Media
For TV, black is the new green
A convergence of timing and opportunity are about to bring BET and TV One plenty of company in the black TV universe. Four new African-American-focused networks are in the process of launching, with Bounce TV already online and Magic Johnson’s Aspire planning to premiere this summer. Soul of the South, a regional network, is busy [...]
Survey: Majority of Black TV viewers dissatisfied with programming options
Target Market News – At a time when several new channels and programs are targeting the African-American audience, a new survey reveals that the overwhelming majority of these viewers are dissatisfied with their current programming options. When asked, “Are you satisfied with the variety of Black TV programs now on the air,” 97% of the [...]
George E. Curry returns as editor of NNPA News Service
George E. Curry returns as editor of NNPA News Service St. Louis Post-Dispatch and served as a Washington correspondent and New York bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune. “I am elated to return to the NNPA News Service,” Curry said. “This is a crucial time for the Black Press and I am happy to be [...]
Black newspaper helped end segregation
Pioneers who remember The Pittsburgh Courier know that it was once the largest and most influential black weekly newspaper distributed throughout the United States, Miami included. To commemorate the Courier’s 100th anniversary, the Senator John Heinz History Center mounted an exhibit entitled, “America’s Best Weekly: A Century of the Pittsburgh Courier.” An affiliate of the [...]
The Scabs That Won’t Heal: Racial Injustice, Stereotypes & Social Ills
America is in denial. Everyday millions of us of various ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations congregate together in our places of work, at our schools/universities and public spaces exchanging politically correct pleasantries as we interact with each other. All the while, boiling deep, down inside many of us lies unconscious, deep-seated stereotypes and misconceptions about [...]
