black media
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Supreme Court Will Hear Byron Allen's Racial Discrimination Suit Against Comcast
If you’re suing a person or company for racial discrimination, do you need to prove that race was the sole factor for the discrimination, or merely a contributing factor? That’s the legal decision the Supreme Court will soon decide. On Monday, the high court agreed to hear a case filed against Comcast, the country’s largest…
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Finally! 24-Hour Black News Channel to Debut in November
I love Baby Boy reruns as much as the next person, but I’ve wondered for years why BET completely abandoned their daily news programming. And with TV One’s decision to can Roland Martin’s News One Now in 2017, those of us eager for network news have had to sift though a deluge of nebulous coverage…
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Will Packer Has 10 No. 1 Films and Counting. Here’s How He Got Them
One thing’s for sure: Will “Power” Packer, producer and founder of Will Packer Productions, has got his foot on Hollywood’s neck. From his 10 No. 1 films, to his recent docu-series on the Atlanta child murders and now the highly anticipated film Little, you gotta give it to Packer—the man knows what he’s doing. But…
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Naturally Next Level: Texturally-Focused Media Platform ‘Naturally Curly’ Joins Essence Communications
Here’s some “big hair, do care” news for the curly and coiled community: TextureMedia, the company behind multicultural online hair mecca Naturally Curly, has been acquired by Essence Communications. The new partnership promises an even stronger, broader, multilayered platform for their community of over 17 million worldwide, per Naturally Curly’s Q1 Texture Trends newsletter, released…
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Black Love On The Big Screen, From the First On-Film Kiss to Today | Unpack That
Love, in its purest form, makes all of our hearts smile. As a black person, I must say, that there’s something so special, so unequivocally sincere about seeing black people being in love on the big screen. Sorry, not sorry. Here’s the thing: Unbeknownst to many, black love in film dates back to the beginning…
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Unreleased Music From Beyoncé Leaked and Somebody's Probably Getting Fired
It’s no secret that Beyoncé has no respect for our edges, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that she’d release music at some ungodly-ass hour. We learned that when the Beyoncé digital album dropped in 2013, and ever since that faithful night, we’ve all been on the edge of our seats in anticipation for…
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Grand Slam: Lindsay Peoples Wagner's 1st Cover for Teen Vogue Is Black Girl Majesty
Now, this is how you come through with some #blackgirlmagic. For her premiere cover as Teen Vogue’s new editor-in-chief (and the youngest black editor at any major publication), Lindsay Peoples Wagner recruited one of the world’s most dynamic women, Serena Williams, placed her in conversation with Naomi Wadler, one of the most intelligent and inspiring…
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This Is How We Do It: Essence's September Issue—Starring Naomi!—Is a Study in Black Excellence
Leave it to Essence to remind us what black excellence looks like on both sides of the camera. Making their contribution to a season of intense black girl magic—where we are covering a full 50 percent of the 2018 fall fashion issues—the legendary black women’s magazine shows us exactly how excellent a product by a…
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'It's a Deliberate Attack on Black Women': April Ryan Gets Real About 'Post-Racial' America
“We are not post-racial—at all,” White House correspondent April Ryan told an Essence Festival audience during a panel last Saturday. “But when you dig into the weeds … it’s beyond race; it’s now going down to the black woman. It’s a deliberate attack on the black woman.” Ryan is no stranger to attacks. In April,…
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Interviewing the World's Most Famous Interviewer: Vogue UK's Edward Enninful Talks with Oprah
How do you interview the best known interviewer in the world? Editor-in-chief of British Vogue Edward Enninful found out when he sat down for a chat with his August cover star, Oprah. Oprah—who looks snatched for the gawds in the magazine’s spread—reprises the made-to-order, belted, green jacquard gown and jeweled shoes by Erdem she also…