UMC – Urban Movie Channel Nabs Exclusive SVOD Rights for OWN’s BLACK LOVE Docuseries
Los Angeles, CA – Following its record premiere ratings on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network last summer, UMC – Urban Movie Channel, the first premium subscription streaming service created for fans of African American and urban content, is excited to announce that it has acquired exclusive SVOD rights for the popular docuseries, BLACK LOVE. Watch trailer. […]
Iconic Funkateer Bootsy Collins and Bishop Don “Magic” Juan will Treat Party Goers to a House Party, Players Ball and Video Shoot Affair on Grammy Night
Los Angeles – Sunday, January 28, 2018, Grammy night will be on fire from coast to coast as West Coast party goers, players and pranksters will have their own affair to blast into the future in full musical gear! New York may have the Grammys, but Hollywood will boast the funk as Honeycomb Entertainment Productions, […]
Donald Trump Jr and His Posse: Orphans, Adoptions, Money and Possible Conflicts of Interest
Opinion Piece by Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich, Ph.D. – According to MSNBC’s Morning Joe Co-Host, Mika Brzezinski, speaking recently on the TV Show: “It is time for us to see what we SEE!” Brzezinski means that, in our frustrating efforts to understand, translate, clarify, analyze and parse the numerous slap-stick side-shows of this Trump presidency, we must […]
Pam Grier Hosts Leading Ladies Takeover Triple Feature on Bounce In Anticipation of New Movie Proud Mary starring Taraji P. Henson
Atlanta, GA – Legendary actress Pam Grier hosted an evening of action-oriented, women-kicking-butt movies on Bounce TV last week in anticipation of the new motion picture Proud Mary, starring Taraji P. Henson. Bounce’s Leading Ladies Takeover kicked off with Baby Boy, starring Henson in her big screen debut. Jennifer Lopez as a U.S. Marshall in […]
“Sharecrop” Documentary Features Stories From Former Sharecroppers
Rocky Point, NC (BlackNews.com)- Stack Stories LLC is pleased to announce that the SHARECROP documentary is now available for theatrical, educational and community screenings through TUGG.com. SHARECROP (Stack Stories 2017) is a 90-minute documentary that features stories from ten people who sharecropped between 1930 and 1960. Dr. C Sade Turnipseed, Professor of History at Mississippi […]
2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of a Momentous Year in Civil Rights
“It is not an overstatement to say that the destiny of the entire human race depends on what is going on in America today. This is a staggering reality to the rest of the world; they must feel like passengers in a supersonic jetliner who are forced to watch helplessly while a passel of drunks, […]
Time to Hook Black Women Up
Julianne Malveaux, PhD – By Senator Elect Doug Jones (D-AL) did not have to win his battle against accused sexual molester and Republican candidate Roy Moore in the epic battle in Alabama on December 12. He won because young people, some white women (most of them voted for Moore), and an amazing effort from Alabama’s […]
Urban League Movement Reflects on a Year of Empowering Americans through Jobs, Education, Financial Literacy and Health Care
By Marc Morial (To Be Equal #94) – “From your founding, amid the great migration, to the struggles of the civil rights movement, to the battles of today, the Urban League has been on the ground, in our communities, working quietly — day in, day out — without fanfare; opening up opportunity, rolling back inequality, […]