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Renowned event organizers Tammy Ford, Aria F. Wright, and June Garcia are inviting New Yorkers to relive the music, fashion, and culture of the 1990s with a one-night event celebrating the era’s influence on hip-hop and R&B. “NYC LOVE,” scheduled for Friday, July 31, at Casa CeCe in Manhattan, is being promoted as a tribute…
The Steel City Legacy Gala will bring what organizers describe as Alabama’s first Met Gala-inspired experience to Birmingham on July 18, combining high fashion with recognition for community leadership and investments in education and small businesses. The event will take place at the WorkPlay Theater and will distribute more than $40,000 in academic scholarships and…
Trell Thomas Built a Movement and It Matters More Now Than Ever Words by Valese Jones On a Sunday afternoon in New Orleans, something happened that had nothing to do with brunch. Yes, there were 250 guests dressed in all white. There was elevated hospitality, a second-line band winding through the ballroom at Port of…
In part of Harrisburg’s weeklong Juneteenth celebration, Zeddy Will headlined a jubilant concert at the city’s Capital Music Hall. As Pennsylvania’s capital, Harrisburg has a longstanding relationship with the holiday, commemorating the day the last enslaved Black Americans learned they were freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. It was here that Pennsylvania became the first state…
The Taste of Black Harrisburg event held yesterday in downtown Harrisburg delivered a community-centered experience built around Black-owned food businesses, cultural expression, and small business visibility tied to Juneteenth programming. The event was organized by Jasmine White and DuJuan Dixon, who helped structure the gathering under the JuneteenthHBG framework as both a cultural showcase and…
The hosts of the popular “Let’s Rap About It” podcast, Jim Jones, Maino, Fabolous, and Dave East, brought their conversation from the studio to the stage Thursday night, drawing fans to Terminal 5 in Manhattan for a live taping. The event marked a live edition of the podcast, which has built an audience through discussions…
“One Way,” a one-woman theatrical production starring actor and writer Dot Saint-Fleur, is set to premiere Saturday, June 13, at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles after selling out its debut performance. The production follows Ashley Rae, an aspiring actress navigating the blurred lines between reality and fantasy as she awaits a…
Award-winning journalist Don Lemon and Grammy-nominated recording artist Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins are bringing their perspectives on resilience, reinvention, and influence to audiences nationwide through a new special, “Legend of the Snowman: Against All Odds.” The premium event features an extended conversation between Lemon and Jenkins, whose careers have spanned media, music, business, and culture. The…