Taste of Soul Media Day, held on Oct. 18, offers local news an opportunity to interview the founder, vendors and other key individuals associated with the 19th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival.
Well over 10,000 people attended the 31st annual Long Beach Jazz Festival during the three-day event sponsored by Rainbow Promotions.
Fans come out to downtown LA to enjoy free Fanfest
On Saturday September 12, Ice Cube headlined a sold out show at the Queen Mary’s outdoor pavilion in Long Beach, California with a slew of other performers including Ashanti, Second II None, Baby Bash and T-Pain.
Musical superstar Lauryn Hill, and her nephew Daniel Bambaata Marley, graced the Greek Theater late in the evening on Monday, September 14 to a packed house. Her voice rang across the amphitheater, pushed by a live band and three backup singers.
A sunny and hot day at Huntington Beach ushered in the BB Jazz Festival at the Huntington Beach Central Park on September 12 and 13 and featured headliners Faith Evens, Eric Benet and Joe. Corky Bennish and his wife Betty Bennish have been putting together the BB Jazz Festival and concerts since 2001 and for this year’s festival they arranged one of the best line-ups of the summer with a wide variety of artists such as Anthony David and Shiela E.
The 20th Annual Central Ave Jazz Festival kicked off on July 25-26 along Central Avenue between Vernon Ave and 43rd Streets, hosted by Councilman Curren Price, his ‘New 9th’and the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD).
Fifty-five students, from all across the state of California are preparing to become part of the freshman class at Paul Quinn College, an HBCU in Dallas, Texas on August 2.
The end of summer is near and students are preparing to ship off to college. 55 students from sunny California will soon prepare to become a part of the freshman class at Paul Quinn College, a private HBCU in Dallas, Texas, on August 2.
Tasha Biltmore is known for writing and directing plays that focus on abuse, domestic violence and other issues often overlooked by traditional playwrights and directors. Her current undertaking is “Roxy”, a play about two women who run a strip club. According to Biltmore, the venue provides a good backdrop for topics she hasn’t covered, such as criminal activity, shady business deals and extortion.