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NABJ Remembers Veteran Broadcaster Amanda Davis

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Washington, DC – National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) members are saddened by yet another loss with the sudden passing of Amanda Davis, an Atlanta veteran news anchor. As this year comes to an end, NABJ remembers those we have lost, including Davis and other influential members who are some of the most renown journalists […]
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Commentary

H is for Hypocrisy

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The flag is NOT to be displayed on the horizontal yet the fake news about #takeaknee being disrespectful to it is consonantal Nor worn as apparel or carried as a purse yet theses Right Wingers do that to it and worse They call themselves Fiscal Conservatives and say on that you can bet but, want […]
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Headlines

How Black Women Saved Alabama — and Democracy

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NOTE: In the video above Roland Martin speaks to Black women who mobilized voters in Alabama on Election Day (unrelated to story). How Black Women Saved Alabama — and Democracy By Kerra Bolton (CNN) – America, you were in danger, girl. That is until 96% of African-American voters saved democracy and human decency by defeating […]
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NABJ to TV One Execs: Reconsider Decision to Ax ‘NewsOne Now’

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Washington, D.C. – Members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) are expressing their dismay that NewsOne Now will go off the air on Dec. 21. TV One executives made the announcement earlier this week. TJ Holmes, Stephen A. Smith, Jemele Hill, Cari Champion, and industry professionals such as Lawrence O’Donnell and Greta Van […]
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Black Enterprise Details How Roland Martin Made Black Media Matter

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by Alfred Edmond, Jr. (BlackEnterprise.com) – In a move that shocked many in the urban media industry, TV One abruptly ended its News One TV show hosted by Roland Martin, reports The Daily News. Martin confirmed the news in a Facebook post: Fam, the sad news is true. The staff of @tvonetv #NewsOneNow was informed this afternoon […]
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Entertainment

Grammy Winning Singer and Actor, Tyrese Gibson, to Perform at UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball

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Atlanta, GA – Multi-talented singer, songwriter, actor, author and television producer Tyrese Gibson will perform at the 34th Annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball. UNCF’s signature fundraising gala and premier social event of the holiday season, will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017, 6:30 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. Rodney Bullard, […]
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Politics

Senator Orrin Hatch Said he has a “Rough Time Wanting to Spend Billions and Billions and Trillions of Dollars to Help People Who Won’t Help Themselves

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Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) should be ashamed of himself for insinuating that recipients of The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health coverage won’t lift a finger to help themselves. Senator Hatch claims he was once poor and takes credit for inventing CHIP so it’s hard to understand why he seems to believe people are […]
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Community Activists Honored by Real Life Urban Super Hero, DangerMan, at 2nd Annual DangerMan Hero Awards

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Los Angeles – America’s Real Life Urban Super Hero, DangerMan, will once again honor the heroics of local community activists at the 2nd Annual 2017 DangerMan Hero Awards Show, to be held the evening of Saturday, December 9 at the California African American Museum (CAAM). The highly anticipated event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with […]
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Books

’70’s Soul Singer The Natural Four’s Chris Bell Pens Revealing Memoir “Music Saved My Live”

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Atlanta, GA – A good old school love song can take you on a journey and incite the resurgence of memories long gone. The 1973 hit “Can This Be Real” is a prime example. The melody was a Top 40 break through on the R&B charts and The Natural Four were the singular force behind […]
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