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Howard University Renames College of Fine Arts After Chadwick Boseman

Today  Howard University announced that it has named its newly re-established College of Fine Arts after one of its most famous alumni: the late actor Chadwick Boseman. News of the school was first reported in the Washington Post. Earlier this month, Howard named actor and alumna Phylicia Rashad as the dean of the fine arts school. Boseman was a […]

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OWN and P&G Present “Widen The Screen” Special George Floyd Programming

LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced that a special one-hour programming event presented by Procter & Gamble as a part of its β€˜Widen the Screen’ initiative, β€œOWN and P&G Present: Widen The Screen – A Fuller View of Black Life” premiering on Tuesday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. This special presentation is

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RECAP: Urban One Honors Awards Show Celebrating Black Women

Sunday evening, TV One hosted the third annual URBAN ONE HONORS award show, which was simulcasted for the first time on its sister network CLEO TV. Celebrating the exemplary accomplishments of African American women, the special was hosted by Grammy-Award-winning gospel artist Erica Campbell and award-winning journalist, author, and syndicated columnist Roland Martin. Honorees included Stacey Abrams, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Dr. Ala Stanford, Rosalind Brewer and Robin

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OWN Spotlight event, β€œThe Legacy of Black Wall Street” Premiering on discovery+

Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced a new two-part special OWN Spotlight event, β€œThe Legacy of Black Wall Street” premiering Tuesday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 8 on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service and will then broadcast in primetime the same evening on OWN at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.  β€œThe

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SXSW 2021 Doc Spotlight: First Trailer for WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA

The first trailer just dropped for WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA,  a film that will make its World Premiere at SXSW 2021- Documentary Spotlight, and from what we can see, it’s a long overdue conversation. ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson’s powerful and groundbreaking talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism interwoven with archival footage,

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IDA B. the Queen: Great Grand-daughter Pens a New Biography on the Extraordinary Life of Ida B. Wells

Michele Duster, author of a new biography, Ida B. The Queen, The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, says that her goal is to expand the story of the iconic journalist and pioneering civil rights activist, who just happens to be her, great-grandmother.   Duster, who took an interest in history and in

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Rhymes with Reason App Developer Partners with Black Owned Investment Firm

A few years ago The Chocolate Voice had the opportunity to interview millennial Austin Martin, the brilliance behind Rhymes with Reason, an app designed to strengthen the vocabulary and English skills of today’s youth. Martin, who was named in the 2020 Forbes list 30 under 30 in education, got the idea to develop the educational app

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