African American News

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World's Youngest Film Maker Visits The Ron Clark Academy

World's Youngest Film Maker Visits The Ron Clark Academy

15 year old filmmaker takes her remarkable story to the world famous Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta. Called The World's Most Powerful Girl by the US Secretary of State, she advocates for Girls Education across the globe, has met with 24 Presidents, spoken to more than 25,000 youths in 13 countries on Education, and has spoken at the UN, UNESCO and COP23 on Climate Change & Education. - March 09, 2018 - DUSUSU

New Digital Magazine Helps Minority Women and Girls Get Excited About STEM Education and Careers

STEM Darlings is a new digital magazine that features profiles of women in STEM Fields, women in history who have made an impact and contribution in science, technology, engineering, and math, activity pages, STEM toy recommendations, and STEM learning resources at low or no cost. - March 04, 2018 - Samantha Gregory Media, LLC.

Georgia Swimwear Designer Exclusively Chosen as One of The Society Fashion Week's Tour Emerging Showcasing Designers of 2018

Georgia Swimwear Designer Exclusively Chosen as One of The Society Fashion Week's Tour Emerging Showcasing Designers of 2018

Designer Swimwear For The Luxurious Woman; Enhance Your Beauty - February 27, 2018 - ShaLaJá Swimwear

Perception Envisions Advanced Technologies, Gadgets and Animated Sequences Seen in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther”

Perception Envisions Advanced Technologies, Gadgets and Animated Sequences Seen in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther”

Perception’s Experience Designing Real-World Tech Resonates in the Fantastical World of Wakanda. - February 23, 2018 - PERCEPTION

Author Margo Lee Williams Promotes Her North Carolina African American History Book "From Hill Town to Strieby"

Author Margo Lee Williams is pleased to announce the promotion of her book, "From Hill Town to Strieby: Education and the American Missionary Association in the Uwharrie “Back Country” of Randolph County, North Carolina." - February 22, 2018 - Margo Lee Williams

Amazon Releases the Long-Awaited Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child Documentary on Amazon Direct

Amazon Releases the Long-Awaited Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child Documentary on Amazon Direct

The wait is over for devout members of the BeyHive, who are aware of the humble beginnings of Beyoncé and Destiny's Child as the group called Girls Tyme, which Beyoncé headed with fellow Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Roberson and former Prince protégé Ashely "Tamar" Davis. Girls Tyme The Untold Story of Destiny's Child has arrived. - February 20, 2018 - Dousic Entertainment Publishing

Baltimore Rapper Damond Blue to Take Kids to See Black Panther

Baltimore Rapper Damond Blue to Take Kids to See Black Panther

Baltimore rapper Damond Blue, his foundation Beats Not Bullets and Dream Bigger Media Group are buying out three theaters at the Towson Cinemark Theatre in Maryland to allow children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore the opportunity to view Marvel’s new movie Black... - February 15, 2018 - Dream Bigger Media Group

NubianFlix™ Joins the #BlackPantherChallenge Movement to Send Brooklyn Children to See Black Panther

NubianFlix™ Joins the #BlackPantherChallenge Movement to Send Brooklyn Children to See Black Panther

NubianFlix™ joins the #BlackPantherChallenge movement to send Brooklyn children to see Black Panther. Initially started by Frederick Joseph for Harlem children, it began to spread throughout the country when Fred challenged others to do the challenge too. The Brooklyn campaign being, spearheaded by Pearl Fields of NubianFlix™ & Anthony Lockett-Larsen has managed to raise $2,574 of their $10,000 goal & will be providing tickets to children in Walt Whitman middle school & Children of Promise NYC. - February 14, 2018 - NubianFlix™

Investment Club Launches Women’s Empowerment Initiative to Celebrate 20th Anniversary

Investment Club Launches Women’s Empowerment Initiative to Celebrate 20th Anniversary

20/20 Investment Club has an all-female, African American membership and celebrates its 20th anniversary by launching “Campaign INSPIRE!”, a national women’s empowerment initiative designed to celebrate the power of unity at a critical time in our nation’s history. - February 14, 2018 - 20/20 Investment Club

E.L Discipline is Helping Individuals Master Self & Mental Discipline

E.L Discipline is Helping Individuals Master Self & Mental Discipline

Author E.L Discipline has taken his expertise to another level, and is now educating individuals on improving the way they interact in their daily lives. His new book, "The Importance of Discipline," (Published by Andrea Johnson Books Publishing) is a resource of mastering the art of Discipline and success. - February 11, 2018 - Andrea Johnson Books Publishing

Dating Coach is a Real Life "Hitch" for Single Men in the #MeToo #TimesUp Era

Dating Coach is a Real Life "Hitch" for Single Men in the #MeToo #TimesUp Era

Many eligible bachelors who are active in today's dating scene are feeling a bit wary about approaching women of interest. Why? The #MeToo Movement and the similar #TimesUp movement. Can an author and professional dating coach help calm the fears of men who are now uneasy about flirting with women? - February 10, 2018 - Mode One Multimedia, Inc.

Creators of Academy Award-Winning Film Moonlight Inspire  Nonprofit Leader’s Documentary Highlighting the Beauty of Liberty City

Creators of Academy Award-Winning Film Moonlight Inspire Nonprofit Leader’s Documentary Highlighting the Beauty of Liberty City

Liberty City in Miami is compared to Detroit, Chicago and other communities known for their violence, but a new documentary aims to change the narrative about the neighborhood and the people who live there. The documentary is called S.O.O.T. (Striding Over Obstacles Together) and it was created by William Foncham II. Foncham was inspired by Barry Jenkins and Tarell McCraney, creators of the Academy Award-winning film, Moonlight, about two boys coming of age in Liberty City. - February 07, 2018 - Miami Children's Initiative

Raptors Return to the Hood in New Film by Director Kevin Brooks

Brooks idea for the story came after witnessing so much civil unrest in the United States over the past couple of years. - February 07, 2018 - Alpha Dogs Post Production

A Night of Fashion Returns to Atlanta with Upcoming Event Hosted by I Will Survive, Inc.

A Night of Fashion Returns to Atlanta with Upcoming Event Hosted by I Will Survive, Inc.

Join IWS for an exquisite event where Health meets Fashion on the Runway. There will be live entertainment, professional expert health speakers, fashion show, dinner, silent auction and more. - February 05, 2018 - I Will Survive, Inc.

Creative Educational Products, Inc. Debuts Quiztory, as a Web-Based Trivia Game, and “This Day in Quiztory” Into Chicago Public Schools

Creative Educational Products, Inc. Debuts Quiztory, as a Web-Based Trivia Game, and “This Day in Quiztory” Into Chicago Public Schools

Creative Educational Products, Inc. and Chicago Public Schools have teamed up to introduce the Quiztory trivia game and “This Day in Quiztory” into CPS’s learning platform beginning February 2018. “This Day in Quiztory” is a weekday podcast that debuted in June 2014... - February 01, 2018 - Creative Educational Products, Inc.

A Phenomenal Baker and Cake Artist That You Probably Never Met

A Phenomenal Baker and Cake Artist That You Probably Never Met

Engineer turned cake artist describes Melanie Wideman, the owner of A Little Slice of Heaven Bakery. While known throughout the metro Atlanta area for her custom cake creations for weddings, birthdays, and retirement celebrations, anyone in the continental US can now experience the taste of a little slice of heaven with the launch of the bakery's online store. - January 18, 2018 - A Little Slice of Heaven Bakery

Ghetto Bastard, a Memoir by Russell Vann, Released October 11, 2017

Ghetto Bastard is a story of survival. Malik was born into these circumstances, with no father to teach him how to be a man, and to a mother who didn't want him. Malik must navigate his way to adulthood with only the streets as his guide. One wonders, would Malik become the next dope fiend? The next dope dealer? The next one to go to prison? The next unwed teenage parent? - January 18, 2018 - Russell Dynasty, LLC

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month;  A.L. Smith Tackles the Issue in Her Novel, Behind Closed Doors 2: Dana's Story

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month; A.L. Smith Tackles the Issue in Her Novel, Behind Closed Doors 2: Dana's Story

Indy author A.L. Smith tackles human trafficking in the critically acclaimed, Behind Closed Doors 2: Dana's Story. "Smith's voice is both sturdy and elegant, delivering blunt, edgy prose that's never lurid." -Kirkus Reviews, 14 Recommended Indie Books 2017 - January 11, 2018 - ALS Creations, LLC

Theology of Prince by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

Theology of Prince by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

Even though Prince was an internationally renowned artist, little is known about the impact of religion and spirituality on his music and artistic expression. Through this Call for Submissions on the Theology of Prince, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities will curate and publish art, poems, essays, and academic papers from a variety of religious, spiritual, and theological perspectives. - January 09, 2018 - United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

Fresh Air Vallejo & Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 Oppose Vallejo Cement Factory Proposal

Fresh Air Vallejo & Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 Oppose Vallejo Cement Factory Proposal

Pollution and lack of Environmental Justice in South Vallejo neighborhood nearest to proposed Orcem Americas cement grinding operation top SEIU’s list of concerns. - December 28, 2017 - Fresh Air Vallejo

From Contest to Covers; We Here Now Music Group Signs and Releases Isaiah Freeman

From Contest to Covers; We Here Now Music Group Signs and Releases Isaiah Freeman

smarturl.it/IFCovers Who knew that entering a social media contest would lead Isaiah Freeman to signing a one song contract with We Here Now Music Group? With only a week to find a winner and have them in Nashville in time for the event, Lady T’Mil implemented the now first ever TIMA/We Here... - December 23, 2017 - We Here Now Music Group, LLC

South African Government Served with Secession Notice by The Afrikaner Society

South African Government Served with Secession Notice by The Afrikaner Society

The president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma was served with a notice of intent to Secede by the sheriff of Pretoria on Friday December 15th 2017 by the Afrikaner Society. - December 21, 2017 - The Afrikaner Society

TTL Media Founder, Tim Black Announces New Media Platform, BlackWord Today, Catering to the Black Community

BlackWord Today provides a sounding stage for issues facing the Black Community. The forum includes stories focused on politics, finances, health, entertainment, education, child rearing, and offers the audience an opportunity to call in during the live streams to voice opinions. - December 18, 2017 - TTL Media

Early Bird Africa Safari Offers Unveiled:  Serengeti – Masai Mara Migration Trip  2018

Early Bird Africa Safari Offers Unveiled: Serengeti – Masai Mara Migration Trip 2018

Hallmark Travel Planners has released early bird offers and departure dates for anybody planning to visit Africa and enjoy the great wildebeest migration. The safari trips, made up of 11 nights, will take place between July and October 2018. The safari itinerary has a main focus on Serengeti and Masai Mara Game reserves. - December 13, 2017 - Hallmark Travel Planners

Talk2Emm & Phresh Nation Hopes to Raise $2000 to Help Keep Less Fortunate People in NYC Warm This Winter

Homelessness and poverty are unfortunate mishaps for thousands of New Yorkers. But, you can help combat our fight against these issues and keep a couple hundred of those individuals warm this winter. Join Talk2Emm & Phresh Nation as they host a crowd-funding event to reach a benchmark of $2000... - December 09, 2017 - Phresh Nation LLC

Marynell Meadors to Coach New WBCBL Team in Atlanta

Marynell Meadors to Coach New WBCBL Team in Atlanta

Playmakers Basketball Royalties Announces the Formation of the Atlanta Monarchs. - December 06, 2017 - Playmakers Basketball Royalties

Smoke More Tour is Everything Right with Hip Hop

Smoke More Tour is Everything Right with Hip Hop

Smoke More Tour is a tour that originated in New York City and goes from city to city highlighting hip hop friendly venues along the way. Entertaining dwellers with live DJ, live performances, and featuring the newest tech and fashion - Smoke More Tour is a steamers paradise. - December 04, 2017 - Smoke More Tour

African-American PR Firm Helps Police Increase Recruitment & Diversity One Department at a Time

Washington, DC based public relations firm, CD Global Strategies Group, shares lessons learned with police departments to recruit qualified & diverse officers. - December 04, 2017 - CD Global Strategies Group LLC

Athletes For Art Collides with Art Basel 2017

Athletes For Art Collides with Art Basel 2017

This December, Athletes For Art touches down in Miami, hosting a weekend of exclusive events during the 2017 edition of the long running, iconic, international Art Basel. - November 30, 2017 - TSD Image

Alliance HealthCare System's Ribbon Cutting for New Hospice Center

Alliance HealthCare System's Ribbon Cutting for New Hospice Center

Alliance HealthCare Hospice and Palliative Care celebrated the opening of its new home-based and inpatient center with a ribbon cutting and open house on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. - November 23, 2017 - TF Productions

An American Navy Vet with PTSD and a Canadian Former Depressive Create the First Cannabis-Scented Sticker Card Set

An American Navy Vet with PTSD and a Canadian Former Depressive Create the First Cannabis-Scented Sticker Card Set

A partnership between an American Navy veteran with PTSD and a Canadian who suffered from chronic depression has resulted in the creation of a humorous cartoon collectible card set meant to promote the positives of cannabis. - November 21, 2017 - Zelpha Comics and Publishing Ltd.

Brooklyn Community Services Fatherhood Program Launched "Barbershop Dad Talk" Series for Non-Custodial Fathers at Coney Island Barbershop

Brooklyn Community Services’ Fatherhood Program held its first “Barbershop Dad Talk” at Timbuktu Hair Care in Coney Island on November 16. The barbershop event gave non-custodial fathers the opportunity to talk about the challenges of parenthood in a casual setting. - November 17, 2017 - Brooklyn Community Services

Jasmine Brett Stringer to Speak at 36th Sharjah International Book Fair

International Lifestyle Expert Jasmine Brett Stringer will lead a panel discussion about her award-winning book, Seize Your Life: How to Carpe Diem Every Day. - November 03, 2017 - Jasmine Brett Stringer

U.S. Army Veteran Marche Johnson Launches Major Organizers® Franchise to Serve Montgomery, AL, and Surrounding Areas

U.S. Army Veteran Marche Johnson Launches Major Organizers® Franchise to Serve Montgomery, AL, and Surrounding Areas

Major Organizers® selects Montgomery, AL as the newest franchise location. - November 02, 2017 - Major Organizers (R)

Ova Entertainment & DocFlyBeatz Announce New Single; Listen to Michael Jaxon on Apple iTune and Google Play

Ova Entertainment & DocFlyBeatz Announce New Single; Listen to Michael Jaxon on Apple iTune and Google Play

One of Pizzazz Production's clients, Ova Entertainment & DocFlyBeatz, announces the release of their new single, Michael Jaxon. The single was released on November 1, 2017 via Apple iTune and Google Play. Download and listen. Pizzazz Production is hosting a Virtual Single Release Party on Zoom on November 1, 2017 at 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time. - November 01, 2017 - Pizzazz Production

Discover Diabetes Self-Cure Announces the Launch of Its New Website

Ernest Quansah, type 2 diabetes survivor, cure expert and founder of Discover Diabetes Self-Cure says, "We are very excited to launch this website to help diabetics and pre-diabetics heal. My own story about how my diabetes type 2 was cured was featured in the WebMD Diabetes, fall 2016 issue, page 19." WebMD is the largest health-information provider to doctors and the healthcare industry. - November 01, 2017 - Discover Diabetes Self-Cure

Pivotal Practices Consulting Named as a Top 100 MBE

Pivotal Practices Consulting Named as a Top 100 MBE

CRMSDC names Pivotal Practices Consulting LLC as one of the best in the region. - October 30, 2017 - Pivotal Practices Consulting LLC

National Bar Association and Minority In-House Counsel Association Announce Strategic Partnership to Increase Diversity in Corporate In-House and Outside Counsel

The strategic partnership between the National Bar Association (NBA) and the Minority In-House Counsel Association (MIHCA) is focused on achieving greater diversity in the employment of corporate in-house counsel, as well as in business development opportunities for minority outside counsel. - October 25, 2017 - National Bar Association (NBA)

High School Juniors and Seniors Think They Are Failing Emotionally

High School Juniors and Seniors Think They Are Failing Emotionally

The New #StrongGirls Initiative empowers young women to become emotionally intelligent to combat the feeling of emotional failure teens are experiencing. Media Personality and Co-Founder of The Keitt Institute, Jennifer Keitt, offers parents and educators 3 tips for helping empower teen girls to build their emotional intelligence. - October 20, 2017 - The Keitt Institute

Dog Ear Publishing Presents Literary Award to Books Featuring Adventures of Sophie Washington

Two books by author Tonya Duncan Ellis in her Sophie Washington series starring middle school students have earned the Dog Ear Publishing Award of Literary Excellence. Proceeds from her book through Nov. 1 will be given to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. - October 11, 2017 - Dog Ear Publishing

Author David Ogula Releases New Book - "Shedding Black Africa's Burden"

Author, David Ogula is pleased to announce the release of his new book, "Shedding Black Africa's Burden." Released by Dog Ear Publishing in August 2017, the book encourages readers to help give Africa’s children a place of pride. - September 30, 2017 - David Ogula

Tampa Church Will Host a Choir from Germany as They Focus on Hurricane Victims Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 11:00am

Tampa Church Will Host a Choir from Germany as They Focus on Hurricane Victims Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 11:00am

Mount Olive Church is a very compassionate and caring church and they love to reach out to help the community. The Mount Olive Church leader teaches us to always reach out to help that's why they are having a concert with this amazing choir from Germany and the proceeds will go to the hurricane victims. All are invited to support this event. - September 29, 2017 - Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church

Fall Into the New Music Ventures We Here Now Music Group Has Made

Fall Into the New Music Ventures We Here Now Music Group Has Made

We Here Now Music Group has been up to some great things. - September 24, 2017 - We Here Now Music Group, LLC

"My Stars Are Still Shining" a Memoir by Amina Warsuma

"My Stars Are Still Shining" a Memoir by Amina Warsuma

Amina has succeeded in authoring an inspirational memoir about her life as an international fashion model whose life has influenced so many others. Her journey from the tough streets of Harlem to the high-fashion runways of Paris and New York is remarkable. Companions on Amina’s journey include fashion-world luminaries, movie stars, and renown artist. Quite a contrast with her life as a physically and psychologically abused child. - September 22, 2017 - Agent Zero Productions,LLC

Black Girls CODE and Colgate-Palmolive Push Girls to Code a Brighter Future in Hackathon

Black Girls CODE and Colgate-Palmolive Push Girls to Code a Brighter Future in Hackathon

Continuing its mission to teach one million girls to code by 2040, Black Girls CODE, in partnership with Colgate-Palmolive, will host its second Code a Brighter Future Hackathon. The event will take place on Friday, September 22 – Sunday, September 24, at Galvanize (44 Tehama Street, San... - September 22, 2017 - BlackGirlsCode

L.M. Foundation Presents Grammy Nominated Miki Howard Two Day Special Event Celebrating Domestic Violence Survivors

L.M. Foundation Presents Grammy Nominated Miki Howard Two Day Special Event Celebrating Domestic Violence Survivors

Grammy Nominated Miki Howard is teaming up with L.M. Foundation to headline The "Aspiring 2B A Better Me™ Benefit Event Series." The two day event which starts Friday, October 20, 2017, in Baltimore, MD at Morgan State University's Murphy's Fine Arts Theater. - September 22, 2017 - L.M. Foundation

National Bar Association Statement on Acquittal of Former St. Louis Police Officer for Murder of Anthony Lamar Smith

"Anthony Lamar Smith has been denied justice in death, as he was in life," says National Bar Association (NBA) President Juan R. Thomas. - September 18, 2017 - National Bar Association (NBA)

National Bar Association Denounces DACA Reversal; Calls on Congress to Fill Trump’s Intellectual and Ethical Void

National Bar Association Denounces DACA Reversal; Calls on Congress to Fill Trump’s Intellectual and Ethical Void

“When the authors of the United States Constitution sought to outline a vision, and lay the foundation for our democracy, children were not excluded from the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. We cannot turn our backs on innocent children to aid in fulfilling a campaign promise, nor can we permit the misaligned values and self-serving agendas of this Administration to undermine the character and integrity of our nation." -- NBA President Juan R. Thomas - September 06, 2017 - National Bar Association (NBA)

Major General Harry W. Brooks Jr., Dies at Age 89 Indiana's First African-American General and Sixth in the Nation

Major General Harry W. Brooks Jr., Dies at Age 89 Indiana's First African-American General and Sixth in the Nation

Family announcement of the death of Major General Harry W. Brooks, Jr., USA (Ret), arrangements and biographical information on General Brooks. - August 31, 2017 - Major General Harry W. Brooks Jr.

As U.S. Student Loan Debt Reaches Trillions, Millennials Share Burden with Baby Boomers

ABC10 recently featured Coach, Trainer and Speaker Dr. Aimée V. Sanchez from California in both a published article and aired segment on the impact of the student loan crisis upon Millenials, Communities, and College Graduates in the U.S. and California. - August 30, 2017 - Aimee V. Sanchez, Ph.D.

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