Just like celebrities re-invent themselves, so do some of the most popular brands. Hip Hop brands are no exception. Rocawear is moving from the urban scene into the mainstream and with Jay-Z at the helm, the brand is positioning itself to make significant moves. Related articles Jay-Z Launches New Rocawear Campaign & Says “We Don’t [...]
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will receive some additional financial support from Discovery Communications with six to twelve months of original programming to offset some of the reruns currently in rotation. David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications, says that the company will invest $50 million in OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network to boost [...]
Oprah is catching some heat about her new network. Is it still too early to pass judgment or should African-Americans be concerned that the Queen of Television isn’t paying our community quite enough attention with her new venture? Amplify’d from www.newsweek.com Is Oprah’s Network Too White? Does Oprah’s network need more diversity? Many African-American women [...]
Dr. Boyce Watkins of Syracuse certainly has his concerns. Check out this quote from his recent article on Black Athlete.net: Most of the media companies (as well as other institutions) in America are owned by people who don’t look like us,and this embarrassing disparity of ownership is all rooted in slavery and Jim Crow, during [...]
Ah, to be rich and famous and black. Better still, to be the kid of the rich and famous and black. So goes the life of Willow Smith whose music-making surprise talent is moving to the big screen as she prepares to play the role of little orphan Annie in a film being developed by [...]
This past year has shown just how much influence our entertainers are bringing to bear, and how powerful social media can be to the dissemination of ideas. One example is the relief efforts staged in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake in January. Entertainers such as Wyclef Jean raised millions in aid money through personal [...]
A new study is showing increased broadband usage among minority households. That could signal a lessening of the digital divide, except a significant portion of the new usage is for multiplatform TV. This could include TV viewed online and via handheld devices, according to the Horowitz Associates study, “Multiplatform Content and Services: Multicultural Edition.” A [...]
via atlantapost.com We’ve certainly made history on the political front but the more difficult media establishment also has its share of African-American movers and shakers who are making some powerful decisions and major moves behind the scenes. This Atlanta Post article highlights just 23 folks that are worth noting.
via blackweb20.com You can’t be a tech-loving geek and not be a fan of comic books. Black-owned web comics represent a niche that has been around for a while and is now making its way front and center via social media. Read this article by Black Web 2.0 where several of the best black comics [...]
This link courtesy of Frost Illustrated. Apparently, Dr. Farrah Gray’s first publishing project won’t occur without a fair share of controversy. The famous young millionaire worked with Ky-Mani Marley, tenth of Bob Marley’s children, on a memoir that his family doesn’t agree with and that has the author threatening not to promote the book in [...]
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