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Grammy nod to NYT Bestseller

Grammy nod to NYT Bestseller

When the soundtrack of your life and the 2005 box office hit rom-com “Hitch” share a Billboard top 100 songs, it’s hard not to wonder, “where are they now.” To my surprise, the singer is creating new worlds to explore, bringing us closer one book at a time.

NEW BOSS IN TOWN

NEW BOSS IN TOWN

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! With a new CEO at the helm EBONY/JET may be back to iconic status. UPDATE: EBONY/JET will not be headquartered in its former home of Chicago. Digital launch is March 1st!

Black Lives Images – Going Once, Twice, Sold!

Black Lives Images – Going Once, Twice, Sold!

It’s an end of an era as Johnson Publishing Company’s iconic photo archive collection is expected to go on the auction block.  But if you head up to Boston’s Colby Museum, you may get a final glimpse of what could be the last time the 

Why I’m devoting a year to helping black newspapers survive

Why I’m devoting a year to helping black newspapers survive

As black communities risk being overlooked by many newsrooms, so do black newspapers risk being overlooked or undervalued by advertisers. During the next year, I’ll study family, legacy and the viability of black newspapers in America as a Knight-Wallace fellow. When I first returned to the Richmond 

12-year-old Activist Lands Book Publishing Deal

12-year-old Activist Lands Book Publishing Deal

Tired of the school’s reading list filled with white boy and dog protagonists, Marley Dias kicked off her hashtag, #1000BlackGirlBooks, last January, featuring Black girls as their stories’ stars.    She achieved her goal of collecting and donating books with black girls as the protagonist. Today 

AALBC: The African-American Media Clearinghouse

AALBC: The African-American Media Clearinghouse

Imagine if you could let your fingers do the walking (clicking) through the annals of all things written by and about African Americans. You’ve heard of the dark web, but did you know a search engine, Huria (1), allows you to discover the best of