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Producer Will Packer Presents “The Photograph” Starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield

On Valentine’s Day, Issa Rae (HBO’s Insecure, Little) and LaKeith Stanfield (FX’s Atlanta, Sorry to Bother You) connect in a romance where a woman must learn from the secrets in her mother’s past if she is to move forward and allow herself to love and be loved. When famed photographer Christina Eames unexpectedly dies, she […]

The T.D. Jakes Foundation Launches STEAM Think Tank With Roundtable Discussion

NEW YORK – The T.D. Jakes Foundation, a global nonprofit that focuses on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education, workforce preparedness and job training to create greater diversity and inclusion, and gender equity, in traditionally underrepresented fields, recently hosted its first roundtable, inviting business and educational leaders to take part in a lively […]

#BloombergIsARacist Trends the Same Week the Billionaire Spends 3.5 Million With Black Media

By Edrea Davis – Just when I was beginning to consider Mike Bloomberg seriously as an option if Vice President Joe Biden flunks, #BloombergIsRacist began trending on social media linking to very questionable audio of Bloomberg defending his stop and frisk policies. Later in the day I received an article about the presidential candidate doing […]

Statement by President Donnell Williams on Upward Trend of Black Homeownership Rate

Washington, DC- The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) is guardedly optimistic regarding the current upward trend of the Black homeownership rate of 44% as stated by the U.S. Census Bureau in its 4th quarter 2019 report. The reported rate represents a second in a row increase up from the 3rd quarter rate of […]

Southern Company Announces $50 million Initiative for Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Initiative aims to provide scholarships, internships, entrepreneurship training, and leadership and career development to HBCU students at qualifying institutions, while also igniting giving from additional corporate partners to increase HBCU funding ATLANTA – Southern Company and its subsidiaries today announced a $50 million multi-year initiative to provide students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) […]

African American Mayors Association’s New Racial and Economic Justice Policy Institute Receives Support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

City leaders empowered with tools and resources to support entrepreneurs and small businesses by Kauffman Foundation grant WASHINGTON – Today, the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) announced an award from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that will in part support the development of a first-of-its-kind racial and economic justice policy institute for mayors that will […]

New Jersey Ends Prison Gerrymandering; Other States And The Federal Government Must Follow Its Example

By Marc H. Morial, (To Be Equal #4) – The Census is one of the most powerful tools the African American community has to claim our rightful voice in the political, legislative and social institutions of our nation. Unfortunately, it also is one of the most abused. One of the ways the Census is abused […]

Ford Celebrates Black Women with ‘Built Phenomenally’ Ad Campaign for Debut of the All-New 2020 Ford Escape

Dearborn, MI – Narrated by award-winning actress Angela Bassett, Ford’s latest ad campaign, “Built Phenomenally,” shines a spotlight on the all-new 2020 Escape – the company’s best-selling SUV. The new African American-focused campaign celebrates the defiance, transformation and versatility of black women as creators, marketers and performers who own their uniqueness and live phenomenally. As […]

Beyoncé And Sony/ATV Music Publishing Sign Global Agreement

NEW YORK – Beyoncé and Sony/ATV Music Publishing today announced a global agreement covering the music icon’s entire song catalog, including seminal hits from her start with Destiny’s Child, through her unparalleled collection of solo works written throughout her career. “I am excited for what’s to come with my continued partnership with Jon Platt in […]