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Funding From the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to Support
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation provides funding to support Spelman College students pursuing documentary filmmaking and photography education....
Townsquare Expands Local First Strategy with New Team
Townsquare Media appoints Dakota Woods as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for its Lawton, Oklahoma cluster, leading Country 101.3, Rock Z94, and PopCrush 107.3...
Cortez Bryant Launches Careers in Music Course at JSU
Cortez Bryant, Co-CEO of The Blueprint Group and Lil Wayne's manager, launches a seven-week Careers in Music course at Jackson State University running October 5-November...
Bulletproof Backpacks for Chicago Children
Violence Interrupters launches bulletproof backpacks for Chicago children as desperate measure against gun violence. Press conference demonstrates protective gear after 550+ deaths this year....
Christian Walker: BLM Should Include All Black Lives
Christian Walker argues that Black Lives Matter should be inclusive of all Black lives. The young activist makes compelling points about acceptance and unity within...
Berger Foundation and Oak View Group to Build Sports Arena
Berger Foundation and Oak View Group announce partnership to build a 10,000-seat sports arena in Coachella Valley, serving as home to Seattle Kraken's AHL team....
Dean Wickham Steps Down from Morgan’s Journalism School
Dean DeWayne Wickham is stepping down from Morgan State's School of Global Journalism & Communication after transforming it into one of the top HBCU journalism...
David Banner on Poverty and Cleanliness (Video)
David Banner discusses poverty and cleanliness on his Porch Talk podcast, emphasizing the need for Black self-love and mindset change....
Live Nation Activates Venues for Voting
Live Nation announces initiatives to convert 100+ concert venues into polling places for 2020 elections, including venues in LA, Austin, and Atlanta....
10 Changes to Combat Racism Since George Floyds Murder
Following George Floyd's murder, significant changes emerged to combat racism including music industry reforms, Confederate monument removals, and major corporate policy shifts....
Divo Music Partners with Sony/ATV to Expand Global Reach
Divo Music partners with Sony/ATV Music Publishing to expand global reach and administer publishing rights for overseas markets. The deal will provide new opportunities for...
Keith Sweat Extends Partnership with Premiere Networks
Premiere Networks renews long-term partnership with R&B legend Keith Sweat to continue hosting The Sweat Hotel radio show. The nationally-syndicated program reaches 3 million monthly...
Beatport Adds Dance/Electro Pop Genre
Beatport launches new Dance/Electro Pop genre category, recognizing the evolution of commercial dance music that blends electronic sounds with pop elements....
Fayetteville State University Alumna Named Cumberland County
Nicole Rivers, FSU alumna and English teacher, named Cumberland County Schools' 2021 Teacher of the Year after 15 years in education....
Dirtybird Launches Livestream Channels for Community
Dirtybird launches livestream channels featuring daily programming with DJs, talk shows, comedy, and interactive content. The electronic music label partners with OnNow.tv to create community-focused...
Stream-ripping Services Surge 1390% in UK Music Piracy Study
UK study reveals stream-ripping services surged 1390% between 2016-2019, now dominating 80% of music piracy sites. YouTube remains most exploited platform for illegal downloads....
Dak Prescott: Van Lathan on Black Players expressing humanity
Van Lathan discusses how Black football players like Dak Prescott face criticism for expressing human emotions, highlighting the pressure to be entertainers only....
US Open Winner Naomi Osaka Honors Seven Black Lives Lost
Tennis champion Naomi Osaka honored seven Black lives lost to police violence by wearing masks with their names during her 2020 US Open victory run....
G Herbo’s PTSD Goes Platinum
G Herbo achieves his first platinum certification with 'PTSD' featuring Juice WRLD, Lil Uzi Vert, and Chance the Rapper. The track has over 109 million...
Documentary Producers Alliance Releases Guidelines
The Documentary Producers Alliance released landmark guidelines for documentary film financing after three years of research, establishing transparency and standardization in the industry....
Saban Films Nears Deal for Comedic Thriller Pixie
Saban Films acquires North American rights to Pixie, a comedic thriller starring Olivia Cooke as a woman seeking revenge through a heist gone wrong....
Spelman’s “Courageous Conversations: Black in the C-Suite”
Spelman College launches virtual speaker series featuring Black executives and C-Suite leaders. The series addresses corporate equity and leadership diversity....
KSU Professors Publish in Peer-Reviewed Journal
Kentucky State University professors Dr. Mara Merlino and Dr. Tierra Freeman Taylor published research on forensic document examination in a peer-reviewed journal....
TSU CS Major Lands Top Fortune 500 Position
TSU graduate Malik City lands $94K software engineer role at Bank of America. The computer science major credits TSU's enterprise computing program for his success....
GENRE-BENDING, RISING STAR JUNE3RD RELEASES “WAIT 4 IT”
Florida-bred artist June3rd releases new single "Wait 4 It" via Labyrinth Music Group, showcasing his genre-blending hip-hop and R&B style....