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*It’s Black History Month and look who’s down for the cause. Why, it’s non-other than gun nut and arch conservative Ted Nugent. Who knew?! “I honor blacks” is the claim that Nugent makes In his latest column at WorldnetDaily. Yes, that comment may surprise you, but of course as far as he’s concerned President Obama [...]
*BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As part of Indiana University’s Black History Month, pioneering music industry executive Logan H. Westbrooks will deliver a presentation, “Bustin’ Loose: Breaking Racial Barriers in the Music Industry” from 5 to 6 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, 275 N. Jordan Ave. A reception will [...]
*In celebration of Black History Month, Disney Junior will debut “We Are Doc McStuffins” interstitials featuring Doc McStuffins, a young African-American girl who aspires to be a doctor like her mom, alongside three real life female African-American physicians sharing what their jobs entail, and saluting their heroes. The interstitials will begin airing on Disney Channel [...]
*The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is ready to take movie goers on a cinematic journey with international film screenings from around the globe with the announcement of its call for submissions. The 21st annual PAFF will be held on February 7-18, 2013 in Los Angeles. The film festival is the nation’s largest and most [...]
*During Black History Month, we pause to salute and reflect on the contributions African Americans have made to the rich fabric that makes up the United States. There are many untold stories that reveal the best of Americans who stepped up when duty called, broke color barriers, or quietly made their communities better one person [...]
*EURweb has received this You Tube video from singer/actor Tyrese Gibson as a lasting tribute to Black History and a modern day call to consciousness. According to Tyrese, this is merely a vision that he had to act upon, so he solicted Blair Underwood and Jill Scott and they both agreed to participate. The video is titled “A [...]
*When Mick Jagger held out his mic to the President of the United States during a Black History Month blues jam at the White House last night, the audience in the East Room got another dose of Barack Obama carrying a tune. Obama’s surprise performance came at the end of the playlist when the concert [...]
*The grand irony behind the PBS film “More Than a Month,” about a black man’s effort to get rid of Black History Month, is that it makes its television premiere during Black History Month. Shukree Hassan Tilghman – the documentary’s 29-year-old writer, director and producer – feels that black history should not be held apart [...]
*Headliners Tamyra Gray of “American Idol” and Darius McCrary, best known as the iconic Eddie Winslow on the TV comedy, “Family Matters” and Malcolm of the hit CBS daytime drama “Young and the Restless” are the stars of the Sylvester Stephens stage play “Our Time Has Come.” According to Stephens: “‘Our Time Has Come’ is not [...]
“Glee” star Amber Riley is hosting a competition for students in New York to mark Black History Month with a personal appearance from herself as the main prize. Verizon Wireless announced today that it has launched “A Day in the Life of a History Maker” program – a partnership with the UNCF, Teacher Planet, and [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love [...]
*Atheist organizations from around the country have taken to billboard advertising to promote their views and their organizations over the last few months, but a new campaign by one atheist organization is focusing on reaching one group of people in particular: African-Americans, reports the Christian Post. “A lot of people think there’s one black experience. [...]
*This Black History Month, BET and CENTRIC will offer programming highlighting the cultural contributions of black America. BET’s Black History Month lineup will encompass an array of films, original series and specials, including: the fifth annual BET Honors; the network movie premiere of “The Express” (Rob Brown, Charles Dutton), “Dreamgirls” (Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson), [...]
*Silver Spring, MD – TV One has acquired from Freemind Ventures the highly acclaimed, award-winning three-part documentary series The Black List, in which a remarkable group of 50 black American notables share candid stories and revealing insights into the struggles, triumphs and joys of the black experience in America. The documentaries are a collaboration between [...]
*Laurence Fishburne is serving as the narrator for an upcoming PBS documentary on black workers in the post-slavery South, the network announced today. The film, titled “Slavery by Another Name,” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon and will debut Feb. 13, 2012, on public TV stations nationwide. “Slavery by Another [...]
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