NAACP, CBS Studios Production Venture Names Sheila Ducksworth as President
After announcing a multi-year partnership around four months ago, CBS Studios and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) have tapped former Will Packer Media exec Sheila...
View ArticleParallels With the Past: NAACP, Bigotry and Inclusion
Variety is celebrating its 115th birthday and, amid all the upheaval of 2020, it’s good to remember that the entertainment industry has survived constant change and adaptation. That’s reassuring....
View ArticleAMC Networks Launches 8th Annual Black History Month Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)
In celebration of Black History Month, AMC Networks has launched its 8th annual Black History Month PSA campaign, once again partnering with the NAACP and members of the Congressional Black Caucus...
View ArticleHollywood Foreign Press Association and NAACP Form Five-Year ‘Reimagine...
As the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to announce and implement new reforms in the wake of controversy over its membership and practices, the org has struck a new partnership with the...
View ArticleNAACP Image Awards Announces Ceremony Date, New Podcast Categories for...
The NAACP Image Awards will return with an in-person ceremony on Saturday, February 26, 2022 — and broadcast live on BET. The NAACP announced Thursday that it has added new podcast categories to the...
View ArticleWarner Bros. TV Group Announces $100,000 ‘All-American: Homecoming’ HBCU...
Inspired by the new Warner Bros. TV series “All American: Homecoming,” Warner Bros. Television Group has established a scholarship to support students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
View ArticleNAACP Image Awards to Celebrate Black Creatives, Stress Importance of Midterm...
The NAACP Image Awards ceremony celebrates its 53rd year on February 26, commemorating more achievements by people of color than ever before: in addition to its multiple Outstanding Motion Picture,...
View ArticleNAACP Faults Hollywood’s Lack of Black CEOs and Top Execs
The NAACP called on Hollywood to increase Black representation in its high-level executive ranks, issuing a report Wednesday arguing that Black executives need to have more influence in development and...
View ArticleRuth E. Carter Dedicates NAACP Image Award Win to Chadwick Boseman: ‘We All...
Costume designer Ruth E. Carter dedicated her NAACP Image Award win to the late Chadwick Boseman during a luncheon and fashion show, held in honor of the 54th annual awards on Thursday afternoon in...
View ArticleBlack Equity Television: Why Paramount Global Should Turn BET Into a...
Recent news reports suggest Paramount Global may be considering a sale of its cable channel BET. Further reports identify media moguls Tyler Perry, Byron Allen, Sean “Diddy” Combs and a partnership...
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