TV/Film
ESPN Signs Vince Carter to Multi-Year Deal
ESPN Signs Vince Carter ESPN announced it has signed eight-time NBA All Star and Olympic gold medalist Vince Carter to a multi-year contract. The 2000 NBA Slam Dunk contest champion...
New Soul Kitchen Debuts Season Two on CLEO TV Saturday, October 3
New Soul Kitchen CLEO TV TURNS UP THE HEAT THIS FALL WITH SEASON TWO OF NEW SOUL KITCHEN PREMIERING BACK-TO-BACK ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 STARTING AT 9PM ET / 8C Award-Winning Chef...
McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Returns
McDonald's Inspiration Celebration Gospel McDonald's USA, through its Black & Positively Golden movement, is excited to announce the virtual return of its 14th annual Inspiration Celebration® Gospel Tour. Benefitting Ronald...
Ray J and Princess Love Presents One Mo’ Chance on ZEUS
Ray J and Princess Love ZEUS, the new and popular SVOD network, expands its programming slate with series from reality TV vet Kamal “Chance” Givens set to premiere this fall....
Awards/Honors
Sports
Dearica Hamby WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year 2020
Las Vegas Aces forward Dearica Hamby has been named the 2020 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, the WNBA announced....
ESPN Signs Vince Carter to Multi-Year Deal
ESPN Signs Vince Carter ESPN announced it has signed eight-time NBA All Star and Olympic gold medalist Vince Carter to...
NFL Network and NFL RedZone Now on YouTube TV
One week before the start of the 2020 season, NFL Media and YouTube TV announced a new carriage agreement to...
New York Post Announces Multi-Platform Partnership With Jalen Rose
The New York Post announced a new multi-platform partnership with Jalen Rose, media personality, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist,...
Hurley Announces Long-Term Partnership with Black Girls Surf
Hurley is proud to announce its new multi-year global partnership with Black Girls Surf, a Performance Training Program and organization...
Q & A
5 Questions
Chip Fu of the Fu-Schnickens Created a Curriculum That Helps Elevate Students Through Hip-Hop
If you are a fan of late '80s-mid '90s hip-hop, then you should be familiar with the name Fu-Schnickens. If not, you may have heard NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille...
Dallas Austin: ‘My Dream Was to Always Be as Great as Quincy Jones’
When you are a Grammy-award winning producer/songwriter/keyboardist/remixer and your credits include the likes of Michael Jackson, TLC, Monica, Madonna, Will Smith, Brandy, Rihanna, Kanye West, Gwen Stefani, and many others,...
Dr. Glen Toby: ‘It is Imperative to Continue to Educate Yourself’
Coming from a background of poverty can be used as an excuse to fail or the push to become successful. Dr. Glenn Toby decided to use that as motivation to...
Rushion McDonald: ‘I Firmly Believe That a Person’s Level of Success is Based on Work Ethic’
Sometimes things don't work out the way you anticipate, but that doesn't mean that you failed. In some cases, being veered away from your original plan can actually put you...
Health/Fitness/Wellness
Health/Fitness Coach Marci Kenon Expands PLAN To Prevent Diabetes in New York’s Underserved Communities
The Preventive Lifestyle Assistance Network (PLAN), founded by Marci Kenon, focuses exclusively on providing the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), a...
Queen Latifah Partners with American Lung Association to Raise Funds for Communities Hit Hardest
The American Lung Association announced today its first-ever livestream fundraising benefit, #Act4Impact, that will be hosted by Queen Latifah on September 26, 2020....
Felicia Dortch: ‘Learn As Much As you Can About Business’
Being a single mother of four is a job in itself, especially in today's challenging times. But, somehow Felicia Dortch...
Sen. Tom Cotton Threatens Budget Cuts to Schools That Add New Curriculum on Slavery
MzHanaG Senator Tom Cotton was blasted on Monday after presenting legislation that would block the use of federal tax dollars...
The Root Announces Lineup for First Annual Root Institute Event
Today The Root, one of the largest sites covering Black news, politics, culture and opinion, announced the lineup for its first-ever...