Legendary Soul Diva Chaka Khan Joins the Lineup at the 17th Annual Capital Jazz Fest
Hip Hop Press
Fiery Singer Gracefully Steps In to Relieve Her Friend Natalie Cole
Washington/Baltimore's Premier Contemporary Jazz & Soul Event just got a little funkier and jazzier with the addition of the one and only Chaka Khan, filling in for a recuperating Natalie Cole who in May had the good fortune to receive a much-needed kidney. Ms. Cole, who will hopefully return for Capital Jazz Fest 2009 (www.capitaljazz.com), shall recuperate while Chaka dazzles the crowd with four decades of hits, a generous helping of her jazzier material, plus songs from her acclaimed double-Grammy-winning latest CD, Funk This. Read more...


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The
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation announced that U.S. Reps.
Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania and Yvette Clarke of New York will
serve as honorary co-chairs of the 39th Annual Legislative Conference
(ALC), from September 23-26 at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center in the nation's capital. This year's conference theme is
"Reinvest...Rebuild...Renew." The web site is
President
Obama today launched the White House Internship Program for his
administration and announced that applications are currently being
accepted for the summer of 2009. Those selected to participate in
the program will gain valuable job experience and an inside look
at the life of White House staff while building leadership skills.
NAMIC
(National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) today
announced that T.J. Holmes, anchor for the weekend edition of CNN
Newsroom, will serve as host for the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast.
Robert J. Miron, chairman, Advance/Newhouse Communications, will
serve as honorary chair for the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast, which
will feature the presentation of the Next Generation Leaders Awards.
Scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt Washington
in Washington, DC from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., the event is being
held in conjunction with the National Cable & Telecommunications
Association (NCTA) Cable Show as part of Cable Connection - Spring.
