Yahoo reports that Oprah Winfrey is ending a long-term relationship with ABC by taking her production company to HBO for a three-year deal to make movies, documentaries and TV series.
Kate Forte, head of Harpo Films, said Tuesday that Winfrey’s company wanted to make a more eclectic mix of programming than was available on broadcast TV, working [...]
Two-Parent Black Families Showing Gains
Sam Roberts from the New York Times reports that the number of black children being raised by two parents appears to be edging higher than at any time in a generation, at nearly 40 percent, according to newly released census data.
Demographers said such a trend might be partly attributable to the growing [...]
According to the Associated Press, a white teacher from North Rockland School District, one of New York City’s northern suburbs, was said to have taped the hands and feet of 2 black middle schoolers, and made them crawl under a desk.
The teacher, Eileen Berstein claimed she was trying to enliven the classes’ history lesson about slavery. [...]
Project Feed Me is working hard to take its non profit organization, run by young adults at Syracuse University, to the next level. The non-profit organization has started off strong. Last week, we featured an entry about the organization feeding the homeless in Harlem, delivering over hundreds of turkeys during Thanksgiving break to those in need.
This [...]
One of the powerful voices of the Civil Rights movement has died. Odetta, one of the best known folk music artists in the 50s and 60s, wove the lovely sounds of folk music to words, which spoke the truth. Her soul left us on Tuesday in Manhattan. But her music will live on. She died at [...]
Let’s talk about AIDS in the Caribbean. Although the numbers may seem small, there are stigmas against AIDS in these countries. If AIDS is not talked about, or there is a lack of information, the increase in infections will grow at a rapid pace.
1.6% of the Jamaican population lives with AIDS. (26,000 [...]
Aids is a serious crisis in our communities. According to the Center for Disease Control, there are over 200,000 Black Americans living with Aids. There are more blacks living with AIDS in the African American community than there are in countries such as Haiti, Rwanda, and Namibia.
Strap it up! Please! Or just abstain from [...]
According to a recent New York Times article, network TV shows may finally see a rise in blacks landing the leading roles. Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC entertainment and head of NBC’s diversity Initiative, Paula Madison, are working to diversify the casts in their shows. Although the timing coincides with the election of Barack Obama, they [...]
