The Connect

When Terence Lester, the founder and creative director of Love Beyond Walls, was 19-years old, he faced some time behind bars. Fortunately, he came to his senses after an overnight jail stay, which...

"America's Got Talent" is gearing up for its 10th season and talent auditions are underway. The talent competition show, which airs on NBC, continues to be America's #1 summer show in total viewers. Its a...

  If  you're going to visit a free p0rn site, we guess it might as well have its own theme song too. Right?? *kanye shrug* Well, that's what the world's number one free pornsite, Pornhub.com,...

On Sunday, November 16, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter held their 23rd Annual Gourmet Gents event. This year, the event's theme was "Culinary Love Jones," which...

WHAT A rally and conference to highlight the importance of supporting and encouraging African-American boys and men, offer resources to African-American males, celebrate the work of organizations...

"More than 40 million young Americans now carry well over one trillion dollars in total student loan debt; with many only three years removed from graduation finding themselves in default at staggering rates,"...

In case you are in the process of purchasing a new car, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) recently announced their choices for Best Car Deals for the Month of October. The deals listed consists of the best lease,...

  A Global Partners, the asset disposition division of Great American Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GAMR), is managing the sale of over 52,000 pieces of musical equipment and accessories on behalf of...

  WHAT: To celebrate the launch of American Horror Story’s much anticipated fourth installment Freak Show, premiering on October 8th, FX will launch a costume design competition. The contest...

  Atlanta native group 3D The Boss has announced that local auditions to find talent for their first music video "Lollapalooza" will be taking place. The video will be shot in October by Canadian...

  For women entrepreneurs, oftentimes, it is very difficult to create the amount of start-up capital needed for the business. In those situations, new business owners search for venture capitalists...

  via press release...   (Brooklyn, New York) - September 8, 2014 – SoleChasers, LLC. (www.solechasers.com) announces the return of the SoleCon Sneaker Festival and National Tour, a...

For the second year in a row, rapper Snoop Dogg will host the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards. The taping will take place in Atlanta in two weeks and will feature the hottest artists and culture junkies in the...

  Ludacris will host his 9th annual Luda Day Weekend in Atlanta from August 28th to September 1st. Luda Day Weekend will kick off on Thursday August 28th at 8 P.M. with a Celebrity Bowling...

  via press release...   AT&T today announced a $1 million contribution to Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit working to close the gender gap in the technology and engineering...

  REVOLT TV's visionary, Sean "Diddy" Combs released a video to promote the upcoming REVOLT Music Conference. On October 16-19,2014, the Fontainebleau Miami will host the three-day event, in which...

via press release...   The Pink Power: A MasterMind Conference for Women will kick off Thursday, August 14 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis with a series of brand-building and professional...

  On Wednesday, August 6, "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss held a back-t0-school drive. The event, which took place at Walmart-Cascade Road in Southwest Atlanta, was one of several...

  Yesterday, Groupon announced an awesome deal for fans of rapper Wiz Khalifa. For only $4.20, one lucky winner will get the VIP treatment at Wiz's upcoming album release concert. On August...

  On Saturday (August 2), the For The Love of Our Fathers (FTLOOF) organization held a teen talent showcase at My Fair Sweets (Atlanta, GA). The event brought out many supporters and families...

  10-year-old YouTube sensation, Robby Novak aka Kid President, is taking his comedic words of inspiration from video to written format. In an announcement made by producer's of Kid President's...

We all get to a point in life where we feel a bit of confusion. Oftentimes, this confusion appears when we are at a crossroads as to what career path to choose. Although you may have a specialized degree in...

  Entertainment businessman, Nick Cannon partners up with the Office Depot Foundation to help out some deserving Los Angele-area school kids.    via press release...   To help...

via press release.. Grammy Winning Producer Magnedo7 (won the Grammy for Eminem's Recovery album) is having an artist competition via social media. One lucky rap artist will win an opportunity to...

  It's almost time for the 10th Annual Southeast Urban Music Conference (SUMC). The conference will be held July 29th-August 1st at the Doubletree Hotel in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia  and Powered...

  As an entrepreneur or partner in a start-up company, it is highly suggested that you develop a business plan.  This plan is like the Bible for your business. In it details the overall snapshot...

  The Black Women Film Network (BWFN) will present its 10th Annual Black Women Film Festival this weekend (June 13-15) in Atlanta, Georgia.  According to the official press release, the three-day...

    Violence is everywhere and there is no doubt that something must  be done to help decrease it. Indiana resident and recent graduate of Indiana University South Bend (#IUSB), Brikayla...

  via press release...   Dream Big America and Sprint announced today that they are joining together to give national exposure and support to promising startups around the...

  Singer/actor, Jacob Latimore, has teamed up with Honeycomb® cereal for an exciting contest for teens.  The Honeycomb "Shine On" contest will allow teens to participate in various social...