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Free Program Teaching African Americans How to Invest in Gold and Medical Marijuana Stocks

Free Program Teaching African Americans How to Invest in Gold and Medical Marijuana Stocks

Nationwide — Hundreds of thousands of Americans generate wealth each year from investing in the stock market and other commodities, but many African Americans continue to miss out on such financial opportunities. The reason is often very simple: They don’t know how to get started.

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Fortunately, there is a new program giving away a free new guide entitled “Investing in Gold: Skill or…

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MEDICARE'S OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR SENIORS

MEDICARE’S OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR SENIORS

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Changes in Medicare that begin January 1, 2020, add special significance to this year’s Medicare Open Enrollment for area seniors. Open Enrollment begins on Tuesday, October 15 and runs through Friday, December 7. During this time millions of seniors are given an opportunity to reassess their coverage and consider options for the coming year.

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Flash! Bam! Alakazam! Jazz vocalists Deborah Silver and Freddy Cole charm on a tribute to a King

Flash! Bam! Alakazam! Jazz vocalists Deborah Silver and Freddy Cole charm on a tribute to a King

Their duet single, “Orange Colored Sky,” dropped Monday as part of Nat King Cole’s centennial birthday commemorations. 

LOS ANGELES (22 October 2019): Billboard chart-topping jazz singer Deborah Silver and four-time Grammy-nominated crooner-pianist Freddy Cole have been friends for two decades yet they had never sung a duet before they entered a Hollywood recording studio to record a loving…

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NEW PLAY REVEALS LITTLE KNOWN STORY OF THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING WORLD WAR II

NEW PLAY REVEALS LITTLE KNOWN STORY OF THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING WORLD WAR II

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — The multi-award-winning team that brought you When Jazz Had the Blues returns with Playwright Carole Eglash-Kosoff’s new original play. The Double V, directed by Michael Arabian, will be at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles.

Preston Butler III and Tara Strong Lyons in The Double V

Produced by Leigh Fortier, The Double V is about activism, a dramatization of true…

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(BPRW) The Embrace Girls Foundation presents Africa Umoja from February 25 – March 8, 2020

(BPRW) The Embrace Girls Foundation presents Africa Umoja from February 25 – March 8, 2020

MIAMI, FL –– As the Lion King and yes, Black Panther continues to break box office records, another story that celebrates the African continent and its unbreakable spirit is set to arrive in South Florida. AFRICA UMOJA, The Spirit of Togetherness, sponsored by Aetna and benefiting The Embrace Girls Foundation, Inc., will premiere for a two-week celebration during Black History Month. Opening…

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Spyro Gyra “warps” the songs from their youth on “Vinyl Tap,” out now

Spyro Gyra “warps” the songs from their youth on “Vinyl Tap,” out now

NEW YORK CITY (14 October 2019): Seminal contemporary jazz band Spyro Gyra decided to do something completely different for their first new album in six years. The New York institution that began 45 years ago curated a collection of songs they listened to on vinyl during their formative youth and then put them through a process they call “warping.” They dared to take apart classic rock and jazz…

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Bassist Brian Bromberg goes viral unapologetically

Over 1.2 million video views spark the release of the furiously funky “Minneapolis, 1987”

 SHERMAN OAKS (4 October 2019): Every recording artist dreams of having a video go viral, but jazz bassist Brian Bromberg never imagined that one of his clips would receive over one million views. The Grammy-nominated musician who thrives in both electric and acoustic bass settings unassumingly posted a live…

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CROWNED! ACTRESS LISARAYE NOW AN AFRICAN QUEEN MOTHER By Dr. Eric J. Chambers

CROWNED! ACTRESS LISARAYE NOW AN AFRICAN QUEEN MOTHER By Dr. Eric J. Chambers

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — The next time you see actress LisaRaye McCoy, you might want to put some respect on her new name: Queen Nana Ohema Ama Nyarko I. On Sunday, September 22, 2019, she was enstooled as Queen Mother of Agona Kwanyako of Ghana’s central region. The regal ceremony was held at the Cicada Club in Los Angeles, CA.

Photo Credit: Eric J. Chambers/TheCUTNetwork.com

Enstoolmen…

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‘Behind Her Faith’: UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Greenlights New Docuseries from Paula Bryant-Ellis

‘Behind Her Faith’: UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Greenlights New Docuseries from Paula Bryant-Ellis

 Series to Feature Essence Atkins, Aisha Hinds, Emmy-Nominee Niecy Nash, and The Shade Room Founder Angelica Nwandu

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Silver Spring, MD – UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first streaming service for Black TV and film from AMC Networks – announced today that it has commissioned a new docuseries that will provide viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the power of…

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Fired Black Partner’s Claim of $1 Billion Deceit by Major Law Firm Supported by Federal Judge

Fired Black Partner’s Claim of $1 Billion Deceit by Major Law Firm Supported by Federal Judge

Nationwide — Don Lewis is a double Harvard graduate and a former partner at Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP. He says he blew the whistle on financial misconduct, and the law firm set on a path to destroy him with the support of Putney Twombly Hall & Hirson LLP (Michael D. Yim) and Littler Mendelson PC (Sylvia Jeanine Conley). The objective of “Team Pierce” was apparently to cover-up for…

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Atlanta Man Becomes One of Georgia’s First Black Male Teacher of the Year

Atlanta Man Becomes One of Georgia’s First Black Male Teacher of the Year

Atlanta, GA — Johnathon Hines, a teacher at Barack Obama Elementary School in Atlanta, has been recognized as Georgia’s Pre-K Teacher of the Year. He is the first Black man to receive the award, and hopes to continue inspiring his young students!

Johnathon Hines has been voted Pre-K Teacher of the Year in Georgia

“Now I have the opportunity to inspire other males in early childhood. And that’s…

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Urban-Jazz pianist Kayla Waters marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month at an Oct. 26 concert in Bel Air, MD

Urban-Jazz pianist Kayla Waters marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month at an Oct. 26 concert in Bel Air, MD

One of the most exciting and visionary urban-jazz artists to arrive in recent years, pianist Kayla Waters (www.iamkaylawaters.com) is touring in support of her sophomore album, “Coevolve,” which spawned her second consecutive Billboard No. 1 single, “Zephyr.” The creative and energizing force of substance and style plays the Breast-iful Cancer Awareness Event at the Kaufman Cancer Center in Bel…

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Family of Missing Black Teen Says Police Are More Concerned About a Missing Dog

Family of Missing Black Teen Says Police Are More Concerned About a Missing Dog

Oakland, CA — Jonathan Bandabaila, a 19-year old Black teen from Oakland, has been missing since May, and his family is expressing their disappointment with the Oakland Police Department. They allegedly managed to send out a search notice about a missing dog within 2 days, but it took almost 4 months to issue a similar search notice for their loved one.

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Jonathan was reportedly…

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Soul-Jazz flutist Kim Scott emerges in the GRAMMY® race

Soul-Jazz flutist Kim Scott emerges in the GRAMMY® race

Music from her “Free to Be” album makes the first-round ballot in two categories

 BIRMINGHAM (5 October 2019): It was a hot July for soul-jazz flutist Kim Scott, who rocketed like fireworks to the top of the Billboard chart with her first No. 1 single, which has inserted the emerging artist into the GRAMMY conversation. Scott’s solo on “Emerge” (http://bit.ly/354BX9Y) made the first-round ballot…

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NATIVE SPECIES GET NEW DIGS AT THE MARYLAND ZOO

NATIVE SPECIES GET NEW DIGS AT THE MARYLAND ZOO

BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the opening of the newly renovated Meadow habitat in the Maryland Wilderness area.

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            Home to a dozen Eastern box turtles and an Eastern milksnake the area now features new native Maryland species: broad-head skink, American toads, and the critically endangered bog turtle.

            “Being able to…

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2019 BLACK MUSIC HONORS TELEVISION SPECIAL AIRS THIS WEEKEND IN MAJOR CITIES

2019 BLACK MUSIC HONORS TELEVISION SPECIAL AIRS THIS WEEKEND IN MAJOR CITIES

NEW YORK, WASHINGTON D.C., PHILADELPHIA, LOS ANGELES, ATLANTA, DETROIT AND MORE HONORING MUSIC ICONS XSCAPE, FREDDIE JACKSON, YOLANDA ADAMS, TAMIA, & ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT  Nationally Syndicated Television Special Airs October 5 -20Tune In To Bounce TV on October 20 CHICAGO – OCTOBER 3, 2019 – The highly anticipated 4th Annual 2019 Black Music Honors airs in major cities including; New York,…

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New Children’s Book, “Gabe & His Green Thumb,” is a Must-Read For Young Black Boys

New Children’s Book, “Gabe & His Green Thumb,” is a Must-Read For Young Black Boys

Washington, DC — David Miller knows only eighteen percent of Black fourth-graders read proficiently. Likewise, he’s aware that it’s increasingly difficult to find quality children’s books by authors of color. Miller is counting on his newest work, Gabe & His Green Thumb, to be the first of many children’s books to buck those trends.

Bookcover and author, David Miller

A husband, father of three,…