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John Legend and Sheena Meade Talk with Jonathan Capehart About New Documentary “Home Free”

May 23, 2023 villagechief 0

One in three adults in America has been arrested by the age of 23 and reintegrating as a productive member of society can be difficult when a criminal record bars you from entry. John Legend and Sheena Meade talk with Jonathan Capehart about their new documentary “Home Free” on Amazon Prime that puts a human […]

Entertainment

Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music for YouTube and Google, to be Honored with City of Hope’s 2023 Spirit of Life Award

April 18, 2023 villagechief 0

LOS ANGELES – City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, announced today that its Music, Film and Entertainment Industry group will present its most esteemed and prestigious honor — The Spirit of Life® Award – to YouTube and Google Global […]

Headlines

Fulton DA Seeks to Disqualify Lawyer for Some GOP Fake Electors, Citing ‘Ethical Mess’

April 18, 2023 villagechief 0

By: Stephen Fowler (GPB News) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to remove a lawyer from representing 10 Georgia Republicans who served as fake 2020 electors for Donald Trump after several of them allegedly accused a fellow elector of breaking state law last week. Tuesday’s filing also alleged that attorney Kimberly Burroughs […]

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HBCU Green Fund Atlanta University Fellows Spend Spring Break Planting Trees in a Rural African Village to Fight Climate Change

April 16, 2023 villagechief 0

By Edrea Davis – A group of HBCU Green Fund Atlanta University Center Fellows recently dedicated their spring break embedded in an African village on the border of Senegal and Mauritania building a tree shelter, planting trees and digging a well in their ongoing efforts to help the vulnerable communities that are most impacted by the effects […]

Entertainment

Jermaine Dupri And Curren$y Debut New Single “Essence Fest” Off Of Their Upcoming Ep “For Motivational Use Only”

March 31, 2023 villagechief 0

ATLANTA – Gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated EP For Motivational Use Only, Grammy® Award-winning producer, songwriter, and rapper, Jermaine Dupri, and New Orleans-based rapper and founder of Jet Life Recordings, Curren$y, unleash a brand-new single entitled “Essence Fest,” available today. Produced by Dupri, the track opens with a booming hip-hop beat with powerful 808s. He follows with a flurry […]

Headlines

Alvin Bragg Did What He Had to Do In Indicting Trump

March 31, 2023 villagechief 0

By Barbara McQuade (Time Magazine) – “On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged former President Donald Trump, apparently for falsifying business records in 2016 to conceal a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who reportedly threatened to go public with allegations that she and Trump had engaged in an extramarital affair….” […]

Commentary

Love and Respect Black Elders

March 26, 2023 villagechief 0

By Lucius Gantt 3877 (The Gantt Report) – When some people want to disparage me, they don’t say I’m incompetent, untruthful, inexperienced, or uncaring. The only thing they can say is, “Lucius is old”. Well, I am old. God has blessed me with life longevity. When you have children that are old enough to […]

Commentary

The Dynamics of Resistance

February 12, 2023 villagechief 0

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux (author of Are We Better Off?) – Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month. This year the theme is Black Resistance. It is appropriate for a time such as this because it reflects the work we must do […]

Entertainment

“Bo Legs”: The Story of An Atlanta Icon Who Helped Transform The City

January 19, 2023 villagechief 0

Bo Legs, a new biographical documentary film tells the story of Marvin Arrington, Sr.’s love for the city of Atlanta, and his impact in transforming it. Born in Atlanta, then a segregated, provincial town of the Deep South, Marvin Arrington, Sr. grew up to help galvanize the city of his birth into the international, cosmopolitan […]