By Tamara Jenkins
2010 marked the 16th year of the Essence Music Festival that celebrates the best and brightest in entertainment and it did not disappoint.
Described as the Ultimate Party Weekend, this year’s festival was held July 2-4 in New Orleans, Louisiana and included free daily empowerment seminars with some of the...
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By Wendy Simmons
Rap is a musical genre. Hip-hop is a culture. A culture that encompasses the art of music, dance, graffiti, and other forms of expression that resonant the sound of the urban community.
In the play, I Still Love H.E.R., a tribute to hip-hop, we learn its history while being highly entertained by music, dance and...
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Tennis champ Venus Williams recently visited Borders Bookstore on State Street in Chicago to promote her book, “Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors, and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help Top Your Profession”.
Williams, a three time Olympic gold medalists and entrepreneur, brings together some of the world’s...
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By Tamara Jenkins
D-Nice and DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning amid three floors of food, games and a plentiful supply of Heineken all awaited those lucky enough to snag a ticket to the exclusive, invitation only Heineken Inspire event held June 26 in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood.
The two day event featured souvenir silk screened...
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By Tamara Jenkins
Chicago’s dark and lovely ladies descended upon the Wit Hotel June 12thfor SoftSheen Carson and Essence Magazine’s Ultimate Fashionista Event.
The event included a casting for the newest Dark and Lovely ad and a panel discussion on how women can achieve a polished look from head to toe as well as tips on how...
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By Tamara Jenkins
Roller skaters, gymnasts, dancers, a contortionist and a man on stilts were the backdrop for Cedric the Entertainer’s Urban Circus. The adult themed circus was taped for television on June18th at the Chicago Theatre as part of TBS’s Just for Laughs Comedy Festival held in Chicago June 15-19.
Chicago comedian...
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