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Talk show host Sherri Shepherd showed off her double-dutch skills on live television May 15 when she welcomed the international organization 40 + Double Dutch Club and jumped in to join the fun. The ladies made her their new member, presenting her with a T-shirt with her name and age on it. Taped live in New York City in front of a live studio audience, her show is produced and distributed by Debmar-Mercury…

Former First Daughter Sasha Obama graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) on May 12 with a degree in sociology. Sasha’s parents, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, and her sister Malia were on hand for the proud day. According to multiple reports, Sasha transferred to USC after her freshman year at the University of Michigan. Malia also lives in Los Angeles, where she works with Donald Glover and co-wrote “Swarm.” The sisters share an apartment and their mom says they are “best friends.”…

Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, who currently stars on “The Game,” will co-host the LA Focus 25th First Ladies High Tea, which will honor Grammy Award-winner Yolanda Adams with the Legacy Award on May 20 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. 

Other notable attendees scheduled to be at the event include LA Mayor Karen Bass, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and Councilmembers Heather Hutt and Curren Price. Gospel legend Tramaine Hawkins will perform. Lisa Collins is the founder and publisher of L.A. Focus newspaper, a syndicated columnist, writer, and former Billboard magazine columnist…

ASCAP Experience, ASCAP’s signature event created to inspire, educate, and connect aspiring songwriters and composers everywhere, will be held in Los Angeles as a reimagined one-day live edition on June 21. The creator summit will feature popular sessions with a hitmaking lineup including chart-topping songwriters Sarah Hudson and Leon Thomas III, and more to be announced…