Diversity
Social Heat
Jamie Foxx Stars in ‘The Burial’ w/Tommie Lee Jones – Ava DuVernay is First Black Female Director at the Venice Film Festival & More...
*Webbies, we're about to clock out, cash this check and hit the Chardonnay but before we do check out Social Heat. Jamie Foxx, Tommy...
Affirmative Action
Black Women Globally Go for the History Books – World Record Attempt Supporting Ruby Bridges Foundation | VIDEO
*In light of the recent reversal of the affirmative action policy, Jen Franks Ahaghotu a US-based CEO and graduate of Harvard University believes in...
Top News
Hollywood Sheds Four DEI Execs in Less Than 2 Weeks
*Hollywood appears to be abandoning its corporate commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), as three studios and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts...
Social Heat
Jill Scott Sang Down Her Rendition of National Anthem At Essence Fest – Nelly Sells Music Catalog Scores $50 Million Pay Day | PicsVideos
*Webbies, we're getting your whole life together with today's Social Heat. We previously reported how Jilly from Philly sang down her rendition of the...
California Government
California Black Media Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed
*Here's your California Black Media Political Playback of stories you might have missed last week.
First up: Black Caucus Members Sen. Steven Bradford and Sen....
Health
In recognition of National Testing Day ViiV Healthcare Returns with a New ‘Me in You, You in Me’ Campaign
*Black Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for 40% of new HIV cases despite only accounting for 13% of the U.S. population. This...
Jazz
The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Announces 8th Annual George Duke Commissioning Prize for New Orchestral Score Blending Jazz and Classical Music
*The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, led by music director and SJO founder Mitch Glickman is pleased to announce the 8th Annual George Duke Commissioning Prize...
Top News
Idris Elba Launches Content Agency Targeting Underrepresented Creative Talent
*Idris Elba is expanding his portfolio to include his own marketing and content business based in his home town of London.
Named SillyFace, the business...
Automotive
SiriusXM’s ‘Auto Trends’ Talks to Hyundai Motor America’s First Black CEO Randy Parker | Video
*Randy Parker, the CEO of Hyundai Motor America, joins Auto Trends with JeffCars.com, a weekly syndicated multicultural automotive program, for a one-on-one conversation.
Last summer,...
Being Black
Barbie’s Racial Justice Dolls Continue Mattel’s Path Toward Representation | VIDEO
*Mattel's Barbie brand continues its decades-long journey toward proper cultural representation with the recent addition of racial justice-centered dolls to its collection.
After the first...
Entertainment
Daveed Diggs’ Planned ‘Twister’ Sequel with All-Black and Brown Cast was Shut Down | Video
*Actor Daveed Diggs, co-creator of the Starz series "Blindspotting," has weighed in on the reason his planned sequel to the 1996 film "Twister" featuring...
Cable News
Laura Coates Unlikely to Host CNN’s 11 p.m. Hour as Planned | Watch
*Laura Coates, a CNN senior legal analyst and Sirius XM host based out of Washington D.C. was supposed to take over the news network's...
Black Excellence
California Black Media Political Playback: Black Advocates Celebrate Women’s History Month
*March is Women's History Month, and several California organizations are celebrating trailblazing women making history in our state -- whether it’s recognizing the record-setting...
Diversity
White House Briefing Makes History – It was Led by 3 Black Women | WATCH
*History was made at the White House after three Black women led the press briefing. Shalanda Young, Director of the United States Office of...
Automotive
SiriusXM’s ‘Auto Trends’ Talks to Minority Automotive Dealer Historian Damon Lester
*As Auto Trends with JeffCars.com wraps up Black History Month, Damon Lester, the current owner of the Maryland-based Nissan of Bowie and the former...
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