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HRH Prince Gharios and Sir Shefik Join Forces With Anna's House to Combat Domestic Violence in Dallas for 12th Annual Gala
A growing army of heroes, who have been victorious enough to make it out alive, are now giving to the cause.

October 6, 2023 Appearances

Shefik has reached a milestone of 30 years, dedicating his mindset, time, efforts, skill sets, and innate resources to the mission of Communities of Tomorrow-DFW. The organization's founder Eva Miles has reached an even greater milestone of 35 years.

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Shefik (Virtually) Travels to South Africa to Host New Video Series for Hip Hop Film Festival
Episodes of the series are available for viewing on-demand via exclusive broadcast on 24/7 Films.

May 31, 2020 Appearances

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.

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Shefik and Eloisa Diaz-Sanz to Host Documentary Screening for Rapacon
The documentary is being presented in association with City Council Member André Wallace of Mount Vernon, New York.

January 31, 2018 Appearances

Mount Vernon Film Festival will present a documentary about Rapacon featuring DJ-CON, which highlights its positive impact on the community. Media personality Shefik and fashion designer Eloisa Diaz-Sanz are teaming to host the highly-anticipated event.

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Shefik and Eloisa Diaz-Sanz to Host Maarkah New York Fashion Week SS18
New York Fashion Week is a semi-annual series of events when international fashion collections are shown.

September 10, 2017 Appearances

Maarkah will introduce and showcase designs from Morocco, South Africa, Syria, Israel, Holland, Belgium, Indonesia, Guyana, and United States. Media personality Shefik and fashion designer Eloisa Diaz-Sanz are teaming to host the highly-anticipated event.

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Shefik and Sweet Savage Return as Hosts for 47th Annual Harambee Festival in Dallas, Texas
Harambee is a Kenyan tradition of community self-help events, e.g. fundraising or development activities.

October 27, 2021 Appearances

On Saturday, October 30, 2021, media personality Shefik is hosting the 47th 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.

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Shefik and Sweet Savage Return as Hosts for 48th Annual Harambee Festival in Dallas, Texas
A full day of exhibits, music performances, and more is planned.

October 28, 2022 Appearances

On Saturday, October 29, 2022, media personality Shefik is hosting the 48th 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.

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Shefik and Toni Knight to Host Live Stream for DJ-Con, Presented by City Council Member André Wallace
This year, "DJ-Con: The Impact of House Music on Hip Hop" returns to Mount Vernon, New York.

September 8, 2018 Appearances

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.

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Shefik Journeys to Italy With Top Film Directors for 'Conversations From the Culture'
The world tour is well underway, after recently completing a successful stop in South Africa.

June 13, 2020 Appearances

Media personality Shefik is hosting a new video series titled "Conversations from the Culture" for Hip Hop Film Festival in Europe. Selected European filmmakers sit down with Shefik in Rome, Italy to discuss film, politics, and more.

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Shefik Journeys to Kenya With Top Film Directors for 'Conversations From the Culture'
The world tour is well underway, after recently completing successful stops in South Africa and Italy.

June 27, 2020 Appearances

Media personality Shefik is hosting a new video series titled "Conversations from the Culture" for Hip Hop Film Festival in Kenya. Selected African filmmakers sit down with Shefik in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss film, politics, and more.

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Shefik Journeys to West Africa With Top Film Directors for 'Conversations From the Culture'
The world tour is well underway, after recently completing successful stops in South Africa, Italy, and Kenya.

July 11, 2020 Appearances

Media personality Shefik is hosting a new video series titled "Conversations from the Culture" for Hip Hop Film Festival in West Africa. Selected African filmmakers sit down with Shefik in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire to discuss film, politics, and more.

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Shefik Named Guest Speaker at the 7th Annual Broadway Sings for Pride
The charity event features cast members from "The Wiz", "Kinky Boots", "The Lion King", "Jersey Boys", and many more.

June 23, 2017 Appearances

Media personality Shefik has been named guest speaker at the 7th Annual Broadway Sings for Pride charity event, featuring Broadway cast and national touring members from "The Wiz", "Kinky Boots", "The Lion King", "Jersey Boys", and many more.

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Shefik Named Guest Speaker at YWCA Yonkers
For over a century, the organization has served and taken action on behalf of women and girls.

December 7, 2017 Appearances

Media personality Shefik will serve as Guest Speaker at a holiday fundraiser, to be held at YWCA Yonkers, an affiliate of YWCA USA, the country’s oldest and largest women’s membership movement. YWCA Yonkers first opened its doors in 1892.

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Shefik Named Keynote Speaker for SMART Power Talks at Columbia University
The conference aims to bring together scholars to emphasize dissemination of research in the field of computing.

October 3, 2019 Appearances

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.

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Shefik Named Master of Ceremonies at Benefit for Autism New Jersey
April is National Autism Awareness Month

March 8, 2017 Appearances

Sponsors of "Shop. Sell. Strut!" include QVC, New York Giants, New York Jets, New York Knicks, Pandora, Paul Mitchell the School Jersey Shore, and Nyea's Party.

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Shefik Named Master of Ceremonies at Lehigh Valley Fashion Week
The event will highlight "sophistication and edge" on the runway.

August 9, 2017 Appearances

Media personality Shefik will serve as Master of Ceremonies at Lehigh Valley Fashion Week (Season 5: Fall/Winter) - Men's Fashion Showcase, in Pennsylvania.

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Shefik Named Master of Ceremonies at Self-Advocacy Project
The fashion show fundraiser will benefit Eastern Shore Self-Advocacy Project.

September 15, 2017 Appearances

Eastern Shore Self-Advocacy Project is hosting a fashion show fundraiser, with clothing donated by the Runway of Dreams Foundation. Media personality Shefik will serve as Master of Ceremonies, to be held in Chestertown, Maryland.

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Shefik Named Master of Ceremonies for Charity Event to Benefit Children in Zimbabwe
Shefik is Executive Producer and Host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Shefik presents Invocation".

October 5, 2018 Appearances

Media personality and philanthropist Shefik will serve as Master of Ceremonies for a charity event, which will benefit the non-profit organization Munhu Inc. The organization provides educational support to children orphaned by AIDS in rural Zimbabwe.

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Shefik Returns Again as Master of Ceremonies for Autism Awareness Benefit
His Royal Highness Prince Gharios El Chemor and Baroness Olga Papkovitch will be in-attendance as special guests.

May 18, 2019 Appearances

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.

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Shefik Returns as Host for Live Stream at Hip Hop Film Festival
Sponsors and collaborators of the festival include BET, Revolt, 1010 WINS (CBS Radio), and Final Draft.

August 1, 2019 Appearances

Out of over 5,000 festivals in the world, the Hip Hop Film Festival is the only festival to focus on writers, directors, and producers who grew up in the global culture of hip-hop. Shefik returns to the helm as host of the festival's live stream.

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Photo Credit: Jamal Lawson

Shefik Returns as Master of Ceremonies for Autism Awareness Benefit
This year's event has once again garnered the support of a multitude of celebrities and notable personalities.

May 31, 2018 Appearances

For the second 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.

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Photo Credit: Tony Smith

Shefik Teams With LaShone Law and YWCA to Host 49th Annual Harambee Festival in Dallas
A full day of exhibits, music performances, and more is planned.

October 28, 2023 Appearances

For the 4th consecutive year, media personality Shefik is hosting the 49th 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.

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Photo Credit: CoolDaddy / Shefik presents Invocation

Shefik to Conclude 2020 World Tour at Hip Hop Film Festival in New York City
The world tour is well underway, after recently completing stops in South Africa, Italy, Kenya, and West Africa.

August 4, 2020 Appearances

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.

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Shefik to Host 46th Annual Harambee Festival in Dallas, Texas
Harambee literally means "all pull together" in Swahili, and is also the official motto of Kenya.

October 27, 2020 Appearances

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.

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Photo Credit: Jamal Lawson

Shefik to Host Live Stream for 2019 Spirit of a Woman Awards, Presented by YWCA Yonkers
The keynote speaker is 9-time Emmy Award winner Mary Calvi (First Lady of Yonkers, New York).

March 21, 2019 Appearances

In light of Women's History Month, YWCA Yonkers is honoring extraordinary women, who have paved the way as phenomenal leaders and role models in Yonkers, New York and its surrounding communities. Media personality Shefik will host the event's live stream.

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Shefik to Host Live Stream for Hip Hop Film Festival
Every year, the Hip Hop Film Festival takes place over four days during the first weekend in August.

August 2, 2018 Appearances

Out of over 5,000 festivals in the world, the Hip Hop Film Festival is the only festival to focus on writers, directors, and producers who grew up in the global culture of hip-hop. Shefik will be taking the helm to host the festival's live stream.

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Augostina Mallous: Perseverance Is Key to Living a Healthy Life — Photo Credit: Shefik

Photo Credit: Shefik

September 15, 2019 Perseverance

Augostina Mallous was the reigning Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2017 through Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program (Miss America's Outstanding Teen).

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Peppermint: This Is a Form of Abuse

June 1, 2017 Abuse

The hardest working woman in show business, drag queen and recording artist Peppermint has conquered the New York scene with her high-energy and engaging personality. She is currently a finalist on "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Season 9).

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Amelia Moore: You Don't Maximize True Knowledge Until You Apply It — Photo Credit: Shefik

Photo Credit: Shefik

December 20, 2017 Knowledge

Amelia Moore (aka Ameliaismore) is an actress, producer, and journalist. She has been A&R Assistant at Atlantic Records, Director of A&R at Gee Street, and General Manager at Ruff Ryders Records, leaving as President at Ruff Ryders Lifestyle.

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Mr. Every Day: Life Is About Creating Peace — Photo Credit: Shefik

Photo Credit: Shefik

January 13, 2018 Peace

Mr. Every Day came into the world by way of a Cherokee Indian mother and a Bahamian father. At the age of three, Mr. Every Day toured with Stevie Wonder and his godfather Gil Scott-Heron, who was the first recording artist signed by Clive Davis.

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Sonny Turner: Inspiration Gives You the Catalyst to Fulfill Your Dreams — Photo Credit: Shefik

Photo Credit: Shefik

July 12, 2018 Dreams

Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four no. 1 hits, and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.

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