In celebration of baseball season, we commemorate Jackie Robinson, who debuted as a major league player April 15, 1947. Robinson, was the first African-American to break the sport’s racial barrier. After playing only played one season in the Negro Leagues before being recruited into the Major Leagues by Branch Rickey, as a member of the […]
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New York, April 14, 2015 – Kicking off its first upfront season with new President Bradley J. Siegel at the helm, TV One today unveiled its programming plans for the 2015-2016 television year. In a presentation at the Helen Mills Event Space, Mr. Siegel announced the entertainment network for Black adults is planning more than
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In a press release TV One announced that the Easter Sunday premiere of The 30th Annual Stellar Awards, delivered TV One’s most watched weekend primetime premiere telecast this year in the demo. 228k watched The 30th Annual Stellar Awards is the 3rd most watched telecast on the network this year behind The 46th NAACP Awards and Unsung
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Via Press Release –(Los Angeles, CA) African Americans in the LGBTQ community took their bows and trophies at the inaugural Truth Awards on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the historic Ebell of Los Angeles. No envelopes were needed because all names called that night were winners. Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, The DIVA Foundation and Better
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TV One’s News One Now will devote the full hour to profiling the hit ABC comedy series ‘black-ish’ on Friday, April 3 at 9:00AM/ET. Host and Managing Editor Roland S. Martin recently visited the set of the popular and critically acclaimed sitcom in Los Angeles during the NAACP Image Awards week, and conducted interviews with the
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LAS VEGAS, NV (March 30, 2015) – Dubbed the greatest night in Gospel music, the 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas turned “Sin City” into “Salvation City.” Celebrating 30 years, the Stellar Awards was co-hosted with comedic flair by David Mann (“Mann & Wife), Tamela Mann (“Sparkle”) and
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On Saturday, March 28, in celebration of its 30th year anniversary, the Stellar Gospel Music Awards was taped live at a spectacular new location, The Las Vegas Orleans Arena. Kicking off the festivities on Thursday, March 26, the two-day event began with an inspirational music game show, a screening of Mann and Wife, Bowling party,
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South African Comedian Trevor Noah will take over the spot as The Daily Show host, replacing Jon Stewart at the end of the year. Noah, 31, has recently served as a senior international correspondent on The Daily Show, filing reports on events such as the Islamist group Boko Haram’s violent attacks in Nigeria. This past December,
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Wendell James is a man who clearly understands what living your truth means. Fashionably animated on and off T.V., one of his many truths is that he’s about as real as they come. For two seasons, he’s shared his day to day life in front of the camera, portraying himself on OWN’s docu-series “Raising Whitley.” James
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AUSTIN, TX (March 20, 2015) — Texas gospel sensation, The Jones Family Singers, moved SXSW audiences with their story of faith and perseverance. The film, called THE JONES FAMILY WILL MAKE A WAY, highlights the 30-year-old group’s traditional Gospel roots and chronicles their efforts to share their message with a broad audience without compromising their
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