Photo: Screenshot of Dr. Willie Blair By Lester McCurtis Dr. Willie Blair left an impact on the San Diego community fighting for racial equality in San Diego, California, and in the US Congress. He was a transformational leader of the San Diego chapter of the Black
Photo courtesy of Enzo Industries Short Film Review By: Gwen Pierce JOY & JIM is a magnificently crafted episodic short film that gives off all of the feels of a classic black love story, where a random encounter starts out rocky, but quickly turns into a
The 8th Annual Day of Remembrance Program to honor and commemorate Pfc. Oscar P. Austin who on February 23, 1969 went above and beyond the call of duty while serving in Vietnam to save the lives of members of his unit while putting his own
Winston Duke, NAACP Image Awards, 2019/TCV Amazon Studios has tapped Winston Duke (Black Panther) to star as Marcus Garvey in Marked Man, reported by Deadline. Garvey Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide. In
Many of us grew up reading iconic magazines Jet and Ebony Magazine, a true representation of the black experience in print. Today, we hear the phrase or hashtag all too often that representation matters. Well it does matter. And back then, John H.
Cathy Hughes, honoree at the Achievements in Broadcasting dinner 2019 In an announcement via Instagram, Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc. (formerly known as Radio One, Inc), the largest African-American owned and operated, broadcast company in the nation says it plans to build and
OWN released today the official trailer and key art for new drama “Delilah,” from acclaimed “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright set to premiere on Tuesday, March 9 at 9pm ET/PT. “Delilah” is executive produced by Craig Wright, Charles Randolph-Wright, and Oprah Winfrey. https://youtu.be/h7asNZdouYo Series Description: Delilah left a demanding white-shoe law
(SILVER SPRING, MD)February 24, 2021 - TV One announced the spring lineup of its original, critically-acclaimed autobiographical series UNCENSORED, with all-new episodes premiering on Sunday, March 21 at 10 p.m. ET/9C. UNCENSORED, explores the lives of your favorite personalities as they provide first-hand accounts of their success, and obstacles they've faced throughout their careers.
Ava DuVernay, filmmaker and founder of ARRAYJournalist Jemele Hill, speaking on a panel last year. Austin, Texas — February 24, 2021 — South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals has announced U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; master facilitator, author, executive producer and host of The New York Times podcast Together
Jeffrey Robinson in a scene from WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA. The first trailer just dropped for WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA, a film that will make its World Premiere at SXSW 2021- Documentary Spotlight, and from what we can see,