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2024-03-11 20:07
We, the undersigned women (sign the letter here: https://tinyurl.com/yyw34w6h), fully support Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and call for an immediate end to the unwarranted inv… Read More
2024-03-10 19:18
With all the madness in the world we can all use a few laughs. This SNL skit of CNN’s Abby Phillip’s (Ego Nwodim) coverage of President Biden’s (Mikey Day) State of the Uni… Read More
2024-02-05 16:00
The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the remarkable contributions of Judge Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005), a civil rights pioneer and judiciary trailblazer, as the 47th honoree… Read More
2024-02-05 15:53
Power Company Entertainment released its latest film project Realityville on the streaming platform Tubi. Written, directed, produced and edited by Bakeeba Ruffin aka Cinematic Tef, it was f… Read More
2024-01-29 17:51
Based on the true story of Kemba Smith, Kemba follows the journey of a sheltered college student who falls in love with a man, only to find out he isn’t who he seems. When Kemba learns… Read More
2024-01-26 04:15
PHILADELPHIA – The Steinbridge Group recently announced a collaboration with the Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) on its recently-announced $100 million capital commitment to develop i… Read More
2024-01-26 02:49
LOS ANGELES – NAACP recently unveiled the full list of “55th NAACP Image Awards” nominees with Netflix and Amazon leading the pack with 55 and 27 nominations respectively… Read More
2024-01-20 18:18
Urban One recently announced that legendary Grammy Award-winning Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige will be honored at the upcoming “URBAN ONE HONORS.” The Bronx born, OSCAR-no… Read More
2024-01-12 21:13
NEW ORLEANS — During a press conference held today at Clark Atlanta University, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) announced that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $100 million unrestri… Read More
2023-12-29 00:12
Nikki Haley is running for President of the United States of America and doesn’t know the cause of the civil war or, even worse, is a liar trying to gaslight Americans. How can someone… Read More
2023-12-20 20:06
(TYT.com) Rep. Summer Lee unleashes her fury on MAGA Republicans MTG, Jim Jordan, Lauren Boebert, James Comer, Paul Gosar, Byron Donalds, Scott Perry and more. She rips them apart for co-opt… Read More
2023-12-20 19:35
AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as… Read More
2023-12-18 15:36
Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global pheno… Read More
2023-12-18 15:23
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope… Read More
2023-12-17 19:27
Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC – Distinguished climate activist and founder of the HBCU Green Fund, Felicia Davis, took center stage at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (CO… Read More
2023-11-09 03:11
Dr. Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated 5 who were cleared of attacking a jogger in Central Park, won the election to become a member of the New York City Council. In the video ab… Read More
2023-11-06 02:57
Grassroots organizers used creative ideas to get a record number of youth to vote in the last few elections. But recently, an NBC news poll warned that only thirty-eight percent of young vot… Read More
2023-11-06 00:40
By Lucius Gantt – When one neighborhood gang takes; or tries, to take over another neighborhood allegedly controlled by another gang, the neighborhood citizens could get caught u… Read More
2023-10-27 01:42
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Richard Roundtree, the iconic actor renowned for portraying the suave private detective in the groundbreaking “Sh… Read More
2023-10-27 00:46
English avenue and vine city were once known as the most affluent black neighborhoods in America with the largest concentration of historically black colleges and universities. Major develop… Read More
2023-10-26 14:08
ATLANTA — NFL great Andre Rison’s biopic film Wide Open: The Andre Rison Story is being released on streaming networks AppleTV, Amazon Prime, and Tubi Friday, December 27, 2023… Read More
2023-09-19 01:21
San Bernardino, CA – Makeda Kumasi, founder of WE 3 PRODUCTIONS, has been gracing stages professionally across California for over two decades as a phenomenal force with her dancing, t… Read More
2023-09-12 03:53
“MSITU: The Old-Growth Forest” raises environmental awareness as it takes young readers on a magical journey into an old-growth forest. Fostering their continued efforts to creat… Read More
2023-09-08 02:54
In a 9-page letter, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sharply rebuked Congressman Jim Jordan’s attempt to interfere with her ongoing criminal prosecution of Donald Trump and… Read More
2023-08-23 18:18
WHO: BronzeLens and The Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Film & Entertainment invite you to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of HipHop, Friday, August 25 at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema. Joi… Read More
2023-08-16 00:57
Los Angeles – Latin rapper Invinceable first scorched the hip hop scene in 2009/2010 with a speed of light lyrical flow that critics said was rivaled only by Chicago’s own… Read More
2023-08-15 15:05
The Gantt Report, By Lucius Gantt – I don’t know Fulton County DA Fani Willis, but I love her. She is the standard of excellence for Black elected officials. I opine about politi… Read More
2023-07-27 22:55
CHICAGO – The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Transformative Justice Coalition will assemble an All-Star panel of the nation’s most prominent voting rights advocates for a special… Read More
2023-07-27 22:49
ATLANTA – The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the life and legacy of Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020), an American hero and key figure in some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil… Read More
2023-07-27 22:27
ATLANTA,- Bounce TV’s newest hit series “Act Your Age” will wrap its record-breaking first season on Saturday, July 29 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. Video here. The 16-episode fi… Read More
2023-07-25 14:44
IBSA Selected as Part of Microsoft’s National TechSpark Program to Grow Economic Opportunity in Kansas TOPEKA, KANSAS — Microsoft announced IBSA, Inc., as one of 41 organizations… Read More
2023-06-25 17:21
MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING RAPPER, PRODUCER AND MUSIC LEGEND DR. DRE TO RECEIVE ASCAP HIP-HOP ICON AWARD AT ASCAP RHYTHM & SOUL CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP NEW YORK – Today, the… Read More
2023-06-25 17:12
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the life and legacy of Congressman, John Lewis (1940-2020), a key figure in some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. The first… Read More
2023-06-09 19:24
During his NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance Babyface talks about Whitney Houston and performs “Exhale” from the movie “Waiting to Exhale,” with Chanté Moore… Read More
2023-06-09 06:59
Los Angeles – On the heels of Juneteenth, Los Angeles’ Leimert Park Village will become ablaze with passion in honor of Caribbean American Heritage Month when Marikel Internation… Read More
2023-05-25 20:55
ATLANTA – Bounce TV, the popular broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, will pay tribute to music legend and American icon Tina Turner with a spe… Read More
2023-05-25 20:20
Former 11Alive reporter and Civil Rights activist Maynard Eaton passed away late Tuesday evening after a battle with lung cancer, Eaton Media Group confirmed. Eaton was a pioneer in Atlanta… Read More
2023-05-24 22:06
The upcoming National Higher Education Day, on June 6, 2023, will hold special significance for Margaret G. Benedict, Ph.D., the founder, and executive director of The Matthew Gaffney Founda… Read More
2023-05-24 17:38
By Mark Niesse, Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Georgia led the South in turnout during last fall’s midterms, when voters were driven by close races, national attention and… Read More
2023-05-24 02:03
One in three adults in America has been arrested by the age of 23 and reintegrating as a productive member of society can be difficult when a criminal record bars you from entry. John Legend… Read More
2023-04-19 01:19
LOS ANGELES – City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life… Read More
2023-04-19 00:48
By: Stephen Fowler (GPB News) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to remove a lawyer from representing 10 Georgia Republicans who served as fake 2020 electors for… Read More
2023-04-17 02:07
A group of HBCU Green Fund Atlanta University Center Fellows recently dedicated their spring break embedded in an African village on the border of Senegal and Mauritania building a… Read More
2023-03-31 05:17
ATLANTA – Gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated EP For Motivational Use Only, Grammy® Award-winning producer, songwriter, and rapper, Jermaine… Read More
2023-03-31 05:06
By Barbara McQuade (Time Magazine) – “On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged former President Donald Trump, apparently for falsifying business records… Read More
2023-03-26 04:22
By Lucius Gantt 3877 (The Gantt Report) – When some people want to disparage me, they don’t say I’m incompetent, untruthful, inexperienced, or uncaring. The only thin… Read More
2023-02-13 03:56
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux (author of Are We Better Off?) – Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month. This year t… Read More
2023-01-19 18:39
Bo Legs, a new biographical documentary film tells the story of Marvin Arrington, Sr.’s love for the city of Atlanta, and his impact in transforming it. Born in Atlanta, then a segrega… Read More
2023-01-08 18:28
By Alicia Powell and Rollo Ross, Reuters – As hip-hop prepares to turn 50 in 2023, U.S. rapper Nas wants to make sure the world understands its history, relevance and in… Read More
2023-01-08 18:09
By Tia Mitchell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – President Joe Biden will deliver remarks during a service at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church next Sunday to celebrate t… Read More
2023-01-06 22:14
Hulu’s six-part 1619 Docuseries is an expansion of “The 1619 Project” created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine. The… Read More
2022-12-17 21:51
By Lucius Gantt – I began my media career at 17 years old when I was hired by WSB-TV, Atlanta’s largest and most famous television station. The year was 1968. At that… Read More
2022-12-16 05:24
JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University is pleased to announce award-winning journalist Roland S. Martin as the commencement speaker for the ceremony on Friday, December 9t… Read More
2022-12-16 05:05
LOS ANGELES/ATLANTA — Tired of being misjudged and constantly proving himself in the Black community, biracial comedian and actor, Pierre Edwards (Pierre), speaks his truth in a w… Read More
2022-12-06 12:46
Trenton, NJ – Debi Madaio is recognized by many as Trenton New Jersey’s “First Lady of Weed.” As the former majority owner of NJWeedman’s Joint, the once popula… Read More
2022-10-22 07:26
ATLANTA – Scripps Networks today announced a slate of five new original holiday motion pictures to premiere on ION and Bounce, continuing an annual tradition of bringing the best of th… Read More
2022-10-22 07:19
LOS ANGELES – Allen Media Group’s African American-focused news, lifestyle, sports and entertainment platform theGrio (www.thegrio.com) is proud to announce the launch of THE GRI… Read More
2022-10-22 07:04
Local and national groups convened for a weekend of organizing marking a transition from voter registration and education to mobilizing residents to vote in the midterm election Atlanta &nda&hell…Read More
2022-09-25 23:44
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged activists to come together to achieve climate justice during her opening message to nearly 500 people logged on from around the world for today… Read More
2022-09-25 23:30
This special HYPE+ report, investigates the story of Lake Lanier in Georgia. Some may not know it’s history and how a former black town lays underneath the present day man-made lake. S… Read More
2022-08-16 16:54
ATLANTA – “The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Senate this weekend will stand the test of time as one of the most significant pieces of legislation in this century. It galv… Read More
2022-08-10 02:32
(BlackPressUSA TV) Climate change and pollution disproportionately affect black Americans. White households spend 64% more of their income on energy than black households. With $60 billion t… Read More
2022-08-07 16:00
Long before she would become Orlando’s first female Chief of Police, Val Butler Demings learned from her parents about the American Dream. They didn’t have much: two parents and… Read More
2022-07-19 04:27
ATLANTA – The Lady Makers, a film written, produced, and directed by Tony Tite and starring Jasmine Guy, is an inspiring and transformative look into the lives of three elderly Je… Read More
2022-07-19 03:30
By Lucius Gantt — A considerable number of people that I know have a family member, friend or neighbor that has spent some time in a jail cell. Lack of evidence, false witness te… Read More
2022-07-16 04:39
Cast Includes Ted McGinley, Michael Pare, Arie Thompson, Ciarra Carter,Jasmine Aivaliotis, Marcos James and Shellie Sterling LMN’s prolific Wrong franchise returned this summer with th… Read More
2022-07-15 15:07
Determined to encourage unity across the African Diaspora, expand their global network of youth working to advance climate justice and to promote the upcoming PreCOP27 Africa Virtual Summit… Read More
2022-06-27 22:52
ATLANTA – In its twelfth year in existence and second year in partnership with Live Nation Urban, ONE Musicfest (OMF), the Southeast’s premier urban progressive music and arts fe… Read More
2022-06-27 22:07
LOS ANGELES – Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) free-streaming digital platform, HBCU GO – the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Coll… Read More
2022-06-03 00:30
ATLANTA -After successfully completing a rigorous fellowship that exposes students to opportunities in clean energy and sustainability, Serena Echols was awarded an internship assisting a co… Read More
2022-05-27 19:03
Sacramento – Long before taking over as the CEO and President of the California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC), Jay King, had been hosting “The Creative Exchange” in Sacr… Read More
2022-05-25 21:43
ATLANTA – Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, issued the following statement about election integrity during the Georgia Primary on… Read More
2022-05-16 18:41
LOS ANGELES – AOne Creative announced today that Black History in Two Minutes (or so) has, for a third year in a row, been named as the Best Social: Education & Discovery Video Ser… Read More
2022-05-16 18:17
WASHINGTON D.C. – Melanie L. Campbell, President & CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), issu… Read More
2022-04-15 14:58
WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Urban League president and CEO, Marc H. Morial, recently issued a statement commending the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) newly-announced effor… Read More
2022-03-30 15:02
Washington, D.C. – Environmental justice leader, Mustafa Santiago Ali, will discuss the progress made on the implementation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 initiat… Read More
2022-03-18 16:37
ATLANTA – Bounce (@bouncetv) will premiere its newest original movie “Don’t Hang Up” this Sunday, March 20th at 8pm ET. The action-thri… Read More
2022-03-18 16:24
LOS ANGELES — The team behind The Song That Owns Itself today announces the launch of STOI #3 in collaboration with DMC, one-third of the legendary hip-hop group RUN-DMC. Together… Read More
2022-02-27 17:20
ATLANTA – The HBCU Green Fund recently announced a partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) that increases their capacity to train, mentor and iden… Read More
2021-09-27 16:35
(Sept. 24, 2021, ATLANTA) – Atlanta voters are encouraged to mark their calendars for a combined online and in-person event to meet the candidates for Mayor of Atlanta on Oct. 5, 2021… Read More
2021-09-15 02:31
Los Angeles—— As the world memorializes the 25th anniversary of the murder of Tupac Shakur, Emmy award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe exclusively interviews Brent Becker, one of… Read More
2021-09-13 03:18
(The Gantt Report) – The Republican Party in America is as fast as Usain Bolt when it comes to responding and messaging. If President Joe Bid… Read More
2021-09-09 20:14
NEW YORK – Multi-award-winning entertainer Vanessa Williams has penned a moving book foreword that shines the spotlight on an amazing tale of spying and slavery during the Revolutionar… Read More
2021-08-25 02:29
DALLAS – Aventiv, a technology company providing communication services and free educational and re-entry resources to correctional facilities, announced its inaugural “Original… Read More
2021-07-15 16:47
ATLANTA—On Saturday, August 28, Americans who believe in the power of democracy and free elections will embark on a historic “March On for Voting Rights” to demand that leg… Read More
2021-07-14 22:56
Today, REVOLT announced a special episode of REVOLT Black News highlighting the discrimination against politician and former Bad Boy Entertainment star Jamal “Shyne” Ba… Read More
2021-07-14 22:46
Filmmaker Trenton Lumpkin, Align Entertainment, LLC., Triauric, in partnership with 1091 Pictures, are proud to announce the commercial release of his latest offering, Through Her… Read More
2021-05-21 16:58
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story o… Read More
2021-05-15 03:24
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back on another life-threatening mission. S… Read More
2021-05-15 02:59
Meet Jimmy Crow. You may remember Jimmy’s grandfather, Jim Crow. Jim sometimes wore a hood and a robe, and sometimes a sheriff’s badge. He administered incomprehensible “li… Read More
2021-05-07 03:42
FOX SOUL, the Black community’s premiere free streaming platform serving UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK, CONSUMABLE BY ALL entertainment 365 days a year, expands their programming slate, addin… Read More
2021-05-07 03:09
In an effort to bring attention to the onslaught of voter suppression laws and ignite public support for bills to restore protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Georgia Coalition for… Read More
2021-04-28 16:03
EBONY, the iconic brand serving as the leading voice of the Black American experience for 75 years, today announced that Marielle Bobo has been tapped as Editor-in-Chief & Senior Vice Pr… Read More
2021-04-07 23:51
ATLANTA – Despite the ongoing efforts of many leaders to suppress the voices of Georgia residents, Black and Brown voters turned out in record numbers, electing the most diverse leader… Read More
Environmental Justice Leader Mustafa Santiago Ali To Dialogue With White House Advisor Gina McCarthy
2021-04-07 23:05
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry, Rep. Alma Adams, and Sen. Ed Markey will also address national climate goals and implementing the historic Justice40 initiative Washington, D.C. – After… Read More
2021-03-13 19:37
The lives of immigrants are a dialogue between the memory of what was left behind and the assimilation of new experiences. Perhaps it is their liminality – their sense of simultaneousl… Read More
2021-03-13 19:30
CHICAGO – Executive Producer Chaz Ebert announces that “Mr. SOUL!”, the award-winning documentary, has been nominated for Outstanding Documentary (Film), Outstanding Breakt… Read More
2021-03-03 19:48
During the Golden Globes Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that they will rectify the lack of Black journalists among their ranks. According to Variety, former… Read More
2021-02-27 02:02
Black Youth Vote Georgia (BYV GA) will host the intergenerational Stand With Georgia Virtual March to launch “Don’t Bother My Ballot,” a youth-led campaign to fight oppress… Read More
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