George Curry: Remembering the Journalist & Civil Rights Crusader
AL.com is reporting funeral plans have been set for George E. Curry, a journalist, civil rights activist and publisher whose syndicated column...
Dr. Benjamin Chavis: Why The Black Press Still Matters
Writing for Black Press USA, National Newspaper Publishers of America (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis examines why the black press...
Digital Storyteller Nonso Christian Ugbode Dies at 34
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the nation’s only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to media content about the Black experience, has...
ABFF: Pioneering Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is a haven for voices of African descent in the cinematic community and inspires acting...
Minority Newspaper Groups Raise Advertising Concerns
Associationsnow.com is reporting the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) have formed an alliance...
TV Legend Norman Lear: ‘America Needs a Dad’
At the pinnacle of television showrunner and executive producer Norman Lear’s storied career, he was overseeing nine groundbreaking shows on-the-air simultaneously....
Nick Cannon: ‘Chi-Raq’, Business & Beyond
“The different shows I produce, star in or feature on just shows the different realms to what television has become. I’ll...
The Hunger Games: Reprisal of the Mammy Figure
(SPOILER ALERT)
The mammy figure has been a constant figure in film, beginning with actress Jennie Lee as "Mammy" in the very...
Donnie Simpson: The Reluctant Pioneer Talks Longevity in Media
Video Soul was one of the most seminal television programs in the history of both black popular culture and American music....
Al Roker’s Weather Channel Show Canceled Over Katrina?
Richard Prince of Journal-isms is reporting weatherman Al Roker's show "Wake Up With Al" on the Weather Channel is being cancelled...
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