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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 November 2020

Premiering on the same day of Mr. Obama’s book release, a promised land, the special will feature his first interviews after the election with “CBS This Morning’s” Gayle King and “60 Minutes’” Scott Pelley, candidly reflecting on his presidency and the key events and people who shaped it

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 November 2020

Terrance Green, Founder of Truxton Creative

Campaign hires all-Black creative agency, focusing on authentic messaging for key voting block

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent; Published: 07 October 2020

Biden’s camp notes that Trump’s choosing to address issues that Black Americans have faced historically with just 39 days remaining before Election Day, is a clear indication that the wellbeing of Black communities has never been his priority

Details: Written by Robert Mathew Entman, George Washington University; Published: 29 September 2020

Sean Hannity portrays criticism of Donald Trump as hate-based. (YouTube/Fox News)

According to a new study, Fox News is up to five times more likely to use the word “hate” in its programming than its main competitors.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 22 September 2020

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The show premiers today, National Voter Registration Day, across BET.com, BET’s Facebook Pages Including BET, BET News and BET Her

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 August 2020

Bobby Byrd

Drug treatment and decriminalization initiative recently qualified for the ballot

Details: Written by LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer; Published: 24 July 2020

Issa Rae in a scene from "Insecure." (Merie Weismiller Wallace/HBO via AP)

The academy has ground to make up in diversity. In 2019, less than a quarter of the acting bids went to people of color, down from more than a third of the nominations in 2018.

about-Oprah-Winfrey

Details: Written by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor; Published: 30 June 2020

Currently, OWN has four of the Top 20 original scripted series (“The Haves and the Have Nots,” “Greenleaf,” “If Loving You Is Wrong,” “Cherish the Day”) on ad-supported cable among women 25-54, more than any other network.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 May 2020

ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC will simultaneously air the special May 16 at 8 p.m. EDT

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 April 2020

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