AMERICAN SKIN weaves a layered story in the tradition of Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon, that follows a Black Iraqi War Vet, who after being denied a fair trial following the shooting death of his teenage son (and only child ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 12:44AM
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Eli Goree talks with multi award winning entertainment journalist Tanisha LaVerne Grant about his role as Muhammad Ali in academy award winning actress Regina King's directorial debut "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI."
On the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, ...
Posted Friday, February 12th 2021 at 11:27AM
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Aldis Hodge talks with multi award winning entertainment journalist Tanisha LaVerne Grant about his role as Jim Brown in academy award winning actress Regina King's directorial debut "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI."
On the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2021 at 3:03PM
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Forty-nine Coppin State University’s (CSU) students will virtually participate in the Truist Emerging Leaders Certification program, a highly interactive certification initiative for college and university students, on Feb. 4 and 5th.
The Truist ...
Posted Friday, February 5th 2021 at 10:16PM
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The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has announced Vita Pickrum, vice president for institutional advancement at Delaware State University, as the recipient of the 2021 Commonfund College and University Foundation Award.
Co ...
Posted Friday, February 5th 2021 at 2:34PM
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For Immediate Release From PEOPLE!
Queen Elizabeth is saying goodbye to another longtime friend.
Lord Samuel Vestey, who shared the Queen's love of horses and served as her Master of the Horse from 1999 to 2018, died at age 79, it was announced ...
Posted Thursday, February 4th 2021 at 2:13PM
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Leslie Odom Jr. talks with multi award winning entertainment journalist Tanisha LaVerne Grant about his role as Sam Cooke in academy award winning actress Regina King's directorial debut "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI."
On the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miam ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 at 3:30PM
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Kingsley Ben-Adir talks with multi award winning entertainment journalist Tanisha LaVerne Grant about his role as civil rights leader Malcolm X in academy award winning actress Regina King's directorial debut "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI."
On the night of ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 at 1:46PM
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The HBCU CON, a weeklong basketball and academic experience for elite players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will be offering instruction embedded with skill development from former and current NBA professionals and training for m ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2021 at 9:26PM
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For Immediate Relief From NCEA!
Maximizing New COVID Relief Benefit for Catholic Schools
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
WHAT: Maximizing New COVID Relief Benefit for Catholic Schools
Catholic school leaders are invited to j ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2021 at 5:40PM
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For Immediate Release From SAMHSA!
"Young Adults: It's OK To Ask For Help - Mental Illness and Substance Use in Young Adults
Entering adulthood can be an emotional time, but sometimes the ups and downs can mean something more.
Millio ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2021 at 11:07AM
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For Immediate Release From National Black Catholic Congress!
WINDSOR TERRACE — When a bus driver in Montgomery, Alabama, demanded that a young Black woman named Rosa Parks give up her seat in the non-Black designated section of the bus, so began ...
Posted Sunday, January 17th 2021 at 11:11AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM BAZELON LAW CENTER!
For Immediate Release
January 15, 2021
The US Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolved a federal complaint filed by Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) ...
Posted Saturday, January 16th 2021 at 10:39AM
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Emmy®-nominated producer Jesse Collins, Oscar®-nominated producer Stacey Sher and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh will produce the 93rd Oscars®, Academy President David Rubin announced today. It will be their first involv ...
Posted Friday, January 15th 2021 at 10:55PM
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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to filmmaker Tyler Perry and to the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). The Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the ...
Posted Friday, January 15th 2021 at 10:45PM
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The Central State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected Elliott Lightfoot to serve as CSU's next head coach for the sports of track and field and cross country.
"Coach Lightfoot has been successful at every stage of his ...
Posted Friday, January 15th 2021 at 12:16PM
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For Immediate Release From The King Center!
YOU AND YOUTH ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND BELOVED COMMUNITY SUMMIT!
WHEN: January 14, 2021 & January 15, 2021
WHERE: THEKINGCENTER.ORG
TIME: NOO ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2021 at 4:14PM
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Oprah sells majority of OWN for $36 million to Discovery On Tuesday, Oprah Winfrey sold most of her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) shares to Discovery Inc. for more than $36 million in stock.
According to Bloomberg, the deal increases Discovery’s sta ...
Posted Wednesday, December 30th 2020 at 11:13AM
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Crystal Hayslett sits down with multi award winning entertainment journalist
Tanisha LaVerne Grant to discuss how she emerge from a wardrobe stylist to actress on Tyler Perry's BET's "SISTAS." ...
Posted Thursday, December 24th 2020 at 1:01PM
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A Coppin State University (CSU) graduate has been tapped to advise a U.S. racial healing leadership group.
Dr. Lopez Matthews, Jr., Ph.D., has been appointed a senior adviser to the leadership group of the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformatio ...
Posted Monday, December 21st 2020 at 3:54PM
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