Chicago’s own Lena Waithe was honored at Black Girls Rock 2018 with the Shot Caller Award. Her good friend Ava Duvernay presented her with the award in a truly special moment. Lena has been making moves in Hollywood for years and is reaping the rewards in major ways. During her acceptance speech she talked about […]
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Auntie Oprah has been exemplifying Black excellence for decades and this week has been full of powerful Black celebrities using their influence for good. First up is Lebron James. His foundation opened I Promise in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. What I think is genius is that its not a charter school. It’s not a private school. It’s […]
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Five years ago Anna DeShawn, Founder/CEO of E3 Radio decided to celebrate her 30th birthday by starting an annual benefit to help support her favorite nonprofits. Over the years E3 Radio has given over $5,000 to various organizations in the Chicagoland area. These organizations include Affinity Community Services, the Church within a Church Movement, Project […]
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#E3Salute to Yance Ford for being the first transgender filmmaker to ever be nominated for an Oscar with his documentary Strong Island. Strong Island chronicles the arc of a family across history, geography and tragedy – from the racial segregation of the Jim Crow South to the promise of New York City; from the presumed […]
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