DC Area Hiring Event For Black Professionals

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HEALTHCARE IT COMPANY IS LOOKING TO HIRE BLACK AND OTHER MINORITY PROFESSIONALS IN THE DC AREA

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- HBCUConnect.com, in partnership with Cerner Corporation, will offer an opportunity for HBCU students, graduates and diverse tech professionals in the DC/ Maryland/ Virginia area, to network with Cerner associates and learn about career opportunities with the company.

Cerner, one of the world’s leading Healthcare I.T. companies, is looking to hire more diverse professionals for high paying career opportunities. Partnering with HBCUConnect.com allows Cerner to tap into a huge audience of qualified professionals, many of which attend or graduated from a Historically Black College or University.

The goal of the event is for candidates in attendance to be able to land a career with Cerner.

Cerner Corporation is looking for graduating college seniors, recent college grads, and experienced professionals for careers in the following areas:

* Software and System Engineers
* Systems Administrators
* Healthcare IT Consultants
* Technical Solution Analysts
* System Architects
* Project Managers

Florida's Premiere Black Fashion Show, Charity Event of the Season

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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PREMIERE FASHION CHARITY EVENT OF THE SEASON TO BE HELD IN FORT LAUDERDALE

Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Join the Fort Lauderdale (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated for its spectacular fashion show fundraiser, Spotlighting Links to Couture: A Journey Through the Diaspora at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 6:00 pm. The runway event, produced by Ankara Miami, Inc. - creators of Florida's Premier Fashion Week - will feature exquisite fashion and accessories for men and women from talented designers and couture boutiques, including 426 Calm Street, Adjanie, Britaché by Bri, Deborah Rose Designs, Wamuiru Couture and Ankara Delights Boutique.

General admission will begin at 5:30 pm for a variety of pop-up shopping experiences.

In its 44th year, the Fort Lauderdale (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, is one of 288 chapters of The Links, Incorporated, which was founded on November 9, 1946 and is recognized as a leading not-for-profit service organization of more than 15,000 professional women of color committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.

Checkout This Disquieting Documentary On Why Pregnancy Is Killing Black Women

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A SHORT DOCUMENTARY EXAMINES WHY PREGNANCY IS KILLING BLACK WOMEN

Nationwide -- The statistics are grim: Black women and black babies are losing their lives at a rate that’s 3-4x higher than any other ethnicity during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. After coming across news reports exposing this dire issue, Roman Debotch from BlackExcellence.com went looking for black women who had difficult pregnancies, lost babies, experienced dangerous births, dealt with racist medical providers and more. The result is a short documentary titled Pregnancy is Killing Black Women.

"I was shocked, really shocked when I came across multiple reports highlighting this issue in the black community. I had no idea the numbers were the worst racial disparities when it comes to health care," said Roman, the director and host of the 20 minute documentary. "I knew I had to make a film about this and share the stories of these women."

Checkout The Business Woman Slated To Speak To Harvard University On Addressing Race in the Workplace

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY SELECTS AUTHOR AND CONSULTANT ALLISON V. MANSWELL TO ADDRESS RACE IN THE WORKPLACE

Ellicott City, MD -- As part of their Diversity Dialogue Series, Harvard University has selected Allison V. Manswell to speak on Race in the Workplace. Allison is the author of Listen In: Crucial Conversations on Race in the Workplace. This annual event is designed for faculty and staff to build awareness around a range of issues related to diversity and inclusion. This is one of the first times that race is a headline issue and it will feature key concepts from Manswell's book.

"It is an honor to be selected to speak at Harvard University's 2018-2019 Diversity Dialogue Series," said Allison Manswell. "I will address the realities of race in the workplace and provide solutions for how we can do so in an empowering way that engages everyone and gets results."

Young Black Girls Who Play With White Dolls

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SO, HERE'S THE THING ABOUT YOUNG BLACK GIRLS WHO PLAY WITH WHITE DOLLS...

Nationwide -- Research confirms that brown skin girls that only play with white dolls often grow up thinking that being "white" is beautiful, and that being "black" or "brown" is ugly!

And it's the same for young girls that only play with dolls with straight hair... They often grow up believing that "straight" hair is beautiful, but "kinky" or "natural" hair is not attractive!

But there is an easy way to save young Black girls from this epidemic! Black parents can start buying their children dolls that make them proud of who they are... dolls with a beautiful brown skin tone, and kinky or natural hair -- dolls that look like them!

Black Entrepreneur's Real Estate Investment Guide is an Amazon Bestseller

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ENTREPRENEUR'S REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT GUIDE BECOMES NUMBER ONE AMAZON BESTSELLER ON THE DAY OF RELEASE

Nationwide -- Kito Johnson, a distinguished real estate broker and investor, is now making his mark as an author, following the official launch of his new book Real Estate Wealth. Available in Kindle as well as print version, this useful real estate investment guide earned the distinction of becoming the number one Amazon bestseller in multiple categories on the day of its Amazon launch.

As an active real estate investor, Kito has successfully handled well over one thousand real estate transactions in his career. His wealth of experience and industry knowledge has made him a trusted educator and mentor amongst both new and seasoned investors. Passionate about helping people in the African American communities create generational wealth and achieve their financial goals, Johnson is the CEO and founder of The Generational Wealth University.

Johnson's book Real Estate Wealth is tailor-made for individuals that are interested in investing in real estate but have no idea about how to start. The overarching goal of the book is that a reader walks away having chosen the investing strategy that best matches their current circumstance. Real Estate Wealth deep dives into the processes, procedures, and protocols necessary to build a solid and sustainable business. Packed with facts, stories, information, and tips for readers to follow, the book will help all types of investors, regardless of their experience. In addition to reading it, the readers will be able to use it as a tool for implementing strategies with determination and clarity.

Discover How This Detroit Man Changes His Life to Revive His City

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ONCE A MENACE TO SOCIETY, MEET THE YOUNG MAN THAT WANTS TO USE VEGETATION AND RECREATION TO STOP VIOLENT DESOLATION IN DETROIT

Detroit, MI -- The Saratoga Community, located in zip code 48205 in the city of Detroit, was once a flourishing and beautiful neighborhood. It was full of homes with manicured yards and businesses owned by people you knew.

Children ran the streets from sunrise to sunset; fearless and carefree. "I was one of those children," says Phillip Sample. "This community deteriorated quickly to become one of the most violent and dangerous neighborhoods in the country, due to drugs and deviant youth via gangs and guns. For those reasons this once beautiful, peaceful, family oriented neighborhood was reduced to what it is today - which is one of the most blighted and desolate areas in the city of Detroit."

The passion and drive behind the Saratoga Engagement, comes from the Visionary and Executive Director, Mr. Phillip "UcciKhan" Sample, who was once one of the deviant youth that contributed in the destruction of this community. In 1994, in the endeavor to protect all the squalor and trash he held sacred, Phillip was involved in a shooting at the corner of Saratoga and Celestine, which is in the heart of the Saratoga Community, where a two-year old baby was shot and ultimately died.

Black Couple Launches "Woke" Apparel Line

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AWARD WINNING COUPLE & BEST SELLING AUTHORS LAUNCH POSITIVE AFFIRMATION APPAREL TO HELP RETURNING CITIZENS FROM INCARCERATION

Atlanta, GA  -- An affirmation or words of positivity have been the daily go to for millions of people to get through the monotony of disappointments that weighs us down. From a stressful job, a road raging commute, a helicopter life or toxic relationship, affirmations are what we see daily on social media and are nothing new to making you feel better about life.

Jenny and Rufus Triplett, Ebony Magazine’s Couple of the Year for 2012 and best-selling authors of Surviving Marriage in the 21st Century, 13 Easy Tips That Can Help You Get to 20 Years and Beyond, and Jobs for Felons – From Inmates to Entrepreneurs, are one of the very few professional husband and wife teams who do just about everything together as a married couple.

Teaching Black Youth Real Estate Literacy

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THE NATION'S FIRST REAL ESTATE FOCUSED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION TEACHES REAL ESTATE LITERACY TO YOUTH AGES 11-27 

 

Los Angeles, CA  -- Real Estate 100 Youth Foundation empowers communities by educating youth about real estate. The non-profit organization introduces youth to careers in real estate as a means of long-term wealth building.

This groundbreaking program offers workshops, online instruction and an internship program centered around real estate literacy. Recognizing an unmet need for minorities to learn about real estate was the impetus for its inception.

"During the financial housing crisis of 2008, when I saw black and brown people targeted, I said, 'If we want to do different, we need to teach our children,'" says founder of Real Estate 100, Lisa Puerto. "As we're teaching the youth, we want them to be able to identify with someone who looks like them, in the industry."

Entrepreneur Rebrands Her Event Planning Company

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ENTREPRENEUR REBRANDS HER EVENT PLANNING COMPANY TO SPECIALIZE IN BOUTIQUE WEDDINGS 

Plainfield, IL  -- Southwest suburban-native Qiana Turner has re-launched her business - formerly named Propose This Event Planning - as Madison Elyse Events (M.E. Events) in 2016 with a new name, logo, and vision. Re-branded to bring the wildest dreams of its clients to life, M.E. Events is a boutique wedding and event planning company servicing clients across the United States. Specializing in planning, coordinating and executing lavish weddings, posh social events and interactive team-building corporate events, M.E. Events makes the seemingly impossible, possible.

When it comes to its daily operations, M.E. Events knows maintaining a sound infrastructure is imperative for its success. Keeping this in mind, strong partnerships have been forged with companies across the US over the past seven years.

M.E. Events prides itself on building great relationships with its clients, as well as, its vendors. "The culmination of trust and rapport brought together to creatively produce fabulous events ranging from themed birthday and milestone parties to requests for candy buffets and sweet tables, is our philosophy," said founder and event coordinator Qiana Turner. As an event specialist, Turner was motivated to launch M.E. Events from a deep-rooted passion to plan. She has had a desire for coordinating events since she was 13.

We Buy Black Convention Simplifies "Buying Black"

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WE BUY BLACK CONVENTION HELPS BLACK CONSUMERS "MAKE THE SWITCH"

Atlanta, GA -- Get ready to replace your weekly Target run with a more meaningful purchase. On November 16-17, 2018, goods from over 100 Black-owned businesses will be on sale at the Inaugural We Buy Black Convention in Atlanta at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

And if you think there will only be shea butter and incense, think again.

"Our people create almost everything we need. There's really no reason for us to give our money to corporations and companies that don't have our interests in mind," said Shareef Abdul-Malik, 26 year-old Howard alumnus, event organizer, and founder of e-commerce site WeBuyBlack.com.

Story About Women Growing Up Black and Ugly

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NEW ONE-WOMAN PLAY, "A DARK SKIN WOMAN'S REVENGE," TELLS THE SAD STORY ABOUT WOMEN GROWING UP BLACK AND UGLY IN AMERICA 

 

Nationwide  -- The world's first and only dark skin activist, the woman who put dark skin on the social media map, Rashida Strober will be performing her one-woman play, A Dark Skin Woman's Revenge, on Saturday, November 17th and the world is invited to watch.

A Dark Skin Woman’s revenge will be performed at Playback Sounds located at 675 Metropolitan PKWY suite C12 in Atlanta, Georgia at 7pm Eastern standard time. People can attend in person or watch online through livestream pay per view.

Rashida will also give one of her classic darkism talks on Friday, November 16th at the Ancient African History Museum located at 675 Metropolitan PKWY Suite 3118-B in Atlanta. She will discuss how and why she created dark skin activism, the first platform in history for dark skin created in 1998, and its impact on popular culture including social media.


The darkism talk also features her newest book, Token Dark Girl: The It Dark Girl of The Moment. Tickets can be purchased at DarkSkinActivist.com.

Players Coalition and NFL Making Progress Together

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HOW THE PLAYERS COALITION AND NFL ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOGETHER

(Nationwide) The NFL Social Justice Initiative is an example of what happens when players, owners, the league and clubs work together to solve substantive issues and improve our communities. The NFL has several issues that it promotes -- Salute to Service, breast cancer awareness, suicide prevention, and the fight against domestic violence and sexual assault, to name a few. The players are behind these issues. They care about them.

That concern and compassion resulted in supporting the Players Coalition, aiming to tackle tough social justice issues such as educational disparities, police and community relations, and criminal justice reform.

See How This Black Police Officer Worked 20 Years For All White Police Force And Becomes A HS Mentor

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BLACK POLICE OFFICER WHO SERVED ON AN ALL WHITE POLICE FORCE FOR 20 YEARS IS NOW A HIGH SCHOOL MENTOR 

Nationwide  -- When he was just 10-years old,  Sammie Lee Hill from Richmond, California says that an angel visited him and told him that he had a purpose in this life. The voice told him to go out and help and encourage others in need. He heard that voice and never questioned it.

As an African American boy born into poverty and extreme tragedy, he never allowed his horrific circumstances to hijack his mission in life.

First, serving on an all-white police force for 20 years, he endured extreme prejudice and was constantly mocked and ridiculed. But he continued on serving and protecting, and was loved by many.

After 20 years, he was offered the job of his dreams to be a counselor at the very high school he attended.

Interracial Romantic Comedy to Premiere in LA and Then on iTunes Inbox

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'THE OUTDOORSMAN,' A LOVE STORY STARRING SASHEER ZAMATA, PREMIERES IN LOS ANGELES ON NOVEMBER 2ND, FOLLOWED BY ITUNES RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 20TH

 Nationwide Glasshouse Distribution and Comedy Dynamics are hosting the LA premiere of THE OUTDOORSMAN on November 2nd at the Arena Cinelounge (6464 Sunset Blvd). There is a cocktail reception at 7PM followed by the screening at 8PM. Sasheer Zamata will be in attendance at the premiere, along with Peri Gilpin and director David Haskell. For those outside of Los Angeles, the film is available on iTunes for release on November 20th.

THE OUTDOORSMAN is an irreverent and empathetic portrait of Jason and Mona, two similar people with very different goals in life. Sasheer Zamata stars as Mona, a young woman who has made it in the corporate world but is finding the grind unfulfilling. She begins a journey of self-discovery and meets Jason, a man who is all talk and no action.

Checkout The Sisters That Created A Provocative Hip-Hop/ R&B Hit Song About Breast Cancer Awareness

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PRETTI EMAGE SHARES THEIR SINGLE HIT RELEASE DEDICATED (MUSIC FOR MELL) DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Nationwide  Pretti Emage, pronounced Pretty Image, is Florida's hottest young female hip-hop and R&B multi talent sensation. Since forming the group back in 2016 in their hometown of Clearwater Florida (aka Wick City), a small city in the Tampa Bay area, Pretti Emage has put on many spectacular performances throughout the South and have a huge fan base and following.

Group members are sisters Jaleesah "Mizz Attitude" Riley and Zayah "Baby Girl" Riley. Their music, which is a blend of Hip-Hop, Pop, and R&B, started a major buzz in 2016 all over social media platforms and even featured on music blogs, online magazines, internet and terrestrial radio stations worldwide.

Tuesday Afternoon Movies @ Central – “Home for the Holidays” (1995, PG-13)

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After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.

Jerry Drake and The Front Page Big Band

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Jerry Drake is a composer and performer of original music in the Great American Songbook and classic big band style. Jerry has a long history as a multi-instrumentalist and singer. 

 

 

 

Movie Night Wednesdays @ Central – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”

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An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers.

Checkout James Baldwin’s “The Amen Corner” Coming To Southeast Queens

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Theatre of the Living Word in collaboration with the Caribbean American Repertory Theater are pleased to present James Baldsin’s “The Amen Corner”. Directed by Fulton C. Hodges. Music Direction by Anne-Marie Hudley Simmons. The Amen Corner is a three-act play by James Baldwin. It was Baldwin’s first attempt at theater following Go Tell It on the Mountain.

It was first published in 1954, and inspired a short-lived 1983 Broadway musical adaptation with the slightly truncated title, Amen Corner. The Amen Corner takes place in two settings: a ‘‘corner’’ church in Harlem and the apartment dwelling of Margaret Alexander, the church pastor, and of her son, David, and sister Odessa. After giving a fiery Sunday morning sermon, Margaret is confronted by the unexpected arrival of her long estranged husband, Luke, who collapses from illness shortly thereafter. 

Tuesday Afternoon Movies @ Central – “The Quiet American” (2002, R)

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An older British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman.

See Barbara King Bring "The Spirit of Jazz" Sunday For Free

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Barbara King Exudes The Spirit Of Jazz

Jazz vocalist Barbara King, and her ensemble The Spirit of Jazz, perform the sophisticated music of jazz greats like Ella, Sarah, Nancy, Nina, and more soon.  Check them out as they make an electrifying performance in Southeast Queens, NYC.

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion and Disco” Film Screening with International Fashion Icon Pat Cleveland

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“Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion and Disco” is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influential fashion illustrator of 1970s Paris and New York, and his colorful and sometimes outrageous milieu.

 

 

Start Your Week Off Renewed And Refreshed -- Make The Call Into Church

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Feeling Discouraged?  Need Prayer?  Just Make The Call Into Worship And Unlock The Power Of The Kingdom Within!

The Sunday Morning Hour of Power Church By Phone Service, a telephone-based weekly worship service of Cassandra Mack Ministries, exists to offer help, hope and healing through Christ to: those who are seeking Bible based strategies to navigate the twists and turns of life, those who do not have a church home to call their own, those who are shut-in and have limited mobility, those who are just starting to explore their faith as well as those who are skeptical and unsure; a place where they can come together to worship, learn about the Bible and fellowship without being limited by location, denomination or physical mobility.

Our Sunday Morning Hour of Power Church By Phone Service doesn’t seek to limit church to a physical place that people come to on Sundays. But to take the limits off of church by showing people how they can be the church in their daily lives by expressing their faith in ways that engage their communities and impact humanity as part of God's plan for world transformation through grace.