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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In response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a two-night special “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?” that will simulcast on OWN and across all of Discovery’s 18 other U.S. networks on Tuesday, June 9 (Part 1) and Wednesday, June 10 (Part 2) at 9 p.m. ET/PT both nights. It will also stream for
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Today marks the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, one of worst acts of racial violence in American history. In the 1921 attack, mobs of white residents attacked and ultimately destroyed the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at that time the wealthiest black community in the United States, known as “Black Wall Street”. The story of that
Funds Support Underserved Communities in Oprah’s “Home Cities” of Nashville, Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore and Kosciusko, Mississippi Los Angeles, CA – The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation announced today the newest grant recipients of Oprah Winfrey’s $12 million COVID-19 Relief Fund. The $12 million in grants support organizations in Oprah’s “home cities” of Nashville, Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore and
FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON OF HIT DRAMA TO PREMIERE TUESDAY, JUNE 23 AT 9 PM ET/PT Fortunately, there is some good news for ‘Greenleaf’ fans. OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is in development with Lionsgate on a spin-off of the network’s critically-acclaimed hit megachurch drama from award-winning creator and executive producer Craig Wright. The network revealed the development
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This year due to high school and college graduation ceremonies around the country being canceled because of Covid-19, commencement ceremonies, a long cherished rites of passage celebrations signaling the beginning of a new chapter of life, have taken on a new normal. With no commencement speakers, this year former president Barack Obama is among the
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OWN’s new series “Fear Not with Iyanla Vanzant,” is premiering this Saturday, May 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. This week’s premiere episode will feature Oprah Winfrey and Bebe Winans. Executive Produced and hosted by popular inspirational life coach and star of OWN’s hit series “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” Iyanla Vanzant offers guidance on how to
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