San Diego Jazz Festival Memorial Day Weekend

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Eric Jerome Dickey "One Night" - On Sale April 21, 2015

Eric Jerome Dickey's Latest Novel, "One Night"

Purchase online and in stores now

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"Let There Be Love" Starring Carl Lumbly - San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) - Now Until May 3, 2015

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER CONTINUES ITS 2014–15 SEASON WITH KWAME KWEI-­‐ARMAH’S INTIMATE FAMILY DRAMA, LET THERE BE LOVE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

APRIL 8–MAY 3, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (February 26, 2015) – Continuing its 2014–15 season, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will present Let There Be Love, an intimate and disarmingly honest play from Kwame Kwei-­‐Armah, one of England’s most distinguished contemporary playwrights. Let There Be Love tells the story of Alfred, a cantankerous and aging West Indian immigrant living in London, who has managed to alienate all those around him—including his equally headstrong daughter, with whom he rarely sees eye to eye. When an idealistic young Polish caregiver, new to the country, is assigned to look after him, he experiences a powerful reckoning with his past. Filled with the sumptuous jazz standards that pour forth from Alfred’s beloved gramophone and featuring a tour-­‐de-­‐force performance from stage and screen star Carl Lumbly, Let There Be Love explores the unrelenting grip of memory, regret, and forgiveness—and what can happen when we let go of old prejudices and welcome new possibilities. Let There Be Love will perform at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater (415 Geary Street) April 8–May 3, 2015. The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesdays–Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2 p.m. Press night for Let There Be Love is Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Tickets (ranging from $20– $105) are available at the A.C.T. Box Office at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-­‐sf.org.
Says A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff: "Kwame Kwei-­‐Armah's arrival in the American theater scene has been a thrilling and energizing one for the whole field, and Let There Be Love is a marvelous opportunity to introduce the work of this multi-­‐talented writer, director, actor, producer and artistic director to the Bay Area community. It's a play with its own superb sound track and a huge heart, shedding light on an aspect of immigration rarely talked about or explored. I have loved watching Kwame, along with director Maria Mileaf and actor Carl Lumbly, dig into the piece in our workshops, and know that Let There Be Love will fill the Geary with surprise and passion." 

Iconic Singer Percy Sledge Dies at Age 74

Percy T. Sledge
(November 25, 1940 - April 14, 2015)

Soul Singer Percy Sledge (best known for his hit "When A Man Loves A Woman") has passed away due to complications for cancer at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Percy Sledge was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Oakland Bay Area's 17th Annual Madam C.J. Walker Business and Community Recognition Awards Luncheon

The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Oakland Bay Area (NCBW-OBAC) cordially invites you to be a part of its 17th Annual Madam C.J. Walker Business and Community Recognition Awards Luncheon. This year’s fundraiser will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel. The program's keynote speaker is Rosalind L. Hudnell, Chief Diversity Officer and Global Director of Education & External Relations for Intel Corporation.  Mistress of Ceremonies is London Breed (Supervisor, District 5), President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

The affair, which honors the first African American female self-made millionaire and business leader, Madam C.J. Walker, is designed to celebrate the rich tradition of hard work and entrepreneurial spirit that is deeply rooted in the African-American culture. In the tradition of Madam C.J. Walker, we will honor four outstanding women from our community and the 2015 Positive steps Winner of the Madam C.J. Walker Essay contest.

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For Sponsorship Package:  Here

Friday, April 10, 2015

San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel

A CDA Consulting Group Presentation

510-725-7722
 

Saturday, April 18th at 2 p.m. - Silicon Valley African Film Festival "BOUND: Africans vs African Americans"

SVAFF invites you to join them in welcoming film director Peres Owino and producer Isaiah Washington for a special screening of BOUND

Community dialogue immediately following screening.

Silver Creek High School (Raider Hall)

3434 Silver Creek Road

San Jose, CA  95121

For more information, contact:

office@svaff.org

415-774-6787

SAE at Oklahoma University - How Do You Really Feel About Us?

It's 2015 and we're still talking about - you guessed it - overt and vile acts of racism.

I can only imagine how many times this "song" had been sung on buses, in frat houses, on campus and possibly in churches before it became public knowledge that there's a whole new generation of racists amongst us.

This chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was uncovered in all its ugly glory for the world to see that Jim Crow uses twitter and instagram now.

Today, we learned that the two alleged "ringleaders" of the chorus were expelled from the university.  I think that's sort of like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped.

And how many of us really believe that the university had no idea of the racist antics of students on their campus?

I'm still shaking my head over the African American man who has been on the news who admits to being a member of SAE.  For him, and other Blacks who pledge white fraternities and sororities, I can't help but wonder, "Why?"  Some things will never change.  And I go further and ask, "haven't you heard of the wonderful, historically Black Greek fraternities and sororities we are blessed with?"

"It's like a jungle, sometimes it makes me wonder, how I keep from going under."* (Grandmaster Flash)