Press Clippings
There are 74 total press clippings in this view, with 25 items displayed per page.
YWCA Yonkers And Tashera Simmons To Host A Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner
YWCA Yonkers, Tashera Simmons, and special celebrity guests are teaming to host a Pre-Thanksgiving Feast of Giving to those in need. Media personality Shefik will be on-hand to engage with the celebrity guests and other attendees.
Tags: Broadway • Tashera Simmons • YWCA Yonkers • YWCA • Thanksgiving
Young Women Vying for 2018 Miss NJ Help Others
Shefik served as a judge in a local Miss America competition in New Jersey, where three winners were crowned. These three young ladies with connections to Morris County plan to compete in the Miss New Jersey Pageant in June 2018.
Tags: Miss America • New Jersey • Competition • Advocate • Women's Education
Photo Credit: Michael Farley
Yonkers Resident Shefik Wins 3 MarCom Awards for Radio Show
A Yonkers media personality is taking home the gold – and the platinum – for his nationally syndicated terrestrial radio show, "Shefik presents Invocation".
Tags: MarCom Awards • Radio Show • Syndicated Radio Show • Terrestrial Radio Show • Awards
Photo Credit: Shefik
Un Ballo In Maschera (A Masked Ball) to Celebrate Carnevale
Shefik was the photographer for the photo of Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice and Princess Xia Long Long of China, which was published in the January 27, 2016 issue of the print newspaper "The China Press".
Tags: Prince Dimitri • Yugoslavia • Masked Ball • Celebrate • Prince of Venice
Photo Credit: Shefik
They Ruled New York City Nightlife in the '80s and '90s With Glitter, Glamor and Outrageous Antics Before a Grisly Murder Spelled Their Downfall — So Where Are the Club Kids Now?
A photo that Shefik shot of artist and party promoter Michael Alig (while he was painting) was published with the article. Daily Mail is the second largest newspaper in the UK, and its website has more than 100 million unique visitors per month.
Tags: Glitter • Glamor • Outrageous Antics • Murder • Downfall
The 2019 Hip Hop Film Festival Celebrates Culture, Creativity, Hip Hop & Film All In One Place
The Hip Hop Film Festival stands alone as another powerful force moving forward within the world of Hip-Hop culture as a place for rising directors, screenwriters, and producers to showcase their works... Shefik is pictured with Dapper Dan in the article.
Tags: Hip-Hop • Culture • Creativity • Film • Hip Hop Film Festival
Submit Now! HHFF 2020 - SEASON 5
Hip Hop Film Festival has defied the odds and put stories from the culture at the forefront. In 2020, the G.O.A.T. designation goes to Ice Cube and his legacy of work in the culture. Shefik is featured in the promo video for Season 5 of the festival.
Tags: Harlem Film House • Hip Hop Film Festival • Film Festivals • Film • Film Directors
SMART Power Talks - Shefik
Media personality Shefik has been named a keynote speaker for SMART Power Talks, a compelling conversational series as part of the 10th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE UEMCON 2019) at Columbia University.
Tags: Keynote Speaker • IEEE UEMCON • Columbia University • IEEE • IEEE UEMCON 2019
Photo Credit: Jamal Lawson
Shefik Wins Communicator Award In 2018 For His Syndicated Radio Show
Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Media personality Shefik has won an award in 2018, bringing the grand total to three Communicator Awards won overall.
Tags: Broadway • Broadway Performers • Broadway Star • Performers • Singer
Shefik To Moderate LGBTQ+ Discussion With Bruce Cohen, Christopher Donaldson, Peppermint, And Kareem Ferguson
Sir Shefik Macauley (known mononymously as Shefik) will moderate a Master Cypher titled "LGBTQ+, The Culture & Film". This panel discussion will be a no-holds barred conversation on the politics of being LGBTQ+ in film and in the culture of hip-hop.
Tags: Bruce Cohen • Christopher Donaldson • Peppermint • Kareem Ferguson
Photo Credit: Jamal Lawson
Shefik to Host Red Carpet at Miss Fashion Global Competition
Media personality Shefik is slated to host the highly anticipated red carpet at a Miss Fashion Global competition, to be held in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. Miss Fashion Global is an international modeling competition.
Tags: Fashion • Miss Fashion Global Competition • Competition • Global Competition • Pageant
Shefik To Host 46th Annual Harambee Festival In Dallas
On Saturday, October 31, 2020, media personality Shefik is hosting the 46th Annual Harambee Festival live. The festival is the oldest and largest African-American cultural event in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex of Texas, with over 15,000 in attendance.
Tags: Harambee • Dallas, Texas • Harambee Dallas • African-American • Cultural Event
Photo Credit: Michael Farley
Shefik to Debut Nationally Syndicated Radio Show on July 4th
After recently signing a syndication deal with Syndication Networks Corporation to create, host, and produce a weekly show for terrestrial radio, media personality Shefik readies to reveal his multifaceted conception on July 4, 2016.
Tags: Radio • Syndication • Syndicated Radio Show • Audio • Celebrities
Shefik To Conclude 2020 World Tour At Hip Hop Film Festival
Media personality Shefik is hosting a new video series titled "Conversations from the Culture" for Hip Hop Film Festival. Selected filmmakers throughout the world sit down with Shefik in New York City to discuss film, politics, and more.
Tags: Broadway • Media Personality • Hip Hop Film Festival • Filmmakers • Film
Photo Credit: Michael Farley
Shefik Signs Syndication Deal to Create, Host, and Produce Radio Show
Shefik has signed a syndication deal with Syndication Networks Corporation, to create and host a weekly radio show. He also serves as Executive Producer of the radio show.
Tags: Seminal • Westchester County, New York • Stream of Consciousness • Syndication Networks Corporation • Frank McIntyre
Photo Credit: Nick Rienzi / Shefik presents Invocation
Shefik Signs Distribution Deal With William Goldstein's New Gold Music
Media personality Shefik has signed a worldwide music distribution deal with Emmy nominated and Grammy nominated composer and recording artist William Goldstein, and his record company New Gold Music.
Tags: Melba Moore • Dionne Warwick • Recording Artists • Musicians • Tony Award Winner
Shefik Returns As Official Judge For 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards
Media personality Shefik returns as an official judge for the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards. This year's winners include The Walt Disney Company, ViacomCBS, HBO, IBM Originals, United Nations Foundation, National Geographic, and Global Citizen.
Tags: Shorty Awards • The Walt Disney Company • National Geographic • ViacomCBS • HBO
Shefik Returns As Official Judge For 4th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards
Media personality and technology maven Shefik has once again been named an official judge for the 4th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards. Previous winners include Focus Features, IBM Originals, MTV, National Geographic Partners, Mattel, and MGM Resorts.
Tags: Broadway • Shortys • Shorty Awards • Awards • Judge
Shefik Returns as Official Judge for 12th Annual Shorty Awards
Media personality and technology maven Shefik returns as an official judge for the 12th Annual Shorty Awards. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, this year's ceremony will be held online on May 3, 2020, hosted by comedian JB Smoove.
Tags: Broadway • Shorty Awards • Shortys • Judge • Judging
Shefik Returns Again As Master Of Ceremonies For Autism Awareness Benefit
For the third consecutive year, media personality Shefik will return as Master of Ceremonies for Shop. Sell. Strut!™. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Morgan Marie Michael Foundation, for individuals on the autism spectrum.
Tags: Broadway • Autism Awareness • Benefit • Autism • Master of Ceremonies
Shefik Receives President's Volunteer Service Award for Charity Work
The President's Volunteer Service Award recognizes, celebrates, and holds up as role models Americans making a positive impact as engaged and deeply committed volunteers. Shefik has been honored for his charitable work throughout the past fiscal year.
Tags: Yahoo • President's Volunteer Service Award • Charity • Charity Supergroup • United States
Shefik Receives Knighthood from International Order of Chivalry
Shefik has been bestowed with the rank of Knight in the Equestrian Order of Michael Archangel, for his charitable work. The Order is recognized by heads of state and by the Catholic Church, being subjected to the Royal House of Ghassan.
Tags: Yahoo • Knighthood • International Order of Chivalry • Chivalry • Knight
Shefik presents Invocation
Find out how Shefik became an employee at companies, such as TIME magazine. Find out about his personal interactions with family and friends of Michael Jackson. Find out about his "full-circle" moment with Dionne Warwick. Find out about that, and more.
Tags: Full-Circle Moment • Michael Jackson • Dionne Warwick • Journey • Real Currency
Shefik And Toni Knight To Host Live Stream For DJ-Con, Presented By City Council Member André Wallace
With particular emphasis on celebrating the role of DJs, the essence of hip-hop is explored via "unending" cyphers, through Rapacon's companion event titled DJ-Con. Media personality Shefik and hip-hop connoisseur Toni Knight will host the live stream.
Tags: Broadway • Rapacon • DJ-Con • Live Stream • Host Live Stream
Shefik (Virtually) Travels to South Africa to Host New Video Series for Hip Hop Film Festival
Media personality Shefik is hosting a new video series titled "Conversations from the Culture" for Hip Hop Film Festival in South Africa. Selected South African filmmakers sit down with Shefik to discuss film, South African politics, and more.
Tags: Film • South Africa • African • Hip-Hop • Film Directors
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