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Rihanna Says No to Super Bowl Halftime Invite – Social Media Explodes
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rihanna said she’s showing solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and NFL players who have been protesting racial disparities and police violence against blacks and other minorities by...
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COMMENTARY: Politically Correct, or Perfectly Civil
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…what is wrong with being “politically correct” if it means being perfectly civil, informed, and mindful of others. If African American people say that blackface is offensive, it’s not...
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Tamron Hall responds after fans bombard NBC to bring her back after Megyn...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Megyn Kelly’s firing at NBC has fans calling for Tamron Hall’s return. Kelly came under fire for vehemently defending people who wore blackface on Halloween.
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COMMENTARY: Megyn Kelly revival of Fox bigotry at NBC accentuates void of...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — When a forum on the state of Black America was held in Indianapolis recently, a persistent theme was the lack of Black news voices at major media outlets.
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5 Questions with Anthony Evans, Jr.
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Anthony has now released his new memoir, Unexpected Places, which chronicles his journey from growing up in the ‘spotlight’ of the church, being a preacher’s kid, and bouts with...
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CNN Ignores ‘Moral’ Issue in Refusing to Meet with NABJ
NNPA NEWSWIRE — NABJ President Sarah Glover said she’s stunned that CNN canceled a planned meeting to discuss the importance of diversity and Black representation within the ranks of the network’s...
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Lorraine Toussaint: Veteran Actress Talks ‘The Village’ and Brooklyn
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “You know, there's a point in your career where you take whatever you can get. And then early on in my career, I realized, oh, I don't want to do that. I actually want to do certain...
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Native Chatham resident’s work spans Davis, Wayans and now Spencer
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Dante Brown, 19, was born and raised in Chicago, and his most recent past television credit includes playing the son of Damon Wayans’ character Roger Murtaugh on the hit Fox series...
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Single fatherhood pushed ‘The Chi’ star Curtiss Cook to achieve acting goals
ATLANTA VOICE — With appearances on NBC’s hit sci-fi series “Manifest” and FX’s “Mayans M.C.,” and Netflix’s “House of Cards,” actor Curtiss Cook is now a reoccurring character on the popular...
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Family of latest DR victim fears ‘wrongful death’
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Loved ones of the latest American tourist to be found dead in the Dominican Republic were demanding answers for what could be a “wrongful death.” A recent string of suspicious...
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Peeking behind the ‘Bluff City Law’ curtain
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “Bluff City Law” centers around the ofttimes fraught, father-daughter relationship between main characters Elijah and Sidney Strait. Elijah (Jimmy Smits) is a famed civil...
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The Tamron Hall Show Debuts
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One of the ways Hall is shaping her show is by insisting the makeup of the crew reflect her audience. Despite having veteran executive producer Bill Geddie at the helm, Hall insisted...
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Urban League panel discusses diversity in entertainment industry
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — A conversation on the importance of including people of color on creative teams in the film an television industries was held Oct. 5 as part of the Los Angeles Urban League Young...
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Rosario Dawson Redefines Investigative Standard in NBC’s Modern-Day Murder...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — “It’s hard to find a killer when everyone’s a crook” is the moniker that describes NBC’s newest show, “Briarpatch,” a murder mystery meets killer feminine energy and kick-a**...
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IN MEMORIAM: African Americans Who Have Died of COVID-19
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Michigan has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 virus. A Flint, Mich. Bishop and pastor in the area both died after recently falling ill after contracting the coronavirus....
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PRESS ROOM: North Carolina Central University Students Awarded Internships...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our collaboration with Stellantis and North Carolina Central University marks the 4th diversity-focused and academic program for BAMG that allows us to extend new pathways to HBCU...
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Maria Taylor named new host of NBC’s Football night in America
By The Atlanta Voice Staff Report In a predictable move, Maria Taylor is the new host of Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports, NBC Sports announced on Thursday. Football...
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