Tyler Perry was honored at the Emmys on Sunday night with one of the Television Academy’s top honors, the Governors Award, which is given to a single person, project or entity for “extraordinary” or “cumulative” accomplishment — effectively a lifetim ...
Posted Monday, September 21st 2020 at 1:48AM
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REGINA KING
Regina King paid tribute to Breonna Taylor with a shirt bearing her image, as she accepted her Emmy Award on Sunday.
The actress picked up an Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category for her role on ...
Posted Monday, September 21st 2020 at 1:31AM
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Hear from the media directly on what they want from subject matter experts and speakers.
Learn how to pitch more effectively to get your story out there and build better relationships.
Why the Media Summit:
• Journalists may be missing good stor ...
Posted Sunday, September 20th 2020 at 2:56PM
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For Immediate Release From ODEP!
ADA30: Increasing Access and Opportunity
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the National League of Cities published a blog written by ODEP Deputy Assistant Se ...
Posted Friday, September 18th 2020 at 3:02PM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced new funding for two grant programs focused on meeting students' unique learning needs and improving student outcomes on today.
Learn more at: https://www.ed.g ...
Posted Friday, September 18th 2020 at 1:35PM
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For Immediate Release From The Washington Post!
Worried about Election Day? Now if you vote by mail, you can obsessively track your ballot’s every move online!
Want to make sure your ballot counts? Track it online like a UPS delivery. ...
Posted Friday, September 18th 2020 at 12:42PM
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For Immediate Release From His Royal Majesty Congressman John P. Sarbanes!
Dear Friend,
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered many aspects of our day-to-day lives, including how to vote in the upco ...
Posted Friday, September 18th 2020 at 11:33AM
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For Immediate Release From The Climate Reality Project!
Climate Champion, these are no ordinary times. It's time to ask ourselves one simple question: At this critical moment of inflection, what kind of future do we want?
The Climate Realit ...
Posted Thursday, September 17th 2020 at 2:59PM
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., on Thursday blasted Attorney General William Barr for comparing pandemic shutdowns to slavery, calling the remarks "the most ridiculous, tone-deaf, God-awful thing I've ever heard."
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Posted Thursday, September 17th 2020 at 1:22PM
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ABFF SELECTION
Loosely based on the life of Anthony Williams and self-financed.
F.A.M. has won 12 awards and has 45 Festial Acceptance
F.A.M. featured in the PRIDE section of ABFF, has three strong women of color as main characters, and ...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th 2020 at 12:52AM
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Los Angeles — Xenia Leblanc, the actress that brought to life Young Red’s character in Netflix’s hit series Orange Is the New Black, is premiered her new series, Gritty & Pretty, at Dances with Films on Saturday, Sept. 5 with a second screening on ...
Posted Tuesday, September 15th 2020 at 11:09PM
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Join CBRE as they rollout their HBCU Pathways to Commercial Real Estate Rotational Internship Program! This program is designed to help students gain the knowledge and hands on experience in several areas, including but, not limited to:
- Strategic Finance
- Client Solutions
- Project Manageme ...
Posted Tuesday, September 15th 2020 at 8:25PM
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In a press release on Thursday, September 10, 2020, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that $72.34 million of the CARES Act funding for higher education institutions will be awarded.
When the Alabama Governor asked the public to submit suggested ...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2020 at 6:37PM
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The Center for Justice Research (CJR) at Texas Southern University (TSU) has received a pledge of financial support from the National Hockey League (NHL) to work toward creating “a procedurally just criminal justice system.” The Center focuses on res ...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2020 at 12:58PM
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Misa Hylton is an American stylist and fashion designer. Known as a pioneer in the fashion industry. She has styled many hip-hop and R&B artists since the 1990s, most notably Lil' Kim and Mary J. Blige. Hylton's style, referred to as "hip-hop glamoro ...
Posted Sunday, September 13th 2020 at 8:43PM
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For Immediate Release From Levine-Oliver Publisher, Inc.!
IT"S HERE!
Table of Contents:
THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: “Meet The Chicagoan Making Therapy As
Normal As Ordering A Cup Of Coffee”
COLLEGE PROMISE NEWS: College Pro ...
Posted Friday, September 11th 2020 at 8:08PM
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For Immediate Release From College_Promise!
You are invited to Join us September 9th at 1:00 P.M., EST
It's not too late to sign up for our virtual discussion tomorrow!
Join us as we talk with our panelists about why all students b ...
Posted Tuesday, September 8th 2020 at 5:05PM
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The Peters Media Center will now be fully outfitted with television sets designed to facilitate the advanced training of our Communications students, and to produce an array of content through our Oakwood University Broadcast Network.
“The way f ...
Posted Tuesday, September 8th 2020 at 2:40PM
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Focus Features’ Dawn Porter-directed documentary The Way I See It, about former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza, will premiere on MSNBC on October 9 following The Rachel Maddow Show, three weeks after the pic’s September 18 theatri ...
Posted Tuesday, September 8th 2020 at 5:53AM
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Alana Barrett-Adkins talks with multi award winning entertainment journalist and red carpet correspondent Tanisha LaVerne Grant about her latest project "Asunder, One Flesh Divided" which premiered at this year's American Black Film Festival. Alana i ...
Posted Tuesday, September 8th 2020 at 5:48AM
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Hollywood's newest breakout star Tiffany Tenille is one to watch. In an in depth interview with multi award winning entertainment journalist and red carpet Tanisha LaVerne Grant, Tiffany gets candid about her role of a lifetime and portraying a web ...
Posted Tuesday, September 8th 2020 at 3:14AM
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Oladayo A. Okeniyi is a Nigerian-American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games and Danny Dyson in Terminator Genisys. Okeniyi is now in leading man territory in "EMPEROR" portraying Shields "EMPEROR" Green a slav ...
Posted Tuesday, September 8th 2020 at 3:08AM
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For Immediate Release From ODEP!
You’re invited to join the U.S. Department of Labor for “Advancing Compliance Solutions for Today’s Workplace, Two Years and Counting,” a summit showcasing the Department’s ongoing efforts to help employers com ...
Posted Saturday, September 5th 2020 at 3:57PM
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Boston, MA - Livius, a Boston-headquartered tutoring, test prep, and academic support company, will serve as a provider of college application and test prep services for college-bound member students and visitors of HBCU Connect, a network and platf ...
Posted Friday, September 4th 2020 at 5:21PM
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Jezebel is a 2019 semi-autobiographical drama film written and directed by Numa Perrier and starring actress Tiffany Tenille. The plot follows a 19-year-old girl, also named Tiffany, who begins to do sex work as a cam girl to financially support hers ...
Posted Friday, September 4th 2020 at 1:18AM
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