Shout out to CYMI, Netflix who launched an incredibly powerful new campaign called #FirstTimeISawMe – about the importance of representation in entertainment. Let’s face it, representation in entertainment matters. Seriously. Although, progress has been made over the years, diversity, inclusion and seeing more people of color on film and television screens is a stretch.When […]
BET Networks and Beverly Bond, CEO, Founder and Creator of “BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™”are excited to announce this year’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ Awards taping on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Prudential Hall in Newark, NJ. The broadcast will premiere on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on BET. The 2017 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ celebrants
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela On this day, Rolihlahla Mandela was born. Mandela’s given name Rolihlahla, his schoolteachers were unable to pronounce. As it turns out,
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The Academy for Excellence in Athletics & Academics (Academy) is collaborating with The National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) to help promote and publicized NNOA’s Second Annual Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) Day. The event will take place on July 26, 2017 onboard the USS Essex (LHD-2), from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at
For those who don’t know today, we celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth Celebrations around the USA aim to increase knowledge and appreciation of the roles, achievements and contributions of African Americans to our society and pay tribute to this important milestone in our
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“We cannot heal the deep wounds inflicted during the era of racial terrorism until we tell the truth about it.” That powerful quote comes from Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director/Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative an organization committed to addressing America’s history of racial injustice. In a groundbreaking digital experience Equal Justice Initiative with support from Google, aims to
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The National Urban League Presents: State of Black America Town Hall on Wed. May 31 at 8 P.M. ET in an exclusive 2-hour special on TVOne. Roland Martin will host the groundbreaking event that will be taped before a live audience at the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., and will bring together some of the nation’s greatest thought leaders,
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African American Harvard Student Makes History by Submitting Rap Album For Thesis Harvard student will graduate with one of the highest accolades after submitting a 10 track rap album for his final thesis. What’s so amazing about this story is that, never in the history of the Ivy League institution has this been done. The
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(San Diego, CA )The African American Student Success Coalition (AASSC) will hold a Press Conference on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. outside of the Eugene Brucker Education Center located at 4100 Normal Street, to address the lack of accountability for the educational outcomes of African American Students in San Diego Unified School
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Stina and Tia Hunt, photo courtesy of Facebook. During the month of May, thousands of students are graduating from colleges around the world. What makes the occasion even more special, is when you have the opportunity to walk and receive your diploma at the same time as your mom. This Saturday, Stina and Tia Hunt of
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