The “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” is Debbie Allen’s hilarious and culturally rich take on the perennial family holiday classic. The show will run at UCLA’s Royce Hall from December 9, 2010 to December 11, 2010, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the children of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (www.debbieallendanceacademy.com) and the greater Los Angeles community.
Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname “Cool Ruler,” has died at the age of 59. The BBC reports that Isaacs died Monday at his London home. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
“Five Good Years” marks the first independent production for the newly-formed Four Legged Pictures and is shaping up to be one of year-end’s most auspicious enterprises. The original, fact-inspired screenplay by Bruce Reisman and Kris Black, telling the story of a West Virginia coal miner forced into the boxing ring to save his ailing mother, is attracting truly legendary names both in front and behind the camera.
Celebrity guests gathered at the exclusive Soho restaurant, Via dei Mille for the 2010 Annual PINK for a Purpose Dinner to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation…conceived by Liris Crosse, Priscilla Monteiro, and Zari Gomez.
Entertainers 4 Education Alliance’s grassroots movement, the “I WILL GRADUATE CAMPAIGN” focuses on school dropout prevention and is a call to action for students, parents, and the entire community to increase educational achievement in our youth. The group is pleased to announce its 2nd annual “I WILL GRADUATE DAY” on October 26, 201
The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) today called on the FBI to initiate a hate crime investigation of a recent incident of vandalism at a Muslim-owned business in that state.
I’ve compiled some suicide prevention and awareness videos in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10, 2010. Feel free to post your stories, videos, and links as well.
On September 10, 2010, the world recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day. The International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) use this day to focus public attention on the unacceptable burden and costs of suicidal behaviors. It is estimated that about one million people die by suicide every year. This is a huge global burden and one that can often be prevented.
In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day on Friday, September 10, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) urges public education about mental illness and suicide. According to The World Health Organization, nearly one million people around the world die from suicide each year.
The American Correctional Association (ACA) is hosting its 140th Congress of Correction this weekend in Chicago. Safer Foundation is proud to participate in this event by facilitating a symposium on disproportionate minority contact/confinement (DMC) on Sunday, August 1, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 305 at Navy Pier.
Miss Black Connecticut USA, Osas Ighodaro, is the new Miss Black USA® 2010. She immediately gave praise of thanksgiving to God during her acceptance of the crown at the historical Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC. This is the first time in history that two queens from Connecticut won the title of Miss Black USA®.
The Columbus Black Doll & Gift Show will premier showcasing a variety of handcrafted, collectible, modern and artist sculptured dolls, as well as unique gift items, on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at the Aladdin Shrine Center, 3850 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Greeting cards are opening the path for a new beginning for a group of women who have escaped prostitution in the Philippines. They are now handcrafting cards for Sanctuary Spring, a new line of beautiful, handmade, fair trade greeting cards that launched today.
Barnabus Perry was selected to represent Cheyney University for the 105 Voices of History, National HBCU Concert Choir. The event is going to be showcased at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on September 19th with musical performances by Dr. Shirley Caesar and Kim Burrell.
From Hurricane Katrina to the Middle East: A True Love Story…With Life Lessons Learned is Jo Ann Godfrey’s story of how she fell in love with a man who had already accepted a job in the Middle East, but when Katrina hits, it changes both their lives forever.
