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Apr 5 2017

The Academy To Launch New Entertainment Internship Offering Opportunities to Underrepresented Communities

LOS ANGELES, CA – In June, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will launch Academy Gold, a new entertainment industry-wide summer internship and mentoring program that will expand opportunities for students and young professionals from underrepresented communities. This initiative will afford top film entertainment, technology, production services and digital media companies an […]

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Apr 5 2017

New Jersey Teen Accepted into all 8 Ivy League Schools

After racking up acceptances letters from all eight Ivy League schools, a New Jersey teenager has a tough decision to make. A decision that most high school seniors can only imagine — which Ivy League school to choose to attend in the fall. Ifeoma White-Thorpe (17), said she was shaking when she got the eighth acceptance letter.

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Apr 5 2017

Poem Dedicated to Model Trolled on Social Media Because of her Darker Skin

We’re certain that by now, many of you have heard the name Mimi Mbah, and how she was trolled on social media because of the color of her skin. And, hopefully you read the aspiring models beautiful response to her hater. It all started last week, when some of Mimi’s photos were shared by @_AFRICANS_,

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Apr 4 2017

Happy Birthday Maya Angelou: 10 Quotes That Make Us Want To Do Better

Maya Angelou would have been 89 today. Over the years, her quotes have inspired us all to want to better. Here are just 10 Maya quotes that inspire us:

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Apr 4 2017

Equal Pay Day For Women: Sheryl Sandberg Launches #20PercentCounts

Can you believe that on average women are still paid 20 percent less than men are? And, for Black women the wage gap is even larger than for women overall, with Black women working full time, year round typically making only 63 cents for every dollar white non-Hispanic men make. As a result, families and the

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Mar 31 2017

The CW Releases First Look at Cress Williams as DC Series Black Lightning

Let’s just get this out of the way: It’s about time the Marvel Comics world added more people of color superheroes. Wouldn’t you agree? Now that Netflix has one of the highest rated original series hence; The acclaimed Marvel’s Luke Cage, the powers that be in the entertainment world appears to have taken notice and

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Mar 29 2017

Stephen Hill Resigns From BET After 18 Years

Stephen Hill, President of Programming at BET is stepping down after 18 years with the company on March 31, 2017. Connie Orlando, SVP Specials, Music Programming, and News, will serve as the interim Head of Programming, according to chairman and CEO Debra Lee, who broke the news to staff at the Viacom-owned network via memo

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Mar 29 2017

Delecia Turner Sonnenberg Makes Globe Directorial Debut in Skeleton Crew

SAN DIEGO —San Diego director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg makes her Globe debut to helm the award-winning drama, Skeleton Crew, which is presented in association with San Diego’s MOXIE Theatre, where Turner Sonnenberg is Founding Artistic Director. Times are tough in 2008 Detroit, but there’s still one working auto plant. The long hours and demanding shifts have turned the line workers

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Mar 27 2017

OWN Orders 2 New Docu-Series to Saturday Night Line-up

LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has ordered two new docu-series that will join its popular Saturday night programming line-up later this year. “Released,” produced by Lucky 8 TV, features intimate, first-person narratives of formerly incarcerated men and women as they walk out of the prison doors for the first

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Mar 27 2017

Tamela Mann, Travis Greene Win Big at Stellars

Tamala Mann, Photo Credit: Earl Gibson, Courtesy of Central City Productions/TV One March 26, 2017 – Central City Productions hosted the 32nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards last night in Las Vegas, NV at The Orleans Arena. The annual show, hailed as an “epic night in gospel music,” was hosted by Erica Campbell and Anthony Brown. The night included performances by Tamela Mann, Shirley

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