Constance M. Orlando is an award-winning media executive recently named Executive Vice President of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc.. A pop culture visionary, Ms. Orlando oversees all genres of original programming, including scripted offerings “The Quad,” “Being Mary Jane,” and specials including, Black Girls Rock! and […]
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For the third year, OWN’s “OWN for the Holidays” lineup is sliding down the chimney and onto our screens. 2021’s slate includes three original holiday movies and a holiday-themed cooking competition show hosted by Kym Whitley. Premiering on November 16, the The Big Holiday Food Fight will unspool over five Tuesdays. Featuring home cooks competing […]
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Inspired by MacKenzie Scott’s gifts to HBCU and President Biden’s call for diversity in the federal government, Jacqueline Lewis, longtime advocate for experiential learning, established the HBCU National Center to enable students to intern in Washington, D.C. — the key to next-generation leadership in the Black community. The Center awards each participating college at […]
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Pittsburgh elected its first Black mayor on Tuesday, handing over the reins of a rapidly changing city to a state lawmaker who shared a vision of unity, progressive change and who pledged to make it safer, more affordable and more diverse. Ed Gainey, a state representative who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, beat retired […]
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“I am an Overcomer Woman Anthology launches April 28th 2021 with 14 Ladies telling their stories on how they have overcome some serious obstacles and struggles” Montgomery, Alabama — April 1st, 2021 14 Christian Women took on an Anthology to tell their story on how they have overcome some serious obstacles throughout their lives. These […]
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When Cicely Tyson accepted an Emmy in 1974 for her starring role in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” she smiled into the camera and spoke straight to her mother: “You see, Mom,” she said, “it wasn’t really a den of iniquity after all.” Some two decades earlier, the sternly religious Theodosia Tyson had thrown […]
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Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose 755 career home runs long stood as baseball’s golden mark, has died. He was 86. “Our family is heartbroken to hear the news of Hank Aaron’s passing,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement on behalf of the Aaron family. “Hank Aaron was an […]
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When I watched Henry Aaron play baseball, I knew I was watching someone special. It wasn’t just about watching a gifted athlete master his craft on the way to a Hall of Fame career as one of the greatest to ever play the game. It was that each time Henry Aaron rounded the bases, he […]
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The United States Capitol 11:52 AM EST THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages America […]
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President Joe Biden expected to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive actions related to health care, taking a step to help uninsured Americans that his predecessor rejected. It will be Biden’s first move toward delivering on his campaign promise to bolster the landmark […]
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