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Obama Campaign Hires Black Vote Director
Last year the Obama re-election campaign launched Operation Vote, a program dedicated to reaching core constituency groups, including African Americans, Latinos, young people, women and gays and lesbians. On Wednesday the campaign announced the hiring of Stefanie Brown, national field director for the NAACP, as the black community’s point person. “Stefanie has dedicated her life [...]
The Claremont Area Chapter of the Link’s Inc Hosts The Heart Truth Red Dress Luncheon to Help Local Women
Local Activities Part of Nationwide Effort to Spread the Word About Women and Heart Disease City of Industry, CA– To raise awareness among African American women that heart disease is their #1 health threat, The Claremont Area Link’s Inc will host this event, The Heart Truth Red Dress Luncheon. The event will be held at [...]
Platinum-Selling Praise 7 Worship Ensemble Shekinah Glory Ministry Earns Stellar Award for Contemporary Choir of the Year
Nashville, TN–The RIAA certified platinum-selling praise and worship ensemble, Shekinah Glory Ministry has earned a Stellar Award (Gospel music’s answer to the Grammy Awards) in the category of Contemporary Choir of the Year for their latest double CD, “Refreshed By Fire” (Kingdom Records). The ceremony took place at The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville [...]
Taye Diggs New Children’s Book
While discussing his new children’s book Chocolate Me with MyBrownBaby.com, Taye Diggs admitted that he didn’t come to love his own dark skin until women began to fawn over supermodel Tyson Beckford. Diggs said, “When I got into high school I started to hear, just from the black community, everybody is more attracted to the [...]
Dr. Nancy J. Williams Inspires Others to Reach Their Highest Potential
Atlanta, GA– Dr. Nancy J. Williams (also known as just Dr. Nancy), holistic healing doctor & CEO/Visionary of First Fruit Natural Healing Home, had a fear of heights, so she tackled that fear head-on by jumping out of a plane. “Initially it’s one of the most fearful and terrifying feelings you can have, hanging off [...]
Abdul-Jabbar Thrilled with Global Ambassadorship
NEW YORK— In a move to engage young people worldwide, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a global cultural ambassador. The Hall of Famer and NBA career scoring leader will promote the importance of education, social and racial tolerance, cultural understanding and using sports as a means of empowerment. His [...]
The Pacers outlast the Lakers
By G. George, IVN Sports Writer Upland, CA– The Lakers let one slip after losing on the road to the Heat and Magic, with a loss at home to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. What should have been a win; became a loss by the relentless effort of the Pacers. If you’re not familiar with [...]
The Sports Beat…
By Brad Pye, Jr. Notes quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. The Pro Bowlers from the AFC and the NFC will be on display Sunday in Hawaii. Those Harbaugh Brothers coached their teams (Jim’s “49ers and John’s Ravens) to the divisional title games, [...]
Biopic Set for NFL’s First Black Starting QB Marlin Briscoe
LOS ANGELES, CA- Barry Josephson and his Josephson Entertainment banner are partnering with West Omaha Films to produce “The Magician,” a biopic of Marlin “The Magician” Briscoe, pro football’s first black starting quarterback. Gregory Allen Howard, who penned the football movie “Remember the Titans” and worked on “Ali,” wrote the script detailing Briscoe’s rise to [...]
US Olympic Squad Still a Dream Team
USA Basketball has announced its preliminary 20-man roster for the 2012 Olympics, and once again, it’s quite an impressive list. Among the players with a shot at representing the United States in London are Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard. We’ve come a long way since the 2002 World Championships [...]
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