2021

San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts Presents “Say Their Names” Exhibit

There is a new memorial exhibit that’s currently on display in San Diego, California, through July 24, 2021, honoring dozens of Black Americans who lost their lives interacting with police or who were victims of hate crimes.  After it had been shown in some 30 cities around the country, the San Diego African American Museum

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Zaila Avant-garde the FIRST African-American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Thursday in the ESPN-televised national finals,14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde from Harvey, Louisiana, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, making her the first African-American to win the prestigious honor. Well-rounded Avant-gard, a basketball prodigy has earned more recognition for her athletic prowess than her achievements in spelling. She is has appeared in a commercial with Stephen Curry

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OWN: Announces Additional Cast Members for ‘Kings of Napa’

NEW DRAMA ‘THE KINGS OF NAPA,’ Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced two new series regular cast members and four recurring guest stars for the new drama “The Kings of Napa,” from acclaimed showrunner, writer, and producer Janine Sherman Barrois (“Claws,” “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”) and Warner

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Note to Congress: Now is the time to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act! …..”If not now when?”

The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965, and every (25) years the Act has come before Congress and it has been renewed and signed into law.Prior to his death, Lewis was pushing and using all the strength he could muster calling on his colleagues on both sides of the isle in Congress to support

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OWN: Season Two of “Cherish The Day” Returns Starring Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons

LOS ANGELES — OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that Joy Bryant (“Parenthood,” “For Life”) and Henry Simmons (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “NYPD Blue”) have been set to star in season two of award-winning creator Ava DuVernay’s anthology drama series “Cherish the Day,” from ARRAY Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television. Production will begin this month

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Academy Membership: Issa Rae, Jurnee Smollett, Nicole Beharie, Andra Day & Leslie Odom Jr. Invited to join

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 395 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Membership selection decisions are based on professional qualifications, with representation, inclusion and equity remaining a priority of Academy Aperture 2025.  The

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‘The Hair Tales’ Docuseries: OWN, ONYX COLLECTIVE AND HULU Announce Partnership

LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Hulu announced today an unprecedented partnership to simultaneously broadcast a new docuseries, “The Hair Tales,” from executive producers Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) and Michaela angela Davis (“The Meaning of Mariah Carey”) who created the series concept. Produced by Joy Mill Entertainment, Culture House, Tetravision, and Harpo Films,

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