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New Chabad Center to be Inaugurated in Jacksonville
Community is welcome to inauguration of the New Chabad of Southside Center on Sunday Feb. 24th. - February 06, 2019 - Chabad Lubavitch of Southside, Inc.
First African American Muslim Mother Duo Embark on Changing the Narrative of Children’s Books and Animation
As new mothers they noticed a lack of books and children’s animated stories featuring African-American and/or African-American Muslim children as the main characters. That’s when the Muslim mommy duo decided to create Omera Productions. - January 28, 2019 - Omera Productions
Arab American Cultural Society (AACS) Rallied Local Businesses, and Sponsors to Provide Support to Local TSA Workers
Saturday, January 26th members of the Arab American Cultural Society visited with DFW airport’s TSA workers; they provided 140 meals, and $1200 worth of gift cards to offer some sort of relief during the government shutdown. AACS partnered with local businesses to help sponsor the relief... - January 28, 2019 - AACS
Colorado Harpists Perform with Parker Symphony for Valentine’s Day Concert
Colorado harpists Don Hilsberg and Janet Harriman will perform with the Parker Symphony on February 15 for their Valentine's Day concert. - January 25, 2019 - Parker Symphony Orchestra
Scholares Minores Pro Musica Antiqua to Perform in Dallas February 7-14, 2019
Jan Karski Polish School of Dallas announces the Small Big Hearts Foundation and the Camerata Dallas Chamber Orchestra have partnered to bring to Dallas a world-famous early music children ensemble, Scholares Minores Pro Musica Antiqua from Poniatowa, Poland. - January 25, 2019 - Jan Karski Polish School of Dallas
Kauai's Women In Theatre Seeks Unpublished Plays
Women In Theatre’s Biennial 10-Minute Play Festival in Kauai. Closing date: 01 April 2019. Prizes for Best Written and Best Staged plays. 10 plays will be selected from the first 100 submitted. Fee per entry but only one play will be selected per playwright. Looking for unpublished, unproduced plays that are fresh and inventive. Maximum of 5 characters and minimal technical support given preference. Submission guidelines found at www.WomenInTheatre.Org. Email: KauaiShortsFestival@gmail.com - January 21, 2019 - Women In Theatre
Baltimore Organization Announces 1,000 Dollar "Black Futures Micro-Grant" Award to Greater Baltimore "Changemakers"
CLLCTIVLY.org is a social impact organization in Baltimore, Maryland that serves as a resource for those seeking to find, fund and partner with Black social change organizations in the Greater Baltimore community. Founded by Jamye Wooten, CLLCTIVLY seeks to foster collaboration, increase social impact and amplify the voices of local Black-led organizations. - January 17, 2019 - CLLCTIVLY
Spirit Mountain Retreat Helps Women Veterans with PTSD
Spirit Mountain Retreat, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Idyllwild, CA is offering several retreat weekends for women veterans with PTSD titled, “Return to Yourself, A Resiliency Retreat for Women Veterans with PTSD.” The retreats will take place on during three weekends in 2019: January 24-27; March 7-10; and May 2-5. - December 30, 2018 - Spirit Mountain Retreat
Krewe of Selene Crowns New Royalty
Krewe of Selene celebrates 21 years hosting their Coronation Ball and crowning 2018-2019 Queen and King. - December 18, 2018 - Krewe of Selene
Meet the Savvy Woman Behind Atlanta's 1st Fitness NightClub, AlterEgo Pilates & Fitness Studio
Meet Sonya Simpson, an African American female and her savvy team behind AlterEgo Pilates & Fitness Studio - a unique Pilates studio located in Atlanta's downtown midtown area. AlterEgo Pilates & Fitness Studio is a revolutionary complete studio experience, founded by Sonya, that merges... - December 12, 2018 - AlterEgo Pilates & Fitness Studio
UC Santa Cruz Student Aitanna Parker Selected as 2018 ACREF / Ethel L. Payne Scholarship Awardee
UC Santa Cruz Technology and Information Management student, Aitanna R. Parker has been selected as the 2018 ACREF / Ethel L. Payne Scholarship Awardee. The award will facilitate her travel to Nairobi, (Kenya) for the 2018 Kenya Diaspora Homecoming Convention (Dec. 19th through 21st). The scholarship honors the legacy of the "First Lady of the Black Press," Ethel L. Payne (1911 - 1991). - December 11, 2018 - The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc.
Harlem School of the Arts Announces New Chief Development Officer, Talya Westbrook
Poised for continued grown and expansion. - December 06, 2018 - Harlem School of the Arts
Canadian Artist, Gallery Join with Denver Non-Profit to Assist Ugandan Women
To Help Ugandan Women Rebuild Lives and Communities, Women’s Global Empowerment Fund, Canadian Artist David Kibuuka and Toronto Gallery Join Hands - December 06, 2018 - Women's Global Empowerment Fund
Connecticut Concert Ballet Presents The Nutcracker 2018
Connecticut Concert Ballet, a semi-professional not-for-profit organization, is proud to present the 2018 production of The Nutcracker in the Hartford, Connecticut area. - December 03, 2018 - Connecticut Concert Ballet
2nd Annual Treasure Coast Puerto Rican Day Parade
The 2nd Annual Treasure Coast Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival is a free event for the Puerto Rican & Hispanic Community. The event focuses on entertainment, cultural events, food, and the best Pina Coladas. Come and Enjoy the Parade at 1:00 PM. There will be a playground for kids; $1.00... - November 27, 2018 - Treasure Coast Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc.
German Heritage Foundation of New Braunfels Presents 2018 Christkindlmarkt
This free 2-day event promises visitors a German inspired open air Christmas market complete with food, drink, German inspired craft beer, handcrafted Gluehwein, German music, singing, and dancing and an open-air market with vendors selling Christmas ornaments and décor, and handcrafted artisan gifts. With lots of activities for all ages, like a rock-climbing wall, bungee trampolines, educational activities, face painting and photos with the Christkind and Santa & Mrs. Claus. - November 21, 2018 - GHFoNB
Parker Symphony & PACE Center Host Food Drive
The PACE Center and the Parker Symphony Orchestra are hosting a food drive to benefit the Parker Task Force. - November 17, 2018 - Parker Symphony Orchestra
Melodia Women's Choir of NYC 2018 Fall Season Where Shadow Chases Light
New York's premier women's choir celebrates 15 years with two premieres of original works from emerging women composers: World Premiere Red Bird, by Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian (British Composer Award winner, London Symphony Orchestra Composer in Residence); and New York premiere Where Shadow Chases Light, by Deanna Witkowski. Plus Eric Whitacre, Gustav Holst, Elena Kats-Chernin, and George Orban. - November 03, 2018 - Melodia Women's Choir of NYC
The War Bride: an Interactive Headphone Opera Will Premiere at Luminaria Festival
Mexican-American composer, Nathan Felix, will use headphones to present his new opera titled, The War Bride, at Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two performances will occur on Saturday, November 10th starting at 7:30pm and 8:30pm in Hemisfair Park. Felix is known for his... - November 02, 2018 - Nathan Felix
Vietnam Women's Memorial to Commemorate 25th Anniversary
Veterans Day weekend events set to honor women veterans of the Vietnam era - October 26, 2018 - Eastern National
The Parker Symphony Kicks Off Veteran's Day Events
This Friday October 26, the Parker Symphony Orchestra will kick off the Veteran’s Day events in the Denver area with a tribute concert titled "Salute." - October 24, 2018 - Parker Symphony Orchestra
Sisters of Sexuality: Five Shades of Play Launches New Radio Show
The first ever weekly radio show on sexuality amongst the African-American community is set to take place on Wednesday October 17th, 8pm EST, 5pm PST. Hosted by a combined force of leading experts of, erotic educators, sexologists and sexperts who will challenge the perceptions and misconceptions in the mainstream media and outdated notions of sex. - October 17, 2018 - Sisters of Sexuality
African Leadership Bridge Brings Africa to Austin During 5th Annual Gala "A Night in Africa"
African Leadership Bridge commemorate alumni and new projects during fall fundraiser; featuring African dancers, African music, African food and African speakers. Journey to Africa without leaving Austin, and support bright young leaders. - October 11, 2018 - African Leadership Bridge
Children’s Home Network Hosts the 36th Annual Golf Classic and Luau Benefitting At-Risk Children and Families in Tampa Bay and Surrounding Communities
Children's Home Network's Luau still has available tickets for sale. - October 10, 2018 - Children's Home Network
Children's Home Network Receives a Grant as Part of Cultivating Healthy Communities Program
Program to address the self-care of Kinship grandparents and caregivers utilizing the $100,000 awarded through the Aetna Foundation. - October 06, 2018 - Children's Home Network
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Names Aliya Bhatia VP of Program Services
Experienced Professional Known for Innovative Youth Programs Tapped for Important Role - September 21, 2018 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta
Lend a Hand Uganda-USA Hosts Its 4th Annual Poker Tournament to Expand Its School Lunch Program
Lend a Hand Uganda-USA Hosts its 4th Annual Poker Tournament to Expand its School Lunch Program with Celebrity Ambassador and World Series of Poker Player Andy Frankenberger; Proceeds go Towards the Construction of a New Kitchen & Cafeteria in Heritage Junior School in Ggangu. - September 19, 2018 - Lend a Hand Uganda USA
Joanna Lumley Asks All to Donate to "Don't Forget Nepal's Victims" Campaign
Humans Of Our World, the humanitarian foundation set up by media entrepreneur, director and philanthropist, Pritan Ambroase, has launched a campaign: "Don't Forget Nepal's Victims." This campaign is officially supported by actress and philanthropist Joanna Lumley, and she urges people to donate to support survivors of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. - September 15, 2018 - Humans of Our World
Grover Cleveland Inaugural Ball Celebrates New Jersey History on November 10th
The Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association and The Montclair Orchestra are pleased to invite the public to an interactive and opulent ball celebrating the 1883 Inauguration of President Grover Cleveland at the Upper Montclair Women's Club in Montclair, New Jersey on Saturday, November 10th, 2018 at 6:30pm. - September 14, 2018 - Grover Cleveland Birthplace
Composer Premieres 6-Sided Keyboard & Reimagines Museum Through Music, Performance Art, Cosplay and Scavenger Hunt
Explore music and performance art in all corners of the museum highlighted by a scavenger hunt, cosplay and grand finale of the 6-sided Keyboard. Composer, Nathan Felix has assembled an eclectic group of musicians and performers, such as Justin Boyd & From Those Who Follow the Echoes, who will use the theme of “electro” and “synthesizer” for their original compositions. - September 12, 2018 - Nathan Felix
The Parker Symphony Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the WWI Armistice
The Parker Symphony Orchestra joins the Colorado Mormon Chorale in “Salute” - a concert to pay tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the WWI Armistice and veterans and active military with patriotic songs, music of consolation, and spirit-rousing anthems. - September 09, 2018 - Parker Symphony Orchestra
Walking Tour of Amazing Graffiti Art in Digbeth Launched by Walk Run Cycle Birmingham
A new self-guided walking tour around the exciting, and often beautiful, graffiti art of Digbeth in Birmingham has been released onto the free Walk Run Cycle Birmingham app (available on itunes and google play) and website at walkruncycle.com/graffiti-art-of-digbeth-walk. - September 06, 2018 - Walk Run Cycle
Transcontinental Electric Skateboard Ride by 61 Year Old Skateboarder
Morro Bay Skateboard Museum founder, Jack Smith (61), has resumed his electric skateboard ride across America. His original 2016 ride began in Eugene, Oregon and ended in Mountain Home, Idaho after 460 miles. His second attempt began on August 16th, 2018 in Mountain Home, Idaho. The e-board ride... - September 04, 2018 - Morro Bay Skateboard Museum
The 2nd Annual Sakura Park Festival Brings the World to Morningside Heights
On September 9, the 2nd Annual Sakura Park Festival will host premiere artists, performers, and chefs for a full day with live, hands-on experiences for the area’s college-age students and families. This event is presented by International House 12-8pm, with a 6:30pm performance by Jazzmobile. - August 29, 2018 - Morningside Area Alliance
CCSD School Board New Candidate Forum
The Quality Education Project (QEP) and Flip the Board are hosting a New Candidate Forum for all new candidates running for Charleston County School Board in November. - August 23, 2018 - Quality Education Project
Technology Executive, Ryann Richardson of New York, NY Crowned the 50th Anniversary Miss Black America
50th Anniversary Miss Black America is crowned. The new titleholder is 28-year-old Ryann Richardson, a consumer technology exec who represented New York in the historic competition at Kansas City's Gem Theater. - August 21, 2018 - Miss Black America
Children’s Home Network’s Kinship Program Celebrates Grandparents in Tampa Bay as Mayor Bob Buckhorn Proclaims September 14th as Grandparents Day Celebration 2018
The Kinship program of the Children’s Home Network will celebrate all grandparents, and relative caregivers raising children in Tampa Bay on September 13th and 14th in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. Sadly, there are many children ages 0-18 in Tampa Bay who are removed from their parents... - August 18, 2018 - Children's Home Network
Podcast Answering “What Makes Us Human?” Launches in Denver
What makes you...you? Is it your DNA, culture, or environment? The digital anthropology magazine SAPIENS.org is releasing its first podcast series titled SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human to ask and answer questions surrounding the human experience. Series hosts Dr. Jen Shannon from the... - August 13, 2018 - House of Pod
Join NewFilmmakers Los Angeles for Their Monthly Film Festival on August 25th with a Spotlight on Cinema from Developing Nations
Join NFMLA on August 25th at the South Park Center in Downtown Los Angeles as they spotlight cinema from Developing Nations in partnership with Film Liaisons In California Statewide (FLICS). - August 09, 2018 - NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
Camp Carter International Karate Association Donates Needed Supplies to Public Elementary School in Philippines
Camp Carter International Karate Association (CCIKA) proudly announces a partnership with Kabuyao Elementary School in the Philippines, whereby it will donate needed school supplies throughout the year. While on a 3-country tour through Asia, Grand Master/Hanshi James D. Carter took time out to... - August 02, 2018 - Camp Carter International Karate Association
Parker Symphony Announces Their 2018-2019 Season
Tickets are on sale for Parker Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-2019 season presented by Parker Arts. Season includes returning favorites like the "A Classic Parker Holiday" as well as a new family holiday concert and a salute to WWI. - August 02, 2018 - Parker Symphony Orchestra
11th Annual African Landing Day Commemoration Festival Sponsored by Project 1619
Project 1619, Hampton, VA will be hosting the 11th Annual African Landing Day Commemoration Festival from August 24-25, 2018. The first enslaved Africans brought to English occupied North America were taken and sold at Point Comfort, present day Fort Monroe in Hampton, on August 25, 1619. The festival is a commemoration of their arrival and the subsequent beginning of chattel slavery, 400 years of social, economic, educational, political, and policing disparities. - August 01, 2018 - Project 1619
The 34th Annual Pakistan Independence Day Parade and Festival Will Take Place on Sunday, August 5, 2018, 10:00 AM Stepping Off 38th Street Down Madison Ave, Manhattan
The NYC Pakistan Day Parade is the largest celebration of Pakistan Independence Day in North America. - July 31, 2018 - Pakistan Independence Day Parade and Festival Committee
Welcome to the RAG App: The Social Utility App Un-Disrupting the Music Industry
Recording Artists Guild (RAG), a non-profit focused on empowering recording artists since 2009 launches its new social utility app. The app provides users with tools, resources, and technology to help monetize their skills and IP while bringing them exposure and a platform to make their voices heard. The RAG app is the first music association that gives its members the ability to cast their secured vote for the RAG Awards via a mobile app. - June 25, 2018 - Recording Artists Guild
Camp Carter International Karate Association Pledge to Donate $1700 to Vallejo Sister City Association "Youth Sports Diplomacy Asia Trip 2018"
Grandmaster/Hanshi James Carter has pledged to donate $1700 for this lifetime experience for Vallejo Sister City Association Inner City Youth to participate in Goodwill Sports Games in Asia, "They will travel the world and be seen as sports diplomats." - June 21, 2018 - Camp Carter International Karate Association
Museum Americana Launches Artist, Eden Page of Unique Background with Cultural Roots in Art
The Whisky A Go Go, on June 21, 2018 at 7:30pm, begins the tour of Eden Page’s Summer Solstice Show, performing “Haunting Melodies To Rise The Dead.” Eden Page, singer, songwriter, producer, is from the Seattle area, Bainbridge Island, WA. Eden was conceived, born and began her... - June 19, 2018 - Museum Americana
Parker Symphony is Holding Auditions for 2018-19 Season
The Parker Symphony Orchestra will be holding auditions for the 2018-2019 season on Saturday August 25, 2018. - June 16, 2018 - Parker Symphony Orchestra
Art in the Park: Disadvantaged Atlanta Youth Collaborate with Local Artist to Paint a Two-Story Mural on Their Apartment Building
Residents of the West End Oakland City Apartments will get a new mural on the front of their apartment building, and the residents' children will help paint it. Local artist and muralist, Muhammad Suber, also known as Artist InUs, was commissioned by Evolving Arts of America and Chisom Housing Group to paint a two story mural on the facade of the West End site of the Oakland City West End Apartments, an affordable housing complex on Howell Place SW in Historic West End section of Atlanta. - June 13, 2018 - Evolving Arts of America, Inc.
Vice President Pence, Ryan, Pelosi, Schumer to Address Immigration at National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
Esperanza to Host Historic Conference June 12-14, 2018 in Washington, D.C. - June 13, 2018 - Esperanza
Camp Carter International Karate Association Lunch Ceremony at Randolph Hotel, Oxford, England; Award Certificate of Rank to Hanshi John F. Kennedy
Camp Carter International Karate Association President James Carter will present the 8th Dan promotion to John F. Kennedy. Grandmaster Joong Nam and Hanshi Ralph Percelle, both 9th Dan, petitioned Camp Carter International Karate Association to promote John F. Kennedy to Hanshi. - June 09, 2018 - Camp Carter International Karate Association