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Life after Obama Administration

3 days ago

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I never tired of hearing about the myriad tasks Valerie Jarrett took on during her tenure in the Obama Administration--she set a high bar and always reached it. I remain inspired by her footprint as it continually expands. She will soon address an audience at The Commonwealth Club San Francisco to share aspects of life before and beyond Capitol Hill--[...]

Mayor Breed welcomes filmmaking in San Francisco

2 weeks ago

Sandra

Community, Movies, News

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For decades, the City by the Bay was known as a major hub of many successful feature films. Looking to return to its robust filmmaking reputation, the San Francisco Bay Area welcomes a new crew. This week, London Breed, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, visited the set of LEXI which is currently filming entirely in San Francisco. Adam Lev[...]

Sundance 2019 showcase, PAHOKEE

2 weeks ago

Sandra

Community, Inspiration, LifeStyle, Movies

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by Gina Lewis, Talk2SV CorrespondentA love story to Middle America and the parts of Florida most times overlooked. As a viewer who spent all of their teenage years in Florida, this documentary film had a familiar hometown feel while exploring the paths of high school teens throughout their senior year.As their first full-feature debut, directors, hus[...]

Compton CA children get special movie treat, A Wrinkle In Time surprise

12 months ago

Sandra

Celebrities, Community, Inspiration, Movies

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Compton, CA native daughter and Hollywood superstar treats local children to the experience of a lifetimeAdvance screening of Disney's A WRINKLE IN TIMECompton native and renowned film director Ava DuVernay invited students from her hometown to #WrinkleInCompton, an advance screening of her upcoming Disney film, opening in theaters March 9th.S[...]

Laila Ali at home on OWN

12 months ago

Sandra

Community, Inspiration, LifeStyle

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HOME MADE SIMPLE WITH LAILA ALISaturdays (9 a.m. – 10 a.m. ET/PT)Emmy award-winning “Home Made Simple with Laila Ali” creates homes that deserving families love to live in. The show pairs inspiring families, a team of professional designers, carpenters and special guest artists, who work together with the families to create simple solutions to ev[...]

Comcast salutes Black History with new film short

1 year ago

Sandra

Celebrities, Community, Inspiration, Movies

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Comcast’s celebration of Black History Month includes a new short film that puts a spotlight on some of the talented contributors behind America’s favorite superhero stories, shows and movies. “Comics, sci-fi and animation have long been popular genres within the African American community,” said Keesha Boyd, Executive Director, Multicultural Consumer Servic[...]

#TimesUp public service announcement

1 year ago

Sandra

Celebrities, Community, Inspiration, News

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TONY Award winning actress, Tonya Pinkins, speaks to matters of gender equity and inequality in new #TimesUp videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhDYJMIRkQ4

RACE: 25 years, still the same

1 year ago

Sandra

Community, LifeStyle, Movies, TV

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Ridley, stories of race, yesterday and todayOscar winning filmmaker John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, ThreeKings, ABC-TV’s American Crime, NBC-TV’s Third Watch) is a virtual towering inferno in Hollywood though his presence is calm and serene. He describes himself as “focused not fiery.”The Los Angeles-based, Milwaukee native visited the Bay Are[...]

Uplifting new film, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME

1 year ago

Sandra

Community, Inspiration, Movies

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Compassion, courage and commitment anchor the new movie, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, an uplifting faith-centered film, based on the New York Times best-selling true story of international art dealer Ron Hall (Oscar nominated and SAG award winner Greg Kinnear), who befriends—Denver--a homeless man (two-time Oscar nominated Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving[...]

DETROIT, then and now, new film

2 years ago

Sandra

Celebrities, Community, Inspiration, Movies

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What has history taught us?How do we celebrate the progress and successes made in the past decades while the struggle continues for racial equity and harmony?The new film, DETROIT from Annapurna Pictures is helmed by famed Oscar winning director, Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker) and opens in theaters this week. Bringing to bear[...]