By Chuck Hobbs, Esquire – The New York Times cyber headline “Beck and Sharpton hold parallel rallies” perhaps says it best. 47 years to the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his vision of an America where race matters less than character, two men, both self anointed heirs to his legacy and that […]
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Congressman Rangel fires back at President Obama for his dignity remark
All I can say is GO CHARLIE! Why is President Obama weighing in on Congressman Rangel’s situation? More importantly, who is President Obama to say that someone should give up and leave with their dignity? What happened to innocent until proven guilty? The Obama administration should have learned something from the Shirley Sherrod debacle, or […]
CNN Commemorates the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Special Programming
This month marks five years since Hurricane Katrina roared ashore in Louisiana and Mississippi, killing over 1,800 people and displacing many more. Just as residents were rebuilding their cities and towns after the storm, the Gulf oil disaster has crippled the region’s fishing and tourism industries. CNN programming throughout dayside and into primetime will commemorate […]
The Merge Summit 2010: Integrating Faith and Entertainment
Weekend-long program will feature top industry talent and executives including
Suzanne de Passe, Pauletta Washington, Niecy Nash, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tia Mowry, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Bishop Noel Jones, Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Chrisette Michele, J. Moss, Brian Courtney Wilson, Myron Williams and more
Documentary Sheds Light on Women and Hip Hop
Documentary Shines a Light on the History and Current Status of Female MCs and Rappers in the Hip Hop Industry NEW YORK, Aug. 9 – BET Networks takes an in-depth look at the role of female rappers in the hip-hop industry in the premiere of its first original music documentary special, MY MIC SOUNDS NICE: […]
Desirée Rogers Named CEO of Johnson Publishing
Richard Prince’s Journal-isms – Desirée Rogers, the former White House social secretary who had returned to her Chicago home for a two-month stint at Johnson Publishing Co., on Tuesday was named chief executive officer of the company, publishers of Ebony and Jet. “Rogers will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company. She will be […]
Melanie L. Campbell Receives Woman Of Power Award
Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Angela Bassett, Roslyn Brock, and Laila Ali among honorees Washington, DC – In recognition of her outstanding contributions to civil rights, Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of Black Women’s Roundtable, received the National Urban League’s (NUL) “Women of Power Award” […]
Obama on Kagan: ‘This Is a Good Day’
ABC News’ Yunji de Nies and Sunlen Miller Report: Standing in the East Room with incoming Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, President Obama declared it “a good day.” The President joked that while the former solicitor general “may be feeling a twinge of sadness about giving up the title of ‘general,’ a cool title, I […]
Derek DeGrate, Brother Of JODECI’s DeVante And Dalvin, Releases Debut Album, “The Other Brother”
Derek DeGrate Releases New Album, Brother of DeVante and Dalvin of the Multi-Platinum R&B Group, JODECI. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 /2SPR/ – DeGrate is the surname of the family that has brought new flavor to the music industry for decades. Now Derek DeGrate steps out with a solo project, also featuring the production of Dalvin […]