Entertainment
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Mar- 2020 -13 March
Jury decides Tavis Smiley must pay PBS in #MeToo dispute
THE SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — Smiley first sued PBS in D.C. Superior Court, contending that racial bias contributed to his dismissal and he was wrongly terminated without proof. He acknowledged…
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13 March
Charter, Comcast Offer 60 Days of Free Internet Service to Homes with Students
LOS ANGELE SENTINEL — Charter and Comcast announced Friday that they would offer 60 days of complimentary broadband to homes with K-12 or college students. For households that do not already…
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13 March
FILM REVIEW: The Roads Not Taken
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The main problem for this well-intentioned project, by writer director Sally Potter (Orlando), is that it focuses on a writer who second guesses the choices he has…
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12 March
NBA player tests positive for COVID-19, rest of season suspended indefinitely
ROLLINGOUT — Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert has contracted COVID-19 ESPN reports. But the sports news station stated that Gobert was not in the arena at the time he discovered…
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10 March
‘THE AMERICAN AUDIT’ exposes America as a 400-year old business and its toll on Black humanity
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To pull together photographs, videos, and audio records he collected for this performance, Rose interviewed researchers and activists including Michael ‘Quess’ Moore, who co-founded Take ‘Em Down…
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9 March
UCLA Bruins Women’s Basketball says the Pac-12 is the best conference in the country.
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — UCLA recognizes its weaknesses. One of the issues the Bruins faced was having a backup plan when their scoring leaders were double-teamed. This game, UCLA lacked…
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8 March
FILM REVIEW: Burden
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Forest Whitaker’s character, Reverend Kennedy, gets involved when the Klan opens up a KKK museum right in the middle of town. Reverend Kennedy fights back not with…
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7 March
A Louisiana Girl with California Wine
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Darjean Jones is a first-generation winemaker and owner of Darjean Jones Wines. As a student, she researched plants and plant diseases at Southern University and A&M College,…
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4 March
COMMENTARY: Building A Powerful Black Media Based on Human Rights
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is a lack of diversity in American media, and only 6% of owners are minorities. Some experts say there are no television stations owned by Blacks…
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4 March
PRESSS ROOM: National Museum of African American Music Announces Grand Opening Date of September 3, 2020 – Advance Tickets Now Available!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re extremely excited to announce our September grand opening date for all of the music fans who have been anxiously awaiting the debut of this museum,” said…
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