Article from Cuisine Noir-Actress and comedian Niecy Nash has had a successful career over the years making audiences laugh as Deputy Raineesha Williams on the show "Reno 911!," the host of "Clean House," and last year as the "stay true to thyself" celebrity ballroom dance contestant on the 10th season of "Dancing with the Stars." These days she is preparing for one of the most exciting roles of her life, being the wife to fiancé Jay Tucker.

Recently, MCCN's Erika L. Holmes got the opportunity to talk with a number of celebs about AIDS at the World AIDS Day event by Magic Johnson and the Black AIDS Institute.  Celebrities passionately speak up to call attention to the epidemic especially as the numbers are alarming in the African American community.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a tradition watched by millions of Americans every year.  In its 80 year existence something different happened.   This year Colombian superstar Juanes became the first ever person to perform in Spanish at the parade in support of his upcoming album P.A.R.C.E.

This week, the Multi Cultural Cooking Network is excited to celebrate its first anniversary! What an exciting year its been for MCCN to have the opportunity to bring you exciting news, history and information on food and culture, recipes and restaurant reviews, festivals and travel, film and foodie reviews and so much more—all from a global perspective.

The pop star Mariah Carey is the newest guest from “Os Independentes”, group that organizes the “Festa do Peão de Barretos” to make the opening concert of the 55^th edition of the Rodeo Festival, on August 21, Saturday. The concert is the most expected attraction of the entire history of Barretos’ stadium. Mariah’s presence will fill all 50,000 seats available.

According to ethnicelebs.com, Jake Gyllenhal was born to a father of Swedish ancestry, which is where the name Gyllenhal originates from, and a mother of Russian-Jewish ancestry.

Bollywood came to Hollywood beginning with the romance of cooking in the opening night film of Cooking With Stella  and ending with love story of an Australlian couple in Calcutta called The Waiting City.  Celebs such as Rupak Ginn of the Cheetah Girls: One World, Ravi Kapoor(Crossing Jordan) and Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawatt walked the red carpet at closing night event of the Indian Film Festival Los Angles(IFFLA).

Big names stars and the Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came out to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with James Cameron at JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles. The event was sponsored by Bing and Global Home Tree Radio. Acclaimed Director James Cameron( Titanic, Avatar) is friends with Richard Greene the host of the event and appears on the radio show as often as he can. Cameron expressed Greene's idea, "Around some of the themes of Avatar, a radio program to raise awareness about environmental issues and how that impacts the economy." The show addresses what we can do about it and to empower people.

Taped live at the 2010 Pan African Film Festival Feb. 12 in Los Angeles at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, The Africa Channel will present an encore presentation of the PAFF's red carpet, star studded event, the Night of Tribute, that honors the achievements of acclaimed actors, artists, activists and filmmakers from America, Africa and African Diaspora on Saturday, March 6 at 7 p.m. PST/10 p.m. EST.  The broadcast will air nationally and internationally and throughout Europe and the Caribbean.  For local listings and times, please check with cable providers.

Ghana is no bigger than the size of Oregon, but this small little country in Africa is beaming with national pride because of an Olympian called "The Snow Leopard," Kwame Nkrumah-Acheapong. The first-ever winter Olympian for Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheapong was actually born in Glasgow, Scotland, but grew up in the Ghanaian city of Accra. An Alpine skier, he has only been skiing  for a little over five-years, and  although Ghana does have a ski team, he will be the sole representative for the entire team. He's hoping with the notoriety he and the team have been getting, finances will increase to open up the doors for others to compete in the future.

Julius Hollis, Earl Cummings, Sean Pittman, Daniel Halpern, Robert Shumake, Sen. Rodney Ellis, David Rivers and Art Collins, in support of The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), kicked off Super Bowl XLIV™ weekend in style, as they hosted a private celebration, “A Gridiron Toast to Excellence,” at the lush Mia at Biscayne on Friday, February 5, 2010. The lavish event primarily served to honor well-respected luminaries who excel in their respective fields of practice, consistently enriching the communities in which they live and work. In the field of politics, the ADE honored U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip (SC-Dem), Congressman James E. Clyburn; in the field of media, honorees included nationally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist, Tom Joyner, as well as Chairman and CEO of BET Holdings, Debra Lee; in the field of sports/philanthropy, Miami Heat superstar and Chairman Emeritus of Alonzo Mourning Charities, Alonzo Mourning were honored;

Free! Free! Free! That's the million-dollar word for Olympians who moved into the swanky Olympic Village digs in Whistler/Vancouver. After the games, the upscale athlete neighborhood will convert to a residential neighborhood, but for now it's free living, free Wii, and free food.

"Food, folks and fun" is the name of the game and "bah, dah, dah, dah, dah..." the athlete's "are loving it." For the eighth consecutive Olympics, fast food mega-chain, McDonald's,  spreads  its golden arches in the Olympic Village, and they are the only official restaurant feeding the Olympians.  On the eve of the Olympic's Opening Ceremonies, with the help of Olympic gold medalists Cassie Campbell (Canada), Shawn Johnson (USA), Picabo Street (USA) and Katarina Witt (Germany), the fast food chain unveiled its new upcoming menu item — Real Fruit Smoothies.