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Nov 6 2023

NAACP & American Film Market Launch “Guidelines For the Depiction of Black Life in Media

LOS ANGELES – This week, the NAACP Hollywood Bureau partnered with American Film Market, curating an impactful conversation on the importance of media storytelling and the long term effects of the media’s misrepresentation of African Americans on the Black community. “It is incumbent upon those of us who sit in positions of authority and power within …

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Aug 28 2023

Netflix drops the first trailer for the upcoming Bayard Rustin biopic, ‘Rustin, Starring Coleman Domingo

On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, Netflix has dropped the first trailer for the upcoming Bayard Rustin biopic, ‘Rustin,’ which stars Colman Domingo.⁠ In the trailer for “Rustin” which explains how civil rights leader Bayard Rustin defied the odds to plan the historic event. On Aug. 28, Black, white, young, old, rich, …

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Jul 6 2023

Time to Expand Supreme Court or Limit Terms

Time to Expand Supreme Court or Limit Terms!! Supreme Court Not Supposed to be Political, Actions Say Otherwise! ”Who Are These People?” By DL White Photo: Reuters “Let’s be clear, race has always played a role in college admissions. I was recruited to Harvard as a result of an Affirmative Action policy that was in …

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Jun 5 2023

US Cannot Afford to Default!

Dems and GOP Differ on Debt Limit Priorities (Again)!By DL White “GOP Protecting the Rich & Well-Off Here we go again! We have been here before. No deal yet in the Dept Limit debacle. The clock is ticking and time is rapidly running out…….Welcome to the latest version of the debt limit discussions……… Two political …

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Apr 25 2023

To Be or Not to Be Woke…….. That is the question?

Without a Clear Agenda for America – GOP Use Fear & Ignorance to Attack By DL White When William Shakespeare (April, 1564 – April 23, 1616), conceived of the famous solitogury in Hamlet, “To be, or not to be: that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in mind to suffer the slings and arrows of …

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Feb 2 2023

54th NAACP Image Awards: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson & Benjamin Crump to Receive Special Awards

Today, the NAACP and BET announced that U.S. Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) will be honored with the prestigious Chairman’s Award during the “54th NAACP Image Awards.” The Chairman’s Award is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Past honorees of the Chairman’s Award include Samuel L. Jackson, the late U.S. Congressman …

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Jan 13 2023

Dr. Shirley Weber Sworn is as Secretary of State of California

On Jan 9, with the sound of African drumming in the background, Shirley Weber was sworn-in as the first-elected Black Secretary of State (SOS) of California and the 32nd person to hold the position. The ceremony was conducted at the SOS’ auditorium in downtown Sacramento, one block south of the State Capitol. Senate President pro …

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Nov 30 2022

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries Will Be First Black Minority Leader of U.S. House of Representatives

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries will succeed Nancy Pelosi in becoming the U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader. Jeffries, who is replacing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will be the first Black lawmaker to lead a political party in Congress. This is a major history-making change in American Politics. Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New …

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Oct 12 2022

Gas prices rising again. Is this Political?

Commentary By DL White Saudi Arabia is Not Acting like an Allie? News flash! Just as friends don’t allow friends to drive drunk….Oil producing countries (that are supposed to be an ally) don’t (or should not) cut crude oil production when crude is being withheld by a major oil producing country involved in an unprovoked …

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Sep 27 2022

The Oprah Winfrey Network Continues Powerful OWN Your Vote 2022 Campaign

“OWN Your Vote” (Tuesday, September 27, 2022) – OWN and national voting rights leaders today joined forces to launch the OWN Your Vote 2022 campaign – a bipartisan, pro-social campaign mobilizing Black women to vote in the upcoming midterm election and arming their communities to do the same. OWN Your Vote first launched in 2020 …

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