few of my friends hear what I wrote and they would ask me to share it […]

The 55th Commemoration of the Annual Selma to Montgomery March and Bloody Sunday.

June 18, 2019 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks How did you get involved with the Annual Commemoration of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery March? I am a child of Selma and started doing volunteer work at the age of 18 for the founders […]

SPECIAL SCREENING OF “EMANUEL” HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C. FEATURING INTIMATE INTERVIEWS WITH SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE 2015 EMANUEL AME CHURCH SHOOTING

May 17, 2019 admin 0

Co-Producer Mariska Hargitay in Attendance. Panel Discussion Hosted by Roland Martin. Event Held at Museum of the Bible Honored Late Senator Clementa Pinckney and The Emanuel 9 WASHINGTON D.C., May 15, 2019 – A powerful screening of the upcoming documentary, EMANUEL, was held […]