New York, NY – Emmy-Award winning director Stanley Nelson, today announced his new film Tell Them We Are Rising:The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with the launch of HBCURising.com. This marks the first comprehensive film on the history of HBCUs and the director’s first multimedia, crowdsourced project accompanying the production and release […]
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R&B Divas Shirley Murdoch and Cheryl Pepsii Riley Perform for Packed House at Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham, AL – Earlier this week the Birmingham City Council treated over 600 guests to an electrifying concert featuring R&B divas Shirley Murdoch and Cheryl Pepsii Riley at the Birmingham Museum of Art to kick-off the 75th Annual McDonald’s Magic City Classic; one of the largest HBCU football games in the nation. Councilor Shelia Tyson […]
Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton Town Hall Debate Cold Open – SNL
Vocalist Lori Jenaire’s Jazzy R&B Classic “As You Are” Featuring Patrice Rushen Makes Billboard’s Top Five and Raises Awareness About Autoimmune Related Diseases
Vocalist Lori Jenaire is pledging .25 cents from every single sold of “As You Are” to the 25th anniversary celebration of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (AARDA) #25for25 Campaign. Los Angeles, CA – With the release of her Top Five Billboard Hot Singles Sales charting debut, “As You Are,” featuring Patrice Rushen, a […]
Hip-Hop Legend T.I. Condemns Police Brutality in Powerful Social Justice EP “Us or Else”
US or Else is the first single from “We Will Not” project by T.I. The EP is available on all digital retailers now. I hope we can all show support and download a copy. TIDAL: http://smarturl.it/tWeWillNot iTunes: http://smarturl.it/iWeWillNot
Hollywood Equality: New Report Finds that Across 800 films, Representation of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, LGBT Status, Disability Still Lags Behind Population Norms
CBCF To Honor Cicely Tyson, Richard Roundtree and Dionne Warwick with Lifetime Achievement Awards at 20th Annual Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts
Washington, DC -The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) announced that legendary actors Cicely Tyson, Richard Roundtree, and music icon Dionne Warwick will accept awards for their lifetime achievements in the arts during the 20th Annual Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts. The awards ceremony, which will take place Sept. 14 at the Sidney […]
Video of 4th Graders from Watkins Elementary School Reciting Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 Speech at the Lincoln Memorial
This video is old but relevant on the 53rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream Speech” and we have Republicans and Democrats fighting like foreigners. The bigotry and race-baiting needs to stop. Once upon a time people in the same family were Republican, Democrat, and Independent. Now, people with different […]
NABJ Mourns the Passing of Longtime Black Press Advocate George E. Curry
Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of longtime black press champion and editor, George E. Curry. He died Saturday at 69. “I am heartbroken to learn that Mr. George Curry has passed. He has been a beacon for so many and a pivotal voice among black publishers. His […]