Fans far outside the city mourn the rapper’s murder, who made a point to speak out about preventing gun and gang violence, as well as promoted and invested in South L.A.
A special team will perform further research and an analysis of CNN’s diversity, inclusion and equity practices, per the NABJ Board’s directive. The special team will also publicly report on identified deficiencies in hiring a diverse workforce in news decision-making capacities at CNN. NABJ is also calling for a civil rights audit that examines the company’s hiring, promotion and compensation practices involving Black employees.
The basketball legend opens up about “The Boardroom,” which looks at the evolution of business inside the sports industry.
The Windy City Serves as Setting for Adaptation of Brit Crime Series.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization issued the following statement regarding ABC’s decision to cancel the “Roseanne” television show due to the star’s racist comments on Twitter. “Roseanne Barr’s comments were appalling and reminiscent of horrific time in our history when racism was not only acceptable but promoted by Hollywood. We applaud ABC for taking a stand against racism by canceling Roseanne today. We commend the network and its president Channing Dungey for placing the values of diversity, inclusion and respect for humanity above ratings,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson.
Non-white directors accounted for 22 percent of all episodes directed last year, with black directors accounting for 13 percent. Asian-Americans accounted for 5 percent of the episodes directed, while Latinos represented 4 percent.
Rita would never toot her own horn but an incredible slate of projects, most infamously as the first costume designer on the first season of Fox’s ridiculously popular family drama “Empire”. Rita essentially gave Cookie her essence.
No Four-in-Fives for First Time; Back-to-Backs Reduced to Historic Low for Third Straight Season
Their ambitious miniseries “Roots” was an eight-part epic based on Alex Haley’s best-seller that told the saga of his family tree
Former MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry is far from quiet when talking about her recent departure from the cable network. Harris Perry’s departure was made public after an email from her to her “Nerdland” staff was released. In the email she wrote, “The purpose of this decision seems to be to provide cover MSNBC, not to provide voice for MHP Show. I will not be used as a tool for their purposes. I am not a token, mammy, or little brown bobble head.”
Weekly facts of Black History.
Movies that reflect the revolutionary undercurrent running through society dominated this year’s voting for the 7th AAFCA Awards.
“Straight Outta Compton”, the summer box office hit centered on the ‘90s rap group N.W.A., captured an overwhelming majority of the votes cast by members of the association. The Universal Pictures film earned multiple awards for Best Picture, Best Ensemble and Best Supporting Actor for Jason Mitchell, who portrayed the group’s founder, Eazy E.
This fall’s television lineup is bringing much more color to the small screen.
ABC’s runaway hit Black-ish premiered its second season on September 23, where it tackled the controversial use of the N-word. In the episode, the family’s youngest son, Jack’s use of the word sets of a series of panicked reactions from the family and community members alike.