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BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez
“I get into my room and write for two to three hours easily”, says 81 year old playwright, poet, teacher, activist, and newly renowned film star Sonia Sanchez, who has been aggressively promoting her acclaimed documentary, ...
Luxurious, Bold African Fashion That turn heads
Sophisticated designs take African Fashion to a whole new level Sera Vero Nik’s design focus is using a mixture of the highest quality authentic African print fabric and modern contemporary fabric to create elegant designs. T...
Otessa Ghadar: Queen of the Web Series
Otessa Ghadar is the founder and president of the digital media company, 20/20 Productions in Washington D.C. The company has become the hub for non-geo blocked, globally available programming. The company recently completed th...
Helping the youth prosper one day at a time
Humanitarian and entrepreneur Ellen Osei believes she reaps blessings from serving and giving back. In 2011, she co-founded Raising H.O.P.E. (Hopeful Orphans Pursuing Excellence) to address the socio-economic issues of orphans ...
Devine Inspiration
Perhaps you first saw Loretta Devine in the 1978 production, “A Broadway Musical”, or maybe it was as Lorrell Robinson, the role she originated in the Broadway showstopper “Dreamgirls”. No? Well you can pretty much take...
Underground
The latest must see TV is the WGN America original series “Underground”. The series stars Aldis Hodge as Noah, a blacksmith who gathers a small group of his fellow slaves and hatches an escape plan on the historic Undergrou...
E. Ethelbert Miller: A Literary Legacy
Ethelbert Miller is known in the literary world as a prolific writer and tireless mentor. He is an African-American poet, teacher, and literary activist. Miller was born in the Bronx, New York in 1950. He attended Howard Univer...
Acoustic Soul: Kameron Corvet
Kameron Corvet is a singer, songwriter, and an acoustic guitarist who released his first indie music project “Sayingthings” in 2006. He has been a fixture in the indie soul music scene both in the U.S. and abroad. In 2012, ...
Josh Blocker – A Diamond In The Rough
There is amazing raw talent performing on city street corners that hasn’t been discovered and may not ever be. If they didn’t take the risk and vulnerably open up to share their God-given gifts with strangers who pass by on...
Lanett Tachel: On the Move in L.A.
Lanett Tachel is an up and coming actress, writer, and producer who hails from Prince George’s County Maryland. Tachel studied Theatre Arts and received her BFA from Howard University. After performing on stages in the DC...