"Milton S. Hershey Mansion The Milton S. Hershey Mansion, also known as High Point, is a historic house at 100 Mansion Road East in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Built in 1908, it was the home of Hershey Chocolate founder Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945) from 1908 until his death. Hershey is credited with introducing the mass production of chocolate to be sold at low prices, and operated what became the world's largest chocolate maker. His house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1983. It presently houses the offices of the Hershey Trust Company, a real estate management firm. The former Milton S."
"Chocolate City (film) Chocolate City is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed and written by filmmaker Jean-Claude La Marre. The film stars Robert Ri'chard, Michael Jai White, Carmen Electra and Vivica A. Fox. The plot is about the life for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl. This film was shot in Inglewood, California and was released in a limited release and through video on demand outlets on May 22, 2015. A 2017 sequel named """" is available on Netflix."
"""chocolate city with a marshmallow center and a Graham cracker crust of corruption."" Chocolate City speech The Chocolate City speech is the nickname that some people have given to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day speech by Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 16, 2006. The speech concerned race politics in New Orleans several months after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the city. The reference is to the occurrence of the phrase ""chocolate city"" in Nagin's speech, which was one of several points in the speech that occasioned significant controversy. In African American culture, the term ""chocolate"
"speech""). This remark, in which Nagin said that New Orleans ""would be a chocolate city once again,"" led to controversy, with critics accusing Nagin of racism; when Nagin later attended the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Stephen Colbert welcomed Nagin to Washington, D.C., ""the chocolate city with a marshmallow center and a graham cracker crust of corruption"". At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an independent living group known as Chocolate City at M.I.T. was founded in 1975. Named after the Parliament song, the living group houses 28–30 male students, and is a recognized part of the M.I.T. housing system."
"Chocolate City speech The Chocolate City speech is the nickname that some people have given to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day speech by Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 16, 2006. The speech concerned race politics in New Orleans several months after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the city. The reference is to the occurrence of the phrase ""chocolate city"" in Nagin's speech, which was one of several points in the speech that occasioned significant controversy. In African American culture, the term ""chocolate city"" refers to a city with a predominantly African American population and/or African"
"St. Stephen-Milltown, but the new name not having caught on, reverted to simply the Town of St. Stephen. But for official use is called the Town of St.Stephen-Milltown as written agreement stated at amalgamation in 1973. Every August since 1985, the town plays host to the week-long Chocolate Fest, celebrating their rich and delicious heritage. That spotlight on the wonder of chocolate resulted in the opening of The Chocolate Museum in 1999 and its expansion in 2009. In 2000, St. Stephen was given the title of ""Canada's Chocolate Town."" The festival mascots are the Great Chocolate Mousse and Tiffany. The"
"Clinton's lyrics referred to Chocolate City as ""my piece of the rock"", as opposed to the ""40 acres and a mule"" that slaves were promised after the Civil War. The song closes with phrase ""Just got New York, I'm told."" Chocolate City (song) ""Chocolate City"" is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track of their 1975 album of the same name. It was also released as a two-part single, the first from the album. The song's largely spoken vocals (delivered by George Clinton) express pride in ""Chocolate Cities"", that is, cities with a majority black population. The"
"known as the ""Arkansas Peace Society"". The Chocolate Roll™ is a dessert endemic to Searcy but little known outside the near region. A typical Chocolate Roll™ is made from pie dough spread with a mixture of cocoa powder, shortening, and sugar, then rolled up and baked. In 2012 The Greater Searcy County Chamber of Commerce declared Searcy County the ""Chocolate Roll Capital of the World™"", and asserted trademarks. Since 2012 Marshall High School has hosted an annual Chocolate Roll™ Festival that includes the World Champion Chocolate Roll Contest™. The 6th was held on March 18, 2017. According to the U.S."
"Audu Maikori Audu Maikori (born 13 August 1975, Kaduna) is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, social activist, public speaker and creative industry professional. He is the founder and Group CEO of the Chocolate City Entertainment. He is well known as Founder of Chocolate City, Entertainment lawyer and regarded as the ""Simon Cowell"" in Nigerian Idol's first season. He won multiple awards during his career, including the International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2007. Audu Maikori was born in Kaduna State to Adamu Maikori and Laiatu Gyet Maude. He was raised in Lagos and attended Adrao International School and"
"Chocolate City (album) Chocolate City is the third album by the funk band Parliament, released in 1975. It was a ""tribute to Washington D.C."", where the group had been particularly popular. The album's cover includes images of the United States Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial in the form of a chocolate medallion, as well as sticker labeled ""Washington DC"". The album was very popular in that city, selling 150,000 copies there. A 2003 CD reissue of ""Chocolate City"" contained three bonus tracks, including alternate mixes of ""If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)"" and ""I Misjudged You"""
"In 1695, a party was dispatched to found the town of Dorchester, South Carolina, which lasted barely a half-century before being abandoned. In 1765, chocolate was first introduced in the American colonies when Irish chocolate maker John Hannon (or alternatively spelled ""Hannan"" in some sources) imported beans from the West Indies and refined them in Dorchester, working with Dr. James Baker, an American physician and investor. They soon after opened America's first chocolate mill and factory in the Lower Mills section of Dorchester. The Walter Baker Chocolate Factory, part of Walter Baker & Company, operated until 1965. Before the American"
"Museum of Chocolate (Pokrov) The Museum of Chocolate, located to the east of Moscow in the town of Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, was opened on March 12, 2004. The Museum displays the entire history of chocolate for over 4,000 years. The exhibition tells about the foundation of the Stollwerck factory launched in Pokrov in 1997. In 2001, the factory was acquired by Kraft Foods (USA), one of the largest chocolate producers in Russia, which initiated the foundation of the museum. In 2003, the Museum of Chocolate won the contest arranged by the Physical Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee of the Vladimir"
"Monument to Chocolate The Monument to Chocolate, commonly known as Chocolate Fairy (), is a monument in the town of Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. A bronze statue was created in 2009 and is known as the first monument to chocolate in the world. The monument is shaped as a chocolate bar, and represents a figure of a magic fairy holding a chocolate in her hands. The monument was unveiled on 1 July 2009, not far from the Pokrov Museum of Chocolate. The monument was given to the town by Kraft Foods to mark the 15th anniversary of the company’s operation"
"Hershey's Chocolate World Hershey’s Chocolate World is the name of eight visitor centers that started in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Open year-round, Hershey's Chocolate World offers marketplace shops and restaurants, specializing in Hershey's chocolate products. Attractions include Hershey's Great Chocolate Factory Mystery in 4D, the Hershey Trolley Works, Wrap Happiness, and a free Chocolate Tour ride. The first Hershey's Chocolate World is located off of Hersheypark Drive, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and is in an entertainment complex that also includes Hersheypark, Hersheypark Stadium, Hersheypark Arena, Hershey Museum, and Giant Center. The Las Vegas location is where the Broadway Theatre used to"
"organs, toy pianos, banjos, and numerous other instruments. Member Bill Doss was announced dead on July 31, 2012, with the cause of death being a brain hemmorage. Chocolate USA Chocolate USA was an American indie rock band from Tampa Bay, Florida formed in 1989 as Miss America. The band featured Julian Koster who went on to join The Music Tapes and Neutral Milk Hotel. The band formed as Miss America in 1989 with Koster as singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter, Liza Wakeman (violin) and Keith Block (drums). Soon joined by a succession of bassists, they released debut album ""All Jets"
"of the inner city populations as a positive message in contrast to concern over White flight. The lyrics of the song refer to several such ""chocolate cities"" but focuses on D.C.: ""There's a lot of chocolate cities around/We got Newark, we got Gary/Someone told me we got L.A./ And we're working on Atlanta / But you're the capital C.C."" Clinton's lyrics referred to Chocolate City as ""my piece of the rock"" as opposed to the ""40 acres and a mule"" that slaves were promised after the Civil War. He contrasted Chocolate City with the ""vanilla suburbs"" of the city, a"
"Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 2018 the ""New York Times"" published a belated obituary for her. Ruth Graves Wakefield Ruth Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903 – January 10, 1977) was an American chef, best known as the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie, which she created. She was also a graduate and educator, a business owner, a chef, and an author. Wakefield grew up in Easton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Oliver Ames High School in 1920. Wakefield was educated at Framingham State Normal School Department of Household Arts in 1924. There, she worked as a dietitian and"
"Chocolate City (song) ""Chocolate City"" is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track of their 1975 album of the same name. It was also released as a two-part single, the first from the album. The song's largely spoken vocals (delivered by George Clinton) express pride in ""Chocolate Cities"", that is, cities with a majority black population. The song also reflects on the solidarity of African-American society at the time. The singer playfully hypothesizes what it would be like if there were an African American in the White House, and assigns the following people to positions in government:"
"in the outer edges of the city, where land was mostly below sea-level and deemed less economically viable. Nagin disavowed such proposals, and in response to residents' concerns, he used the phrase ""Chocolate City"" to signal that New Orleans would remain a majority black city. He first used the phrase during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration speech in New Orleans on January 16, 2006 and repeated the metaphor several times. This was seized upon and parodied by some commentators, cartoons, and merchandising. Various designs of T-shirts with satirical depictions of Nagin as Willy Wonka were sold in the"
"as a new entrance and queue area for Hershey's Chocolate Tour. Following the June 3, 2014 opening of its Las Vegas location, Hershey then rebranded all other visitor centers worldwide under the Hershey's Chocolate World name. In July 2016, it was announced that Hershey's Chocolate World would expand to a new location in Times Square and would open in late 2017. The rest of Hershey's Chocolate World contains various shops selling Hershey souvenirs and chocolate, and several counter service meal locations (Dessert Creation Studio, Hershey's Courtyard Food Court, and Hershey's Ice Cream Shop). The main candy store is one of"
"Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hershey's chocolates are made in Hershey, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey. The community is located east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg−Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality, and all its municipal services are provided by Derry Township. The population was 14,257 at the 2010 census. It is popularly called ""Chocolatetown, USA"". Hershey is also referred to as ""The Sweetest Place on Earth"". Hershey is located in southeastern Dauphin"
"used the phrase ""chocolate city"" in reference to a time in the 1970s when African Americans were just starting to exercise political power in places like Washington, D.C. The term had been used in many of Nagin's previous speeches and welcoming addresses to visitors of the city. The idea reportedly originated with the song ""Chocolate City"" by the popular 1970s funk group Parliament. At the time of the 2006 election, at least two-thirds of its residents were still displaced. One candidate said in his ""Times Picayune"" interview he was running because the city's demographics had dramatically changed. There were three"
"Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. Named after Veruca Salt, the British spoiled rich girl from the 1964 children's book ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and its 1971 film adaptation ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" directed by Mel Stuart, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through mutual friend Lili Taylor, and began playing music together. They wrote"
"term ""Chocolate City,"" which had been used to describe Washington, D.C. where blacks had been becoming a majority through migration (as explained in the cover notes included with one recent CD release of the album). The term had been used by Washington's black AM radio stations WOL-AM and WOOK-AM since the early 1970s to refer to the city. Bobby ""The Mighty Burner"" Bennett, a DJ on WOL, told the ""Washington Post"" in 1998 ""Chocolate City for me was the expression of D.C.'s classy funk and confident blackness."" George Clinton used the concept in the title track using the black domination"
"Chocolate (band) Chocolate was a Uruguayan band from Montevideo, specializing in cumbia music. They released 3 studio albums, and at their peak, became a huge success in South America, even touring the United States in 2001. In Argentina & Uruguay, they achieved 2 Gold & 3 Platinum discs. Formed by producer Juan Carlos Cáceres, the five-member band first released material in 1997, an album entitled ""Cariñito"". Their material was heavily influenced by local rhythms such as murga and candombe, but recognized internationally and referred to more frequently as cumbia. Their first efforts were usually covers of other artists' tracks. Lyrically,"
"of the record label Chocolate City based in Nigeria in 2005 with his brother Audu Maikori and business partner Paul Okeugo. \. Chocolate City has managed the careers of artists such as M.I, Femi Kuti, Ice Prince, DJ Caise, Pryse, Nosa, Victoria Kimani, Dice Ailes, Koker, Brymo and Jesse Jagz. Yahaya Maikori founded and became Senior Partner of law firm Law Allianz which covers entertainment law. As an entertainment lawyer, Maikori is on the entertainment committee of Nigerian Bar Association, the copyright law review committee of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, and is an alternate director in Nigeria's copyrights society.(ice) He"
"track titled Low Grade Fever from the Ghost Notes recording sessions. Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. Named after Veruca Salt, the British spoiled rich girl from the 1964 children's book ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and its 1971 film adaptation ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" directed by Mel Stuart, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through"
"inducted as a Fellow of the Nigerian Leadership Institute(NLI) in November at the NLI-YALE Leadership Conference which held at the campus in New Haven. Audu has served as judge on numerous entrepreneurship and innovation competitions both locally and internationally which include:- Audu Maikori Audu Maikori (born 13 August 1975, Kaduna) is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, social activist, public speaker and creative industry professional. He is the founder and Group CEO of the Chocolate City Entertainment. He is well known as Founder of Chocolate City, Entertainment lawyer and regarded as the ""Simon Cowell"" in Nigerian Idol's first season. He won multiple"
"Money"" in recognition of its contributions to the development of the Nigerian music industry. Over the years, Chocolate City has set up partnerships with many international and regional creative industry organizations, with affiliates in South Africa, U.K and the USA, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the British Council toward promoting and celebrating creativity in Nigeria. On 8 December 2011, parent company Chocolate City Group won the African Awards for Entrepreneurship, beating over 3,300 applicants from 48 countries in Africa to clinch the runner-up prize, thereby making history as the first entertainment company to win the prize since 2007."
"square pieces of a chocolate bar, and the man carries a chocolate bar. The exhibition is hosted by the Pokrov Local History Museum. Museum of Chocolate (Pokrov) The Museum of Chocolate, located to the east of Moscow in the town of Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast, was opened on March 12, 2004. The Museum displays the entire history of chocolate for over 4,000 years. The exhibition tells about the foundation of the Stollwerck factory launched in Pokrov in 1997. In 2001, the factory was acquired by Kraft Foods (USA), one of the largest chocolate producers in Russia, which initiated the foundation of"
"American Chocolate The American Chocolate later known as Walter was an American-assembled automobile. Manufactured from 1902 to 1906 by vending machine company the American Chocolate Machinery Co., in Manhattan, New York, owned by William Walter. He decided to expand his business by assembling automobiles in his factory. The cars were exhibited at the New York automobile show. The cars were built from imported components, and were 30, 40, and 50 hp models. Production was supervised by Swiss engineer William Walter, who began building cars in 1898. The company relocated to Trenton, New Jersey in 1906, where it began producing cars"
"lives of the townspeople. The 2000 film adaptation, ""Chocolat"", also proved successful, grossing over US$150,000,000 worldwide, and receiving Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Original Score. Chocolate Chocolate is a usually sweet, brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. The earliest evidence of use traces to the Olmecs (Mexico), with evidence of chocolate beverages dating to 1900 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the"
"invention as a way to allow soldiers to carry chocolate in tropical climates without it melting. During World War II, the candies were exclusively sold to the military. The resulting demand for the candies caused an increase in production and the company moved its factory to bigger quarters at 200 North 12th Street in Newark, New Jersey, where it remained until 1958 when it moved to a bigger factory at Hackettstown. A second factory was opened in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1978. Today, about half of the production of M&Ms occurs at the New Jersey factory, and half at the Tennessee"