By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary stretch of news with the coronavirus pandemic and racial reckoning triggered by George Floyd’s death has led CNN to its biggest audience for any three-month period in the network’s 40-year history. Fox News Channel and MSNBC also had record-setting quarters ending in June, according […]
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L’Oreal to Remove Words Like ‘Whitening’ from Skin Products
By The Associated Press French cosmetics giant L’Oreal said June 27 that it will remove words like “whitening” from its skin care products, a move that comes amid global protests against racism sparked by the death of George Floyd in the United States. The company said in a statement June 27 that it “has decided […]
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Documentary About White Privilege Hitting Record Numbers on Amazon
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY SON OF WHITE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST HITTING RECORD NUMBERS ON AMAZON A new film called “The Uncomfortable Truth” is taking over Amazon. Nearly 200K people have watched the film in seven days. When Loki Mulholland, the son of Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, dives into the 400-year history of institutional racism […]
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LIVESTREAM #FIYAH! — 6.12.20 — THE INTERVIEW_ JODY WATLEY
By BlackPressUSA In celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month, we present Jody Watley! Watley, whose first stage appearance at age 8 with family friend and godfather Jackie Wilson, is recognized as an R&B legend. She is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, record producer, and artist whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance, and electronic […]
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Harper’s Bazaar Hires 1st Black Editor-in-Chief after 153 Years
By AFRO Staff It took a century-and-a-half, but fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, finally, has selected a Black editor-in-chief to assume its helm. Publisher Hearst Magazines announced June 9 that Samira Nasr, most recently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, will head the title’s US edition from July 6. “Harper’s BAZAAR is a leading American […]
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A Tribute to my Friend
By Joi Thomas Special to the AFRO I keep thinking I am going to wake up and this would have all been a bad dream. Living in a socially distanced state, through a world-wide pandemic and losing a close friend cannot be happening at the same time; however, it is my reality. On Wednesday, June […]
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Apple Music Launches Its 1st Radio Show in Africa
By Mesfin Fekadu AP Music Writer Apple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa. The streaming platform announced May 28 that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy” will debut May 31 and will feature a mix of contemporary and traditional popular African sounds, including genres like Afrobeat, rap, house, kuduro and more. Cuppy, the […]
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The Woman Who Employed Both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin Speaks Out
George Floyd and Derek Chauvin’s Common Employer Speaks Out in Lengthy, Exclusive Interview With The Jess Fields Show (HOUSTON, TX) Maya Santamaria, former nightclub owner and Minneapolis community leader who employed both George Floyd and his alleged killer, Officer Derek Chauvin, spoke in-depth with news podcast host Jess Fields about her experience with both men, […]
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Apple, Google Release Pandemic Apps
By Matt O’Brien Associated Press On May 20, Apple and Google released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and several U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software. It relies on Bluetooth wireless technology to […]
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African-American Dating App, Tagged, to Rollout Live Video
By PRNewswire The Meet Group, a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions, has created two new features designed to help users connect while maintaining proper dating distance on its popular mobile application, Tagged — the country’s largest dating app primarily focused on African Americans. The two features, blind date and one on one video chat, […]
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TSD Nets $50,000 Facebook Journalism Project Grant
By BlackPressUSA PULL QUOTE: NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Our selection largely reflects the dedicated work of our boots-on-the-ground staffers, freelancers and contributing associates. Performing well during the pandemic means conveying timely/needed information for safety and security, growth and development. They’ve been getting the job done for our audiences under extremely difficult circumstances. “Prior to the […]
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Perry’s Studio Moves Toward Reopening While Industry Waits
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. But while Perry is looking to restart production in July, other studios in Georgia and beyond are anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s […]