The largely invisible and often crushing struggles of young African-American men come vividly—and heroically—to life in All the Difference, which traces the paths of two teens from the South Side of Chicago who dared to dream a seemingly impossib ...
Posted Monday, September 12th 2016 at 5:16PM
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THE URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY REVOLT WITH FOUNDING SPONSOR HBO ANNOUNCES 2016 FESTIVAL SLATE DISNEY’S QUEEN OF KATWE TO BE FEATURED
Festival Runs September 21-25, 2016 in New York NEW YORK, NY
The 20th Annual Urb ...
Posted Friday, September 9th 2016 at 1:06AM
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If you have never read the book just hearing the names of the characters alone NOVA, CHARLEY, RALPH ANGEL will give you pause and ask yourself "Who are these people?" Last night Oprah Winfrey and Ava Duvernay touched the souls of black families every ...
Posted Wednesday, September 7th 2016 at 1:39AM
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THE 48 TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
HOSTED BY NAACP IMAGE AWARDS WINNER
AND BLACK-ISH STAR ANTHONY ANDERSON TO AIR LIVE ON TV ONE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017
Telecast will also include a Pre-Show Airing Live from the Red Carpet
Los Angeles, CA - ...
Posted Saturday, August 27th 2016 at 2:20AM
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Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino has a new series "ATLANTA" premiering on FX on September 6, 2016.
Filmed on location in Atlanta, “ATLANTA” chronicles the lives of two cousins who must work through the Atlanta music scene in order to bett ...
Posted Thursday, August 25th 2016 at 5:24PM
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2016 Interactive One, the definitive digital destination for African American and Millennial audiences, today announced the hiring of Jamilah Lemieux, as the new Vice President of News and Men's Programming, effective August 25, 2 ...
Posted Thursday, August 25th 2016 at 2:23PM
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One of our favorite HBCU Alums actress Taraji P. Henson will be lending her gorgeous face to MAC cosmetics. The Howard University graduate who portrays Cookie Lyons on the hit show Empire is teaming up with the major beauty brand to launch a six-piec ...
Posted Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 at 3:18PM
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Urbanworld Film Festival Announces Filmmaker Ava DuVernay And Acclaimed Actor David Oyelowo As Its 20th Anniversary Festival Ambassadors
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2016 -- Urbanworld Film Festival announced today that critically-acclaimed filmmaker Ava Du ...
Posted Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 at 2:20PM
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Celebrated actress Halle Berry who became the first African American to win an Oscar for "Best Actress" for her role in "Monsters Ball" in 2002 just celebrated her 50th birthday on August 14th. In a career that spans 25 years Halle has made it a poi ...
Posted Tuesday, August 16th 2016 at 2:33AM
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The New York Public Library
Introducing the New Director of the Schomburg Center, Kevin Young
by William P. Kelly, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries
I am happy to report that Kevin Young will be joining NYPL as Director of the ...
Posted Thursday, August 4th 2016 at 8:55AM
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TIDAL RELEASES EXCLUSIVE CLIP FROM NEW MOVIE HANDS OF STONE
The Weinstein Company and TIDAL Re-team to Promote Exclusive Content
New York, N.Y. – August 2, 2016 – Today, The Weinstein Company released a new film clip from their film ...
Posted Thursday, August 4th 2016 at 6:47AM
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CHERYL BOONE ISAACS RE-ELECTED ACADEMY PRESIDENT
LOS ANGELES, CA – Cheryl Boone Isaacs was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 2) by the organization’s Board of ...
Posted Wednesday, August 3rd 2016 at 8:43AM
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The Honorable Barbara Boxer
Democratic National Convention
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Are you ready to elect the first woman President of the United States? I am beyond ready!
I have know ...
Posted Tuesday, July 26th 2016 at 9:25PM
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Remarks of Former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Democratic National Convention
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
I’ve known Hillary Clinton for almost 25 years – as a friend, a ...
Posted Tuesday, July 26th 2016 at 8:55PM
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Philadelphia, PA – Tonight, the Democratic National Convention Committee will release a new video called, “Eagle Academy.” In 2004, David Banks realized that young men of color in his community were too likely to find themselves in th ...
Posted Tuesday, July 26th 2016 at 5:38PM
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PHILADELPHIA – The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced the full schedule of official daytime activities for Democratic Caucus and Council meetings to be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center next week. Each meeti ...
Posted Sunday, July 24th 2016 at 11:57PM
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PHILADELPHIA - The Democratic National Convention Committee announced additional speakers who will address the Democratic National Convention being held in Philadelphia from July 25 to July 28. Additional speakers will continue to be announced thr ...
Posted Sunday, July 24th 2016 at 11:10PM
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM COMMITTEE ADVANCES PARTY’S MOST PROGRESSIVE, INCLUSIVE AND AMBITIOUS PLATFORM DRAFT IN ITS HISTORY
Convention Delegates to Review Document Reflecting a Diverse, United Party in the Fight for an America That I ...
Posted Saturday, July 23rd 2016 at 4:54PM
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Gavel to Open Official Convention Proceedings
PHILADELPHIA –Today the Democratic National Convention Committee announced a revised gavel time for the first day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. In order to accommodate delega ...
Posted Saturday, July 23rd 2016 at 4:28PM
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Tanisha LaVerne Grant a graduate of the nation's oldest HBCU Cheyney University of Pennslvania located in a suburb right outside of Philadelphia, will return to Philadelphia to cover the DNC July 25th-28th. Tanisha is a freelance multi media correspo ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at 12:40AM
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Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe who stars in the new $200 million dollar blockbuster film "Independence Day: Resurgence" as "Agent Travis Matthews" chats with media correspondent and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alum Tanisha LaVerne Grant about Hollywo ...
Posted Saturday, June 25th 2016 at 4:00AM
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SILVER SPRING, MD. – JUNE 15, 2016 – TV One President Brad Siegel formally announced today Tosha Whitten-Griggs as the network’s SVP, Public Relations. Whitten-Griggs joined earlier this year and oversees the full scope of TV One’s communicat ...
Posted Wednesday, June 15th 2016 at 1:13PM
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Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story will premiere on Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m. ET (encore presentation at 9 p.m. ET). Starring Teyonah Parris (Chi-Raq, Survivor's Remorse) in the title role and featuring a special cameo appearance from ...
Posted Thursday, June 9th 2016 at 4:24AM
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Kathleen N. Cleaver former Black Panther leader was among a host of luminaries honored at the 10th Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Auction and Gala in New York City. The Gordon Parks Foundation honors individuals who have contributed their lives to t ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2016 at 12:54AM
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The Paley Center for Media Brought Together Countless Luminaries in New York to Celebrate Hispanic Achievements in Television
The Paley Center Celebration Continues this Fall with the Hollywood Tribute to Hispanic Achievements in Television
Pal ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2016 at 8:10PM
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