Cleveland Clinic Posted April 24th 2013   DR CHARLES MODIN FOUNDER MINORITY MEN’S HEALTH FAIR What is the Minority Men’s Health Center? The Minority Men’s Health Center of Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, one of the first in the country, addresses the challenges of healthcare disparities among minorities. Through a multidisciplinary approach of [...]

Greater Cleveland Film Commission Posted April 22nd 2013   Requires road closures and alternate routes; expect travel delay!   CLEVELAND – This spring, Cleveland will once again be home to super heros and film crews. But transforming Cleveland into a movie set for Marvel Studio’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier will require road closures and [...]

mxoentertainment.com Posted April 22nd 2013 (PHOTO: DONNA DABBS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GREATER CLEVELAND URBAN FILM FESTIVAL (GCUFF))   It was a weekend of entertainment, education, awards and parties as the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival went into full throttle!      

247WallSt.com By Michael B. Sauter and Alexander E.M. Hess Posted April 19th 2013   After three years of declining sales, shipments of domestically sold beer are up by more than 1% in the United States this year. Sales of light beer and specialty beer, such as Budweiser Light Platinum, Shock Top, and Blue Moon, have [...]

BeaconJournal.com By Doug Livingston, Education Writer Posted April 18th 2013   The University of Akron kicked off its annual Black Male Summit last week by welcoming 150 Akron high school students to take a tour of the campus and explore academia at the next level during the two-day event. Some of the Akron students would [...]

True Marketing Media By Simone Jones Posted April 17th 2013   MARIETTE MONPIERRE, DIRECTOR ‘ELZA’ Lights, camera, action! The Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival sets the scene for local and national black filmmakers, producers, directors and actors to showcase their talents.   CLEVELAND, OHIO – April 8, 2013 – The annual Greater Cleveland Urban Film [...]

Playbill.com Posted April 14th 2013 Motown, the new musical based on the life of music producer and hit-maker Berry Gordy, will groove onto Broadway in spring 2013 at a Nederlander theatre to be announced. The musical promises “a gripping story about the protégés and stars of a uniquely talented musical family who, under Berry Gordy’s [...]

Associated Press By Ann Sanner Posted April 14ht 2013   COLUMBUS: Susan Bennett can’t get treatment for her skin cancer because she’s uninsured, unemployed and no doctor will see her. Standing in the rain on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse, she asked state lawmakers on Thursday to extend Medicaid coverage, so more low-income Ohioans [...]

YourBlackWorld.net By Yvette Carnell Posted April 14th 2013 During an episode of The Rachel Maddow show, Sen. Rand Paul made it clear that he didn’t fully support the Civil Rights Act, but now that Paul’s decided to run for president, he’s forgotten all about that, and he thinks you should too. Here’s what Sen. Rand [...]

Live Nation Posted April 12th 2013   LOS ANGELES, CA —Multiplatinum-selling songstress Keyshia Cole (Geffen)  18 city headlining tour lands in Cleveland tonight, Friday, April 12 at 8:00pm. The Woman to Woman tour—named after her November 2012 album—will serve as a thank you to fans; all five of Cole’s albums have reached the Billboard Top [...]