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Award-Winning Journalist, Roland Martin, to Launch Daily Digital Show in September

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On September 4, veteran journalist, Roland Martin, will launch a daily digital show, #RolandMartinUnfiltered, which will focus on speak truth to power on the issues of the day. #RolandMartinUnfiltered is a daily digital show broadcasting from Washington D.C. that will focus on issues important to our community. With award-winning journalist Roland Martin at the helm, […]
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Award-Winning New Film “Let My People Vote” Being Used as Rallying Call for Youth to Participate in Midterm Elections

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Poignant film becoming rallying call for youth to participate in the midterm elections LOS ANGELES – While media pundits and other experts debate the impact Russia had on the 2016 election, a riveting short documentary exposing the harsh voter suppression laws that prohibit 6.1 million Americans from voting, “Let My People Vote,” is fast becoming […]
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Commentary

Graduation is Just the First Hurdle

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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – The Black Panther, Chadwick Bozeman, graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000. His writing partner is also a HU graduate. Bozeman came back to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018, and to reportedly receive an honorary degree. The Howard University […]
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Academy and Grammy Award Winner, Jamie Foxx to Host “BET Awards” 2018

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NEW YORK – BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), today announced Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy Award-winning musician Jamie Foxx as this year’s “BET Awards” 2018 host. Returning to the stage as host for the second time after nearly a decade, Foxx joins an A-List roster of comedians and entertainers who […]
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Shelia E, LaLa Anthony, and Tamika Mallory Among Honorees at WEEN Awards in Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES – BET Her in partnership with Bumble and the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network recently announced the 2018 WEEN Awards scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. PT at The Conga Room at L.A. LIVE. Hosted by “Insecure” actress Amanda Seales, the empowering night honors […]
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Politics

National Unity ’18 Black Voting & Power Building Campaign Launches in Georgia

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The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) launched the Unity ’18 Black Voting & Power Building “Time4APowerShift” National Campaign (Unity ’18) last week in Atlanta, Georgia. The NCBCP Unity ’18 is a non-partisan national campaign focused on leveraging the power and impact of the Black vote and collective […]
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Pioneer Street Photographer Norman Bush is Subject of New Documentary

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Visual artist documents bill posting as the pre-Internet social media An eclectic selection of art connoisseurs gathered in Atlanta last week as filming kicked off for a documentary about the unique artistry of Norman Bush, a pioneering street photographer who creates art by photographing bill postings on city walls and images of street scenes that […]
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Business

Lowery Institute Change Agent Tank Winner, Madisyn Dudley, Receives Seed Money to Engage Black Youth in STEM

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Atlanta, GA – In a time when the leadership of black women is being celebrated, Cheryl Lowery, president and CEO of the Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute (Lowery Institute), announced that Madisyn Dudley, a dual-degree engineering and computer science major, received funding to engage black youth in STEM as winner of the recent Change Agent […]
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Inspirational Sports Author, Richard LoPresto, To Donate 500 “Old Timers Day” Books To Central Church During Speaking Engagement

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Las Vegas, NV – Inspirational author and sports enthusiast, Richard LoPresto put readers on notice during the World Series when his Celestial Baseball Association announced plans to make a film based on his baseball book, “Old Timers Day As Told by God to Richard LoPresto.” An epic tale about the forces of “Good vs. Evil,” […]
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