Archive for August, 2007
Essence Magazine’s Women Who Are Shaping the World Leadership Summit — October 2007
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Afrobella of the Week — Michelle Obama
While I certainly have my own political leanings, my goal with this post isn’t to sway anyone. Although I do work for the “liberal media,” I actually have friends of all affiliations. So I know how bloody obnoxious it can be when someone tries to shove their beliefs down your throat, and I never want [...]
Brooklyn for Barack
Earlier in the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, his people believed that New York was a write-off; they felt that Hilary Rodham-Clinton was a lock to win most if not all the convention delegates coming out of New York. To the shrewd political analyst this observation probably made a lot of sense, but sometimes politics [...]
Brian McKnight Joins the Cast of the Broadway Play Chicago
 The latest R&B singer to test his vocal cords in the long-running musical revival of ”Chicago” will be Brian McKnight. The Grammy-nominated singer will join the New York cast Oct. 8 as that scamp of a lawyer, Billy Flynn. McKnight is scheduled to appear in the production at the Ambassador Theatre through Nov. 18. Visit [...]
38th Annual African American Day Parade — September 16, 2007
 38th Annual African American Day Parade Largest Black Parade In America
Obama: Enough of “Black Enough”
Audience members reach for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. on Friday at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Las Vegas. The NABJ audience includes public relations practitioners and other non-journalists.
Guy A. Hanks & Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program
Now in its 14th year, this program will be accepting applications from July 15-September 15, 2007. Established by Drs. Bill and Camille Cosby at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema-Television, the Hanks-Miller Program is geared toward increasing the pool of qualified and diverse writers. The Program has singlehandedly brought more successful African-American writers [...]
GRANT OPPORTUNITY — The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
CLOSING DATE: September 1, 2007 Â AMOUNT: $25,000 to $200,000 Â SUMMARY:Â Â The foundation is focused primarily on supporting work of a challenging and often experimental nature, while noting that the interpretation of those terms may vary from place to place and culture to culture. In this regard, the foundation encourages curatorial research leading to new [...]
