Series will feature discussions with Emil Wilbekin, Karamo Brown, Richard Brookshire, Rico Pruitt, and a creative performance from "queer conscious" rapper, Jay Boogie
The United States Sustainable Development Corp has made an urgent appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the killings of unarmed men, women and children of color in the United States. "This request is to urge the Human Rights Council to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into law enforcement practices that may undermine the human rights of African and Indigenous descendants of colonialism and enslavement in the United States," UN NGO President, Ava Gabrielle
Read Press ReleaseCelebrating over 25 years in the fashion business designer Karl Kani ventures into film as he works on his own documentary. Karl has paved the way for many African American designers and has been dubbed 'The Originator' of Urban Fashion. Karl will share his story of how he influenced one of Hip-Hop's greatest relationship with the pairing of fashion and music. 'The Originator,' documentary will be directed by Sue Vannasing rising filmmaker based in Los Angeles.
Read Press ReleaseNonprofit organization Generations Inspired Inc. and I AM BEAUTY Inc. present the inaugural I AM B.E.A.U.T.Y. #ConfidenceisQueen Back to School Girls Summit at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA on August 6, 2016 for girls ages 13 -18. 6 out of 10 girls stop doing what they love because they do not like the way they look. In this one day summit, participants are given tools to build self-confidence, combat negative behaviors and maximize their potential.
Read Press ReleaseFirst Annual #BrothasRead campaign promotes Black male literacy and asks for 10,000 photos of black men and boys reading . The Good People Fund has pledged $1 for each unique reading photo containing the hashtag #BrothasRead.
Read Press ReleaseStyle Africa 2016, held annually, will take place on Saturday June 2016 at the Fashion Theater, California Market Center in Los Angeles, CA. The event is produced by Africa Boku Talent, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to showcase and support African Creativity in music, dance, film, stage, fashion, cuisine, art and more. Visit www.africabokutalent.org or www.abtinc.org. This year's event is being held to coincide with BET Experience and Awards weekend in Los Angeles.
Read Press ReleaseWomen across the country are being warned that using talcum powder as part of their feminine hygiene routine may increase their risk of ovarian cancer, and in an editorial published last month in Time magazine, an associate professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas suggested that African American women may be at a greater risk than other women, due to strategic marketing by companies that sell talc based products.
Read Press ReleaseResearch scientist and philanthropist Dr. Richard Komp reveals that virtually all of the more than a billion people who live without access to electricity could have power to light their homes and schools and run their hospitals.
Read Press ReleaseHighlights a non-partisan statement published online by the National Black Evangelical Association (NBEA) addressing issues related to identifying and advocating the values of authentic Black Evangelicals in the current political milieu.
Read Press ReleasePresident/CEO of United Nations NGO with a passion for justice takes long-standing role of convener, to the global stage to connect politically isolated populations of war, colonialism and enslavement to one another and provide space for them voice to their shared plight.
Read Press ReleaseGroup seeks to unravel the historical complexities of Indigenous and African people using the United States as a case study by dissecting the framework of colonialism, enslavement and the creation of race at a Parallel Event of the 60th Session of United Nation Commission on the Status of Women.
Read Press ReleaseVolunteers from the Church of Scientology Pretoria and the Middelburg, South Africa, chapter of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World have taken on the challenge of tackling crime and drugs in this crime-ridden town.
Read Press ReleaseSome 130 Christian religious leaders from throughout South Africa commemorated the birth of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard on March 13, 1911, by honoring him for dedicated to freedom and helping mankind.
Read Press ReleaseMotown Message: Revolution in Song Detroit Hip-hop and Soul Concert is an event where hip-hop performer Khary WAE Frazier mixes his style of music with the Motown Sound. Frazier will perform a set of the revolutionary music that changed the feel of Motown records from the Sound of America's Youth to the Message of the People. Joe 'Pep' Harris of the Undisputed Truth joins Frazier for this event to sing the #1 hit song 'Smiling Faces.' This takes place Sunday April 3, 2016 at 6PM
Read Press ReleaseIn the vanguard of the fight to free Gauteng communities from the grip of drug abuse, the Foundation for a Drug-Free Africa joined the thousands who marched through the streets of Eldorado Park for a drug-free community.
Read Press ReleaseOrganized by the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office in Washington, D.C., an event features representatives of The Gambia and an American entrepreneur working to raise awareness and connect African Americans to their roots.
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