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Shawna Thomas, has been named executive producer at CBS This Morning

Yesterday, ViacomCBS announced that award-winning producer and program executive Shawna Thomas, has been named executive producer at CBS This Morning. Thomas is slated to begin her new assignment at CBS News’ flagship morning news broadcast on Monday, February 1. “When CBS News decided to bring the news back to the mornings many years ago, I […]

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“All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, Presents Filmed Virtual Dramatic Reading

The Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition (BLACC) powered by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, announced today the partnership with iN-Hale Entertainment and All Tea No, Shade Productions in support of the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2021 with the theme of “Stigma Gotta Go.” “Stigma and shame are 2 parallel social ills that continue

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LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE, OWN’S hit reality series, returns January 30

We can think of quite a few reasons why LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE, OWN’S hit reality series is a fan favorite. For one, we get to watch three Black power couples takeover the commercial real estate and construction industry in a relatively small town in Alabama, like they own it. Unfortunately, or fortunately for some,

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NAACP 52nd Image Awards Will Broadcast Live in 2021 On BET Networks

LOS ANGELES (December 16, 2020) – Today the NAACP announced that the 52nd NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live on BET Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET. Additionally, the NAACP Image Awards Dinner, which traditionally takes place the night before the telecast, will live stream over six nights February 15-19, 2021. The virtual ceremonies will recognize winners in

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CMT Remembers Charley Pride’ in a celebration honoring his life and legacy

Nashville, Tenn. – Charley Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Dallas, Texas of complications from COVID-19 at age 86. Charley Pride’s family and close friends will hold a private wake and memorial in Dallas this week, with future plans for a public celebration

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Jazz Vocalist Somi Kakoma, Becomes First African Artist Nominated for a Jazz Vocal Performance Grammy

East African Jazz songstress Somi Kakoma, popularly known as ‘Somi’, announces her nomination for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, where she has been shortlisted in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Album for her latest live album, ‘Holy Room’. The historical moment not only marks the first time Somi has received a nomination, but Somi also becomes the

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Grammy®-Winning Artist H.E.R. Perform on Walt Disney Records, “Safety” Original Soundtrack

Available today from Walt Disney Records, the Safety Original Soundtrack features score by critically acclaimed Grammy®-winning jazz musician/producer and composer Marcus Miller (“Marshall”).  The soundtrack includes the original song “Hold Us Together” performed by Grammy®-winning singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist H.E.R., which she wrote and produced in collaboration with Josiah Bassey and Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II.  Directed by Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Reginald Hudlin,

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Critically Acclaimed Historical Drama “Underground” Heads to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it has acquired the critically acclaimed historical drama “Underground” to air beginning Tuesday, January 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.  The dramatic series from Sony Pictures Television will have a revitalized presentation on OWN, with newly filmed episodic introductions by cast members, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage and more.

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