Washington, DC — Microsoft Corp. has donated $1 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall after five years of construction. “The stories, art and culture of African Americans are vibrant and important narratives in our nation’s history,” said Fred Humphries, corporate vice president of U.S. government […]
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“Will Racism Ever End, Will I Ever Stop Being A ______?” New Utne Reader Cover Story by Kevin Powell
New York, NY — Award-winning writer, activist, and public speaker Kevin Powell is teaming with Utne Reader, the envelope-pushing progressive magazine and online space, around a series of blogs on race, gender, politics, and pop culture in America. The partnership comes on the heels of Powell’s critically acclaimed new autobiography, The Education of Kevin Powell: […]
UNCF and Fund II Foundation Launch $48 Million STEM Scholarship for African American Students
New York, NY – UNCF and Fund II Foundation announced the launch of a major scholarship program benefiting African American students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The Fund II Foundation UNCF STEM Scholars Program is a $48 million initiative aimed at addressing diversity gaps that exist in the […]
NFL Executive Vice President Troy Vincent Named To Savoy Magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks In Corporate America”
BUFFALO, N.Y.- Neville Consultants Inc. announces that NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations TROY VINCENT has been named to Savoy Magazine’s list of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.” The list, included as part of the magazine’s 15th anniversary spring issue available on March 1, is considered by the publication to […]
Digital Social Media CONNECT with The Belle Continues Mini Tour on the East Coast
Richmond, VA (TBR) February 24, 2016 – There is no surprise that Social Media is taking over however, it’s important not to let Social Media take YOU over. These are now the famous words from Sheilah Belle, also affectingly known as The Belle and CEO of The Belle Report, as she is now pushing out […]
NABJ Mourns the Loss of Founder Acel Moore
Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is mourning the death of Acel Moore, one of the organization’s 44 founders. Moore was also a founding member of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. He was 75. The Philadelphia native served as an Army medic before becoming a copy clerk at the Philadelphia […]
TheGrio and RollingOut Partner to Form Digital Ad Network Collaboration to Allow Advertisers to Reach Key Ethnic Demographic
Atlanta, GA – Two top media sites for reaching millennial and multicultural audiences have partnered to offer expanded reach for brands trying to connect with these coveted consumers. Popular news site thegrio.com and lifestyle and entertainment outlet rollingout.com have joined forces to form the RollingOut Digital Ad Network. TheGrio, rolling out and the other digital […]
NABJ Congratulates Member Jeff Ballou on His Election as Vice President of The National Press Club
Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates member Jeff Ballou on his election as Vice President of The National Press Club. The Press Club is a private club of more than 3,000 journalists and communications professionals, and has been a Washington institution for more than a century. As one of the […]
Dr. Takeisha Davis Named CEO of New Orleans East Hospital
New Orleans, LA – Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Orleans Parish Hospital Service District A (HSD) and LCMC Health recently announced that Takeisha Davis, MD, MPH, will serve as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New Orleans East Hospital (NOEH) beginning on Jan. 11, 2016. Dr. Davis has spent the last ten years at the […]