By DL White “We might not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us!” John R. Lewis (1940-2020) John Robert Lewis, considered by many as the “moral conscience” of the U.S. Congress, and the venerated voice for Voting Rights in America since 1961, fought his last fight and voiced support for Black Lives […]
BURBANK, Calif. (July 19, 2020) — Today, Parkwood Entertainment and Disney+ released the new trailer and poster for “Black Is King,” a film by 24-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, which will premiere globally on July 31, 2020, streaming on Disney+. The new film based on the music of “The Lion King: The Gift,” will premiere two weeks
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LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2020 — The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation (OWCF) announced today a $3 million donation to South LA Forward, a newly created coalition of three Los Angeles based grassroot organizations – SoLa I Can Foundation, SEE-LA, and the Watts Healthcare Corporation. This OWCF donation is in addition to the previously announced $12 million
Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) said in a statement Friday night that “America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history.” John Lewis, who went from being the youngest leader of the 1963 March on Washington to a long-serving congressman from Georgia and icon of the civil rights movement has
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The TriStar feature is set in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.After releasing comic book movie Old Guard on Netflix to critical acclaim, Gina Prince-Bythewood has decided to make it her next project. Inspired by true events that took place in the Kingdom of
German actress Javicia Leslie just scored title role in the television series Batwoman, when it returns for season two, replacing Ruby Rose, who left after the show’s first season. Leslie will become the first Black actress to play Batwoman in a live-action TV or film production. “I am extremely proud to be the first Black
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Joy Reid, host of the MSNBC weekend talk show AM Joy, is moving to the 7 p.m. hour on July 20, according to the New York Times, making her one of the few Black women to anchor a major nightly news program. Her new show, The ReidOut, replaces Hardball and its host, According to website Vulture, Chris Matthews, who was forced
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JUNE 23RD – NEW YORK, NK — International supermodel, activist and philanthropist Naomi Campbell kicks off the relaunch of the second season of her highly popular and well received series, “No Filter with Naomi” – a limited-time production as a part of her “Being Naomi” YouTube channel. The first episode is completely focused around the #BlackLivesMatter
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If you’re looking for something to do this summer, virtually, Essence just announced the talent line-up for its first-ever virtual 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture. In a press release the media powerhouse states that, – First-Ever Virtual Festival Includes Two UNSTOPPABLE Weekends of #ESSENCEFEST with Daytime Empowerment Experiences and Nighttime Concerts Streaming on ESSENCE Studios, June
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ABC just announced that the new bachelor from the hit reality show is Matt James. And he’s black. In the past few days white brands are falling all over themselves to wrong a right in 2020 hence—Black Lives Matter. In the case of ABC’s long-running hit dating show The Bachelor, 18-years to be exact,
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