Category: LACED ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Soul Beach Music Festival Hosted by Aruba – Good Vibes Only! Live Music by The Roots, Jill Scott, Lucky Daye, Anthony Hamilton – Comedy Night featuring Deon Cole & Tiffany Haddish

Featuring Musical Guest: WATRA & NBO – Hosted by Chris Spencer & Chase Anthony Soul Beach Music Festival Hosted by Aruba Good Vibes Only! Live Music by The Roots, Jill Scott, Lucky Daye, Anthony Hamilton Comedy Night featuring Deon Cole & Tiffany Haddish – Memorial Day Weekend May 24-29 Hosted by Chris Spencer & Chase…

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Jackson State University featured in Season 8 of ‘The College Tour’ now on Amazon Prime Video

Award-winning TV series brings JSU directly to viewers, sharing authentic student stories while highlighting the college experience. JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University is featured in season 8 of “The College Tour,” a groundbreaking series from Emmy-nominated producers Alex Boylan, Lisa Hennessy, and Burton Roberts, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.  Hosted by Boylan, winner of “The Amazing…

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Big Tigger, Atlanta BeltLine Partner to Celebrate Community, Culture and Healthy Living with Debut of Big Tigger’s BeltLine BikeFest

Sunday, June 4 event to feature celebrity bike captains Anthony Mackie, Pinky Cole, Grady Jarrett, DJ Mars and Crystal Hayslett (Black PR Wire) As part of its commitment to equity, inclusivity, healthy lifestyles and cultural discovery, the Atlanta BeltLine is partnering with entertainment legend Big Tigger and his Big Tigger Foundation to debut the inaugural…

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Grammy Legend James Mtume Honored In Philly With Street Bearing His Name

The departed hit maker receiving tribute from his hometown on May 12th, 2023. One year after his passing in January 2022, noted Grammy winner James Mtume (known for hits such as “Juicy Fruit” and producing for Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Stephanie Mills) will be honored in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA with a street bearing his…

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SZA Drops “Kill Bill (Remix) feat. Doja Cat

Get It Here Today, Grammy award-winning recording artist SZA releases a new version of her chart-topping hit song “Kill Bill” featuring Doja Cat, via TDE/RCA Records – listen here . This release comes on the heels of more career achievements this week as the album version of “Kill Bill” earns SZA her first solo #1 at Top 40 radio and…

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45th Annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Returns To Prospect Park This Summer

Opening Night Headliners Legendary Musician Taj Mahal and Corinne Bailey Rae The Head And The Heart Set To Close Out The Season L’Rain Confirmed As The First-Ever Artist Curator for The Highly Anticipated Annual Festival Series Community-Friendly Festival Kicks off Wednesday, June 7th through Thursday, August 24th. April 10, 2023, BROOKLYN, NY – The Brooklyn-based…

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The Brooklyn Collective Presents: “The Next Hundred Years III” Exhibition

Excited to announce “The Next Hundred Years III” exhibition aims to crystallize a vision of what the next century will look like for melanated people across the globe! In partnership with The Brooklyn Collective, brooklyncollectiveclt.org this three month exhibition will serve as a sort of fine arts vision board, offering each of the extraordinary exhibiting…

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45th Annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Returns To Prospect Park This Summer

Opening Night Headliners Legendary Musician Taj Mahal and Corinne Bailey Rae The Head And The Heart Set To Close Out The Season L’Rain Confirmed As The First-Ever Artist Curator for The Highly Anticipated Annual Festival Series Festival Kicks off Wednesday, June 7th through Thursday, August 24th. April 5, 2023, BROOKLYN, NY – Today, the internationally-renowned Brooklyn-based…

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Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary Takes Center Stage at ESSENCE Festival of Culture™: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion, Wizkid, Jermaine Dupri & More Set to Perform

March 29, 2023 08:00 AM Central Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Now what you hear is not a test: The 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™, presented by Coca-Cola® is back in New Orleans for its 29th year and a celebration of 50 years of hip-hop. From fresh fits to lyrical hits, the in-person and virtual experience…

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NEW DATE: CHAPEL HART AT GRAMMY MUSEUM MISSISSIPPI APRIL 13

CLEVELAND, MISS. (March 22, 2023) — GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi previously announced that Chapel Hart will perform a special outdoor concert on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The event will now be taking place on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Poplarville, Miss.-born family trio, and 2022 “America’s Got Talent” finalists, comprises sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart, and their cousin Trea Swindle. The closing events along with food and beverage sales…

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JSU students gain valuable insight from Grind City Media and Memphis Grizzlies Digital Sports Media Workshop

JACKSON, Miss –Jackson State University’s Department of Journalism and Media Studies students and faculty were hosted by Grind City Media and the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies for a Digital Sports Media Workshop last month. Students participated in various sessions spanning brand marketing, internal broadcast operations, brand operations, partnership marketing, and community engagement. The workshop also included…

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A3C Festival & Conference Announces 2023 Dates in Partnership with Greenwood

From September 28-30, Atlanta’s premier music, tech, and culture festival will bring together entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives from around the world for a week of sessions, shows, and unforgettable events to empower the next generation of disruptors March 17, 2023 10:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The A3C Festival & Conference, a leading music, technology…

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“A Great Day in Atlanta” Celebrates 20th anniversary on March 26

Black cultural arts influencers from around the country to reunion, reflect and recreate the moment. (Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA – $100-dollar investment in camera equipment in the late 1980s paved the way for “A Great Day in Atlanta,” an iconic image of the cultural arts scene taken by noted photographer, John Crooms, in 2003….

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DCG Giving, a Dave Cantin Group Partnership, Delivers a Knockout Punch to Pediatric Cancer Through its Fundraising Auction of Mike Tyson Autographed Boxing Gloves

Event Raised More Than $250,000 for Pediatric Cancer Research and Treatment February 23, 2023 03:44 PM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Dave Cantin Group(DCG), one of the largest automotive industry financial advisory services companies specializing in buy/sell transactions, announced today that its nonprofit partnership DCG Giving raised more than $250,000 at its first fundraising…

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SOUTHERN LACED TAKES FIVE WITH ARTIST CIERA HILL

“Flowers in the Wild” is an illustration of what God can do when you just decide to “do”. These two paintings: “Inquisitive” and “Acceptance” are currently on display until the end of the month at the Lucille Parker Gallery on the William Carey University campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They are currently included in the Beyond…

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ESSENCE Celebrates the 16th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards Luncheon Honoring Sheryl Lee Ralph, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Tara Duncan, Danielle Deadwyler and Dominique Thorne

The Star-Studded Red Carpet Event and ESSENCE Hollywood House Will Take Place on March 9-10 in Los Angeles February 21, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ESSENCE, the leading and only 100% Black-owned media, technology and commerce company at scale dedicated to Black women and communities, today announced the honorees for the 16th…

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J-SUEDE brings home the gold from the Dance Team Union Regionals in Birmingham

JACKSON, Miss – The Jackson State University Elite Dance Ensemble (J-SUEDE) brought home the first regional championship in the program’s history. J-SUEDE claimed the first-place title in the Birmingham College Hip-Hop Division of the Dance Team Union Regionals. “We have been working towards this goal for eight years,” said Creative Director and Coach Travis Burks. “Our…

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CDC Foundation’s “Live to the Beat” Returns to Hip Hop Roots to Celebrate One Year Anniversary of Campaign to Combat Heart Disease in Black Adults

New CDC data show the COVID-19 pandemic set Black adults 10 years back in reducing heart disease deaths “Live to the Beat” hip hop-themed wellness event streaming live from Atlanta on February 25 to feature Grammy Award-winning artist Killer Mike and others ATLANTA, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The health implications from COVID-19 have been felt across…

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