Aram Goudsouzian – Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of…
By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris Real life girlfriends Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis have teamed up to executive produce the upcoming docuseries “The Hair Tales.” The series will focus on the…
On Tuesday, May 18, Disney Junior announced it was teaming up with Questlove and Black Thought From The Roots for a new animated short series titled ‘Rise Up, Sing Out.’…
Super Bowl LV had a lot of powerful and inspiring moments during Black History Month. The CBS Sports feature, Before Jackie, narrated by Academy Award winning actress, Viola Davis was written…
In an interview ahead of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School’s unveiling, University President Michael M. Crow said Poitier embodies everything that one would look for in an icon.…
NBCUniversal News Group announces its launching of NBCU Academy on the campus of Clark Atlanta University and select universities and colleges across the country. The new, innovative, multiplatform journalism training…
Sidney Clifton is joining The Jim Henson Company as Senior Vice President, Animation and Mixed Media, overseeing the development and production of the Company’s animated and live-action television content, including…