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Sustainability Leader, Felicia Davis, Named “Atlanta Power Woman”and Surprised With Billboard Honoring Her Clean-Energy Work

Atlanta, GA – Sustainability leader and co-founder of the HBCU Green Fund, Felicia Davis, was one of three metro area women named “Atlanta Power Women” by award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo’s (Incredible Hulk) ATL100 campaign. Today the women were surprised with billboards honoring their leadership in advancing 100% clean energy. Chef Malissa “Mali” Hunter and Rev. […]

#RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland’s MLK Day Speech on Voter Suppression at Univ. Of Tenn.-Chattanooga

Roland Martin speaks to community leaders and students about voter suppression and the Voting Rights Act at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in the first of two speeches for their MLK program.

UMC – Urban Movie Channel Nabs Exclusive SVOD Rights for OWN’s BLACK LOVE Docuseries

Los Angeles, CA – Following its record premiere ratings on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network last summer, UMC – Urban Movie Channel, the first premium subscription streaming service created for fans of African American and urban content, is excited to announce that it has acquired exclusive SVOD rights for the popular docuseries, BLACK LOVE. Watch trailer. […]

Iconic Funkateer Bootsy Collins and Bishop Don “Magic” Juan will Treat Party Goers to a House Party, Players Ball and Video Shoot Affair on Grammy Night

Los Angeles – Sunday, January 28, 2018, Grammy night will be on fire from coast to coast as West Coast party goers, players and pranksters will have their own affair to blast into the future in full musical gear! New York may have the Grammys, but Hollywood will boast the funk as Honeycomb Entertainment Productions, […]

Donald Trump Jr and His Posse: Orphans, Adoptions, Money and Possible Conflicts of Interest

Opinion Piece by Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich, Ph.D. – According to MSNBC’s Morning Joe Co-Host, Mika Brzezinski, speaking recently on the TV Show: “It is time for us to see what we SEE!” Brzezinski means that, in our frustrating efforts to understand, translate, clarify, analyze and parse the numerous slap-stick side-shows of this Trump presidency, we must […]

Pam Grier Hosts Leading Ladies Takeover Triple Feature on Bounce In Anticipation of New Movie Proud Mary starring Taraji P. Henson

Atlanta, GA – Legendary actress Pam Grier hosted an evening of action-oriented, women-kicking-butt movies on Bounce TV last week in anticipation of the new motion picture Proud Mary, starring Taraji P. Henson. Bounce’s Leading Ladies Takeover kicked off with Baby Boy, starring Henson in her big screen debut. Jennifer Lopez as a U.S. Marshall in […]

“Sharecrop” Documentary Features Stories From Former Sharecroppers

Rocky Point, NC (BlackNews.com)- Stack Stories LLC is pleased to announce that the SHARECROP documentary is now available for theatrical, educational and community screenings through TUGG.com. SHARECROP (Stack Stories 2017) is a 90-minute documentary that features stories from ten people who sharecropped between 1930 and 1960. Dr. C Sade Turnipseed, Professor of History at Mississippi […]

2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of a Momentous Year in Civil Rights

“It is not an overstatement to say that the destiny of the entire human race depends on what is going on in America today. This is a staggering reality to the rest of the world; they must feel like passengers in a supersonic jetliner who are forced to watch helplessly while a passel of drunks, […]