By AFRO Staff AFRO: How long have you been a model? Chocolate K. Jordan: I started modeling at the tender age of three. AFRO: What’s your current assignment? CKJ: This assignment involves runway, brand, mannequin and modeling. AFRO: How is this portion of your career being affected by the quarantine? CKJ: At first it was […]
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Ballmer Group Gifts $3 Million to Motown Museum Expansion
By The Associated Press The Motown Museum’s expansion effort has gotten a $3 million boost from the philanthropic Ballmer Group. The Ballmer Group’s gift means the Detroit museum has now raised about $25 million of the $50 million it needs for the project that will expand the venue into a 50,000-square-foot (4,645-square-meter) entertainment and education […]
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BSE RECORDINGS Presents “SECRET GARDEN” featuring SISQO, RAHEEM DEVAUGHN, SHAWN STOCKMAN and OMAR WILSON
SECRET GARDEN was just world premiered on RollingStone.com. “The Secret Garden” is getting an all-star update courtesy of Sisqo (known for his solo hits and time in Dru Hill), Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men), Raheem DeVaughn, and Omar Wilson. The four singers are careful to stay faithful to Jones’ original arrangement for “The Secret Garden,” […]
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You’re the Missing Ingredient at The Chicken Boxx
Obviously it’s not a place to purchase a package of that delectable delicacy that has the power to make your mouth water at its very mention. But if you have an appetite for rousing debate and friendly banter at the same time, you might want to make your way to the place. The Chicken Boxx […]
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PRESS ROOM: Princell Hair Named President & CEO Of the Black News Channel
Tallahassee, Florida via NNPA — Princell Hair joins The Black News Channel (BNC) as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the nation’s first and only 24-hour news network culturally specific to the diverse views of the Black community, it was announced today by Chairman and interim CEO, J.C. Watts. With the announcement of a […]
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Emerging Artist Creates Coloring Book Series For Black Girls That Celebrates Their Hair
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — Taaj Marjanee, owner and illustrator of Yumme Brand, believes that Black girls should enjoy being creative while coloring and painting characters that look like them. Growing up she didn’t see coloring books dedicated to Black girls and neither did the women in her family before her. After playfully sketching her face […]
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Civil Rights Activist Ruby Bridges Writes Children’s Book
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges has written a children’s book with a candid telling of the past and positive message for the future, inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests. Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, announced Friday that Bridges’ “This Is […]
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Project Power Film Review
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Move over Molly. You’ve got competition! Folks in New Orleans are downing potent capsules dubbed Power that can give them superpowers. What’s the catch? The energy rush only lasts for minutes and it’s very unpredictable. Who in the world could think up such a novel premise? Point […]
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Open Letter to Dave Chappelle About Use of N-Word
AN OPEN LETTER TO DAVE CHAPPELLE: “846” AND USE OF THE N-WORD — WHY? Dear Mr. Chappelle: I write to you as a Black man who is nearly 30 years your senior. I have admired your social and political commentary over the years. I recently watched 8:46 and found it to be very provocative and […]
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Disney Dreamers Academy to Host Virtual Event for 2020 Participants
(Black PR Wire) – The immersive, transformational Disney Dreamers Academy will take place virtually this fall and, for the first time in its history, offer career shadow externships for all 100 members of the class. Just like past Disney Dreamers Academy events, the virtual experience will deliver life lessons and tools such as effective communication techniques, […]
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CBD Oil Products For Romantic Moments
By Blacknews.com TwoRomantic™ is a unique online boutique launched by an African-American entrepreneur that offers quality CBD cosmetics and merchandise for couples. The company specializes in the use of the oil in beauty products, as well as for couples for pleasure and relaxation. CBD is a close cousin of marijuana where the intoxicants have been […]
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Hollywood Actresses Spill the Tea on ‘MediTEAtions’
By Blacknews.com It’s been said life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make it. Actress and Producers Caryn Ward Ross and Numa Perrier are two women stirring up Hollywood’s pot. On Aug. 5 at 12 noon (PT), steeped in deep conversation, the creative auteurs joined forces over a cup of […]