Sheila Johnson Teams Up With Huffington Post

BET co-founder Sheila Johnson has teamed up with Arianna Huffington to launch Huffpost GlobalBlack โ€” a section of the Huffington Post geared toward an African-American audience. Suggested Reading Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncรฉ Concert, But One Dies On the Way. Guess What The Other Two Did Next? Our Fave Moments From A$AP Rocky’s…

BET co-founder Sheila Johnson has teamed up with Arianna Huffington to launch Huffpost GlobalBlack โ€” a section of the Huffington Post geared toward an African-American audience.

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According to today's press release, the site, which is set to launch in March, "will focus on current events and cultural trends from a black perspective from across the globe โ€” from politics and economics to music and sports โ€” and will feature content ranging from dynamic storytelling to investigative reporting." Best of luck to Johnson and Huffington โ€” may their new venture become the second-best black website.

Read more at the Wrap.

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Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root.

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