Media
NY black radio-pioneer and National Radio Hall of Fame member Harold Jackson dies
New York radio pioneer Harold Jackson, the first African-American voice on network radio, has died. A statement on WBLS radio station’s website said Jackson died Wednesday of an undisclosed illness. He was in his 90s. Jackson began his career in Washington, D.C., as the first African-American play-by-play sports announcer. He moved to New York in [...]
Media Coverage of Reproductive Rights Should Include Women of Color
Nadra Kareem Nittle – Social wedge issues such as abortion, birth control and sex education in public schools have taken center stage and sometimes dominated the political debate this year, but progressive experts on reproductive rights are concerned that women of color are rarely represented in the mainstream media’s coverage. If elected president, presumptive Republican [...]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Media’s ‘Dangerous Lessons’ Trick Children to Pursue Rap, Ignore School
After a storied career as the NBA’s leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taking a different path as an author and advocate for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. His new children’s book, What Color Is My World? The Lost History of African-American Inventors, tells the tales of people who were leaders in their fields [...]
Shonda Rhimes’ ‘Scandal’ presents blueprint for survival of blacks on network TV
Shonda Rhimes’ ABC show Scandal just reached a significant benchmark – the network decided this week to renew the series for a second season. It’s an awesome first for Rhimes and starring actress Kerry Washington, this being the first renewed network TV drama with a black female lead since 1974. Scandal succeeds because it’s a [...]
Blacks Want Better TV Shows – or Do They?
Nearly all African-Americans polled – 97 percent – say they are unhappy with the Black TV programs currently on air. Seventy-five percent say they want more documentaries, 71 percent prefer more history, 68 percent desire to see more independent films and 59 percent would like to see more news, according to a new study conducted [...]
