NABJ Co-Founder and Veteran Journalist, Charles Stone Jr. Dead at 89
Charles Sumner “Chuck” Stone Jr., one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists, has died at the age of 89, according to his daughter, Allegra Stone. He died Sunday in Chapel...
View ArticleOn the Move: Aliya S. King Joins Ebony and Kim Keenan Named CEO of Leading...
Image: Facebook, NAACP.org Both Ebony magazine and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council have announced that they’re adding new and exciting people to their respective teams. Announcing...
View ArticleUniversities Uninvite African Journalists Due to Ebola Fear
Image: File It seems as though Ebola discrimination is continuing to make its way onto university campuses. Earlier this month, reports surfaced that Navarro College in Texas was denying Nigerian...
View ArticleNational Civil Rights Museum to Honor Charlayne Hunter-Gault
(Image: File) The National Civil Rights Museum is honoring Black Enterprise’s 2015 Women of Power Summit Legacy Award recipient Charlayne Hunter-Gault with the International Honoree award. Taking place...
View ArticleT.J. Holmes Joins ABC News Team
Image: File Last week, ABC News announced that award-winning journalist, T.J. Holmes, would be joining the team as co-anchor of America This Morning and World News Now. Holmes comes to ABC following...
View ArticleEbony Editor-in-Chief Mitzi Miller Leaves Johnson Publishing Company
(Image: Miller) Ebony magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Mitzi Miller announced today that she will be stepping down from her role as head of the magazine to delve into more business ventures within the...
View ArticleJournalist and Diversity Champion, Dori Maynard, Passes Away at 56
Image: mije.org Dori J. Maynard, a journalist and long-time champion of diversity in the newsroom passed away from lung cancer in her Oakland home on Tuesday, Feb. 24th reports The Maynard Institute...
View ArticleLester Holt Named Permanent Anchor of NBC ‘Nightly News’
Image: Twitter It looks as though Lester Holt will now have a permanent seat at NBC Nightly News following his four month interim stint. NBC announced Thursday that Holt will take over as permanent...
View ArticleCari Champion to Become New ‘SportsCenter’ Anchor
(Image: Instagram) ESPN2′s First Take co-host, Cari Champion, has been named the newest anchor of the network’s popular show SportsCenter. Joining an impressive roster of SportsCenter female anchors...
View ArticleShaun Robinson Leaves Access Hollywood
Image: Twitter After 16 years with Access Hollywood, Emmy-winning journalist Shaun Robinson is leaving the show to focus on future development and production endeavors within the NBC family....
View ArticleTai Beauchamp Talks Career Transitions, New Show and Advice to Younger Self
Image: Tai Beauchamp Recognized by many as the authoritative voice on style and beauty, Tai Beauchamp got her first start in media as an editorial intern for Good Housekeeping and Harper’s Bazaar...
View ArticleTamron Hall Replaces Bill Cosby on Temple University’s Board
NBC Correspondent Tamron Hall (Image: File) As Bill Cosby’s career continues to unravel in the midst of rape allegations, NBC’s Tamron Hall has been tapped by Temple University to replace Cosby on...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Lester Holt, Broadcast Journalist
Broadcast journalist Lester Holt became the first African American solo anchor of a weekday network nightly newscast in June 2015 when NBC named him the permanent replacement for Brian Williams on...
View ArticleRenowned Black Journalist and PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Dies at 61
After a long battle with cancer, PBS NewsHour TV anchor Gwen Ifill passed away on Monday at the age of 61. Ifill served as a co-host of NewsHour since 2013, along with Judy Woodruff. The veteran...
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